Welcome to Palisades!
Purpose:
Our primary goal is stewardship of the entire Rimrock/Palisades/Indian Canyon area, including all public lands within the approximate boundaries of Sunset Hwy on the South, Riverside State Park on the North and East, and Airway Heights on the West.
This will include trail planning and maintenance, park advocacy with regard to City Parks issues, involvement with the various agencies assisting in fire management, periodic cleanup activities, and a helpful, watchdog approach to all park users -- i.e. friendly toward non-trashers, non-poachers, non-dealers.
In addition, to assist other user groups in working toward accomplishment of their goals within other areas to enhance muscle-powered use, whether by help with marketing/grant writing/funding or physical help with trail work and building projects.
Finally, to spread the teachings of the "Leave No Trace" Outdoor Ethics program, both within our own area and by reaching out to other user groups to help work toward having clean, sustainable public lands everywhere.
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Date: 2010-04-24
Event: IAFICS Event-Geology and Railroad History on Bikes,
Contact: Melanie Bell 509.954.4242
Location: Rock Lake Scablands
Description: BIKE TOUR LEADERS: DR. GENE KIVER AND DR. CHARLES MUTSCHLER
DESCRIPTION OF BIKE FIELD TRIP: Rock Lake, south of Cheney, Washington, is the deepest and most rugged of the Missoula Flood canyons in eastern Washington. The history of the now defunct Milwaukee Railroad and the origin of the deepest lake and canyon in eastern Washington will be highlighted. The Milwaukee was the last of the transcontinental railroads completed to the Pacific Northwest. Engineered for heavy traffic, it was completed as a combination of economic forces reduced the need for it. Transportation routes across the Inland Empire were shaped by the flood formed geography. The Milwaukee Road was no different than other routes, but the advances in construction technology made the route feasible in a way that had not been possible when the first railroad crossed the Channeled Scablands. The now abandoned rail bed is mostly owned by Washington State Parks and will eventually be opened to the public. By special permit, we will explore the northern part of the rail grade for an 11-mile roundtrip on relatively easy trail. Along the trail are steep cliffs, rockslides, and a trestle requiring extreme caution.
REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO 30 BIKERS SO REGISTER EARLY.
Melanie Bell Treasurer/Media Manager
Ice Age Floods Institute, Cheney-Spokane Chapter
509.954.4242
iaficheneyspokane@wildblue.net
Time: All Day
Type: Bicycle Events
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