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JULY 11, 2024 (DAY)
7:30am,
“C” moderate,
July temperature am 59 degrees.
Glassford Hill Summit Trail Day Hike (4.6 miles RT, 964 EC).
The Glassford Hill Summit Trail in Prescott Valley takes hikers into the guts of an extinct cinder cone volcano. Home to a herd of pronghorns, their grassland habitat is being replaced by houses and roads.
Join members of Central Arizona Wildlife Alliance and friends to learn what you can do as a citizen scientists to help preserve this endangered pronghorn herd and the other abundant wildlife on Glassford Hill. The views are spectacular.
For more information, directions, and carpooling, contact Outings Leader Jenny Cobb: cobbsrun@msn.com or text/call 928-925-1320.
Limited space, click on this link to reserve your place:
https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=7013q0000029Y92AAE
AUG 22, 2024 (DAY)
8:00am,
“D” easy.
Prescott Valley Grasslands.
Join wildlife and conservation leaders for an early morning ramble. We will be looking for and learning about the Prescott Valley pronghorns. Learn about grazing, development, Glassford Dells Regional Park, other conservation issues, and what you can do as citizen scientists to preserve wildlife continuity in Central Arizona.
For more information, directions, and carpooling, contact Outings Leader Jenny Cobb: cobbsrun@msn.com or text/call 928-925-1320.
Limited space, click on this link to reserve your place:
https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=7013q0000029Y97AAE
SEPT 26, 2024 (DAY)
6:00pm, “D” easy.
Drake Road Grasslands, Prescott National Forest.
Wander in the pastures and pinyon-juniper around Drake Road with wildlife and conservationist leaders.
These grasslands are home to a herd of pronghorns that range from here as far north as I-40.
It is also elk country. Learn about the elk herd, grazing, and other conservation issues and what you can do as citizen scientists to preserve wildlife continuity in our central highlands.
For more information, directions, and carpooling, contact Outings Leader Jenny Cobb: cobbsrun@msn.com or text/call 928-925-1320.
Limited space, click on this link to reserve your place:
https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=7013q0000029Y9CAAU
SEPT 28, 2024 (SAT)
“C” moderate.
Pueblo Canyon Overlook, Sierra Ancha Wilderness (6 miles RT, elevation gain 900 ft.)
in the Sierra Ancha Wilderness
We will follow Murphy Trail #141 down to its junction with Rim Trail #139. The Rim Trail dead ends at the overlook. Enroute we will head to Cold Springs Canyon, a very scenic slot canyon on the east side of the wilderness area. We will see a number of wilderness values enroute to our lunch destination at the overlook. The leader will discuss the public land history of the area as well as talk about fire ecology. It does take about two and one-half hours to drive to the trailhead, and while 4WD is not required, vehicles with extra ground clearance will be necessary. For reservations, meeting time and place, contact your leader, Jim Vaaleat jimvaaler@msn.com or call Jim at 602-553-8208. For those who would like to, we could have dinner at a nice restaurant in Miami, AZ.