Trail & Timberline On-line — November-December, 1999
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Wild Colorado featuring articles on the Wilderness Act "Just the Facts, Ma'am" CMC Public Land Policy Director Vera Smith makes a plea for a deeper understanding of wilderness Myths & Facts about Wilderness Volunteers further wilderness efforts Colorado Wilderness Bills of 1999 Happy Anniversary, Baby. The Wilderness act turns 35. Is it grown up yet? |
Naturalists and trip leaders soughtThe Colorado Mountain Club recently launched an effort to focus greater attention on natural history, which is defined in the broadest terms as everything from animal and plant studies to awareness of the local (and global) environment. We need input from members—especially leaders and instructors. Either by mail or through e-mail, please respond to the following questions: Naturalists If you can teach some aspect of natural history (even if you are not an educator), would you consider offering a course for the CMC and the general public? What specifically could you teach? Would you also be willing to share some of your knowledge on CMC trips? Leaders and instructors Could you offer informal instruction in some aspect of natural history on your trips or in your school? What exactly? If you cannot offer instruction yourself, would you be willing to have someone on your trips who could offer instruction in natural history? Members Would you like to have learning opportunities built into CMC trips and activities? If so, what would interest you (e.g. bird watching, flowers, geology, ecology, meteorology, etc)? Be specific. Would you like to be involved in some way with the natural history effort—other than leading trips or teaching courses? How exactly? What suggestions do you have for the organizers of this effort? Choose your favorite communications medium and send your ideas to Mike Foster. Golden welcomes a brand new performing arts series to the newly renovated Foss AuditoriumGOLDEN, CO—Some of Colorado’s finest performing arts organizations present their talents this fall at the Foss Auditorium as part of the brand new Golden Performing Arts Series this September through December. The series is presented by the Colorado Mountain Club. Each month, two performances are scheduled in the beautiful, newly renovated Foss Auditorium. The shows feature a diverse range of entertainment—from upbeat musical theatre, to contemporary ballet and from classical music to jazz. This performing arts series was created to support the Colorado Mountain Club’s goal of bringing recreation, education, entertainment and the arts to the Jefferson County region. The series provides high quality arts experiences to patrons in the Golden area and offers local arts organizations a fantastic new venue in west Denver. All performances are held at the Foss Auditorium, which is located on the upper level of the Colorado Mountain Club’s building at 710 10th St. in Golden. Tickets are $10 and can be reserved by calling (303) 279-3080. Tickets will also be available at the door the evening of each performance. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. The David Taylor Dance Theatre presents excerpts from their classic, critically-acclaimed productions The Nutcracker and Rainforest on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 19-20. The 1999 Fall Golden Performing Arts Series closes with a holiday performance of popular music and traditional songs by the Jefferson Symphony Orchestra and the Arvada Center Chorale, Saturday, December 11. For more information on the Golden Performing Arts Series, please contact Kristy Judd, executive director of the Colorado Mountain Club at (303) 279-3080 ext. 102 or visit the Colorado Mountain Club web site at www.cmc.org/cmc/. HAMS instructor wantedWe are looking for field instructors for the 2000 edition of the High Altitude Mountaineering School. Field trips will take place in January and February. Of you have experience or previous training in any area of high altitude expedition climbing or trekking, such as camping, glacier travel or ice climbing, we would like to talk to you. We can use any level of commitment, from those who can help out only one day in an area in which they are knowledgeable, to those who are willing to commit to all four weekend field trips. The last field trip is overnight, and the others are day trips. We know there is a lot of expertise in the Club membership. Come and share your particular expertise with you fellow CMC members. For more details please call Ken Yarcho, (303) 985-9301. CMC Press looking for volunteersDo you work in the publications field or have knowledge about the book business or simply have a love for outdoor books? The State Publications Committee will be starting up several publications projects next year and is looking for volunteers for the steering committee to oversee projects. For information, contact Terry Root. Library looking for volunteersThe State Library Committee is seeking members interested in the Colorado Mountain Club’s library collection to volunteer their time, energy, and knowledge. An organizational meeting is being planned for November. If you’re interested in volunteering or have questions, please call Kristy at (800) 633-4417, ext. 102. Peak Challenge offers competition and giving for CMC and CMC Foundationby Tempra Board, the Emily Griffith CenterFor members of the Colorado Mountain Club, finding new outlets for healthy competition has been merged with a philanthropic spirit this year in the eleventh annual Peak Challenge Mountain Ascent, a benefit for the Emily Griffith Center. On July 31, two teams from the CMC set out for Lake City to climb two Fourteeners on behalf of the CMC and Emily Griffith programs to help troubled children. Members of the Colorado Mountain Club ascended 14,309 foot Uncompahgre Peak while a CMC Foundation Board–sponsored team headed up 14,015 foot Wetterhorn Peak. The challenge was this: which group could raise the most money to be split between the Emily Griffith Center, the CMC, and the CMC Foundation? The results are in: the foundation team, which included John Layman, Al Ossinger, Ania Savage, Jim Gerhres, and four other participants, raised $785. Ken Wright also participated by climbing Handies Peak. The CMC team, headed by president Sherry Richardson and including CMC executive director Kristy Judd, publications manager Tom Beckwith, education director Brenda Porter, public lands policy director Vera Smith, and controller Cathy McGuire raised $833. Which group made it to the summit first may be more difficult to surmise. Either way, everyone wins as the Griffith Center, the CMC, and the CMC Foundation all gain support for their respective programs. A total of thirty peaks were summited this year in the challenge, raising more than $80,000. Thanks to a grant from WB2 Charities, a fund of the Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation, this money will be matched. The annual article, "Beyond the 13ers,"will appear in the January-February, 2000, issue of Trail & Timberline. This article will report those reaching one hundred-peak milestones below the 13ers, as well as other accomplishments that include objectives below 13,000 feet. Some objectives that can be reported are described on page 38 of the May-June, 1999, issue of Trail & Timberline. Please send information on reaching such objectives to Bob Martin. Information received by November 5, 1999, will be included in the January-February, 2000, issue of Trail & Timberline. |
Index to news items on this pageNaturalists and trip leaders sought New performing arts group debuts at the AMC CMC Press looking for volunteers Library looking for volunteers "Beyond the 13ers" column looking for information T&T departments:Education |
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