September 27-28, Saturday - Sunday        

Service and hiking in the Carrizo. CNRCC Desert Com

This is an opportunity to visit and to assist an outstanding and relatively unknown national monument. Saturday is the National Public Lands Day and we will assist monument staff and join with other volunteers working on improvements for the Selby Campground. Sunday is reserved for recreation. Our group will plan a moderate hike in the Caliente Mountains. The views are spectacular; and the monument is known for the number and variety of raptors present. Contact leader Craig Deutsche, 310-477-6670, or deutsche@earthlink.net

October 25, Saturday

Taquitz Group - San Gorgonio Chapter

Stubbe Springs Hike:  We will start at Keys View and hike north-northwest along the rim of the park, enjoying the wonderful views, then start towards Stubbe Springs.  Lunch at the spring.  We'll pick up a horse trail and head towards the Keys View Road to our shuttle car.  Hike is strenuous, lots of ups and downs  and cross country hiking. Nine miles and 1,000 foot elevation gain, with a car shuttle.  Call Al and Ann Murdy (760-366-2932) or email (al.murdy@gmail.com).

December 6-7, Saturday - Sunday                                             

Antelope Protection Work Party\Carcamp.  Santa Lucia Chapter / CNRCC Desert Com

With little rainfall and few water sources, the species that livein the Carrizo Plain are both hardy and endangered.  Particularly beautiful are the pronghorn antelope, which evolved in these wild, open spaces.  Then cattle ranching left a legacy of endless fences - which are deadly to pronghorn.  Join us for a weekend in this remote area removing fencing for their benefit.  We've made noticeable progress and we are making a difference.  Camp at Selby campground, bring food, water, heavy leather work gloves, and camping gear for the weekend.  Potluck Sat. night.  Rain cancels.  Resource specialist: Alice Koch.  For more information, contact Leaders: Cal and Letty French, 14140 Chimney Rock Road, Paso Robles, CA 93446, (805-239-7338).  Prefer e-mail  lettyfrench@gmail.com or cal.french@gmail.com.

December 29, 2008 - January 3, 2009, Monday - Saturday                                  
Holiday Service in Carrizo Plain National Monument. CNRCC Desert Committee

Celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of the next in one of our new national monuments. The Carrizo Plain, west of Bakersfield, is a vast grassland, home to pronghorn antelope, tule elk, kit fox, and a wide variety of birds. A welcome hike Dec. 29, three and a half days of service modifying barbed wire fencing, and a full day for hiking and exploring are planned. Use of accommodations at Goodwin Ranch included. Limited to 12 participants, $30 covers five dinners. For more information, contact leader: Craig Deutsche, deutsche@earthlink.net, (310-477-6670), or co-leader leader Melinda Goodwater, mgoodwater@sbcglobal.net, (408-774-1257).