Now is the time to submit those hike for the period of March 21- April 24th.  These and your trail sheets are due on or before Monday, March 2nd.

I have a message for you  from the Forest Service:

Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 11:04 AM

Subject: Mt Lion Information

Please make sure all frontliners, including tram operations staff, are sharing Mt. Lion activity reports with visitors.

Last week visitors photographed a lion with a fresh kill in the Rattlesnake Creek drainage.  Perceptions that lions are not regularly seen in the Sabino Canyon vicinity are incorrect.  A lion was seen and reported late last year between Deadman's Hill and Tram Stop 1.  Even earlier last fall there was a reported lion in Ventana Canyon along the trail.

and another message from Katarina Ziegweid

For the 3rd time in 3 weeks I came across the Southwest Conservation Corps, who
spent 4 weeks in Sabino, working on the trail from the end of the road all the
way to the Cathedral Junction. They also worked on Blackett’s Ridge trail. As
all the through-hikers noticed, these folks did a fantastic job! They get a
weekend off, and then they will work on new trail in Black Canyon , north of
Phoenix .
As those of us who have done trailwork know (a nod of the hat to Richard Kane et
al) it is HARD WORK.  As the through-hikers can attest, this trail is now like a
highway – you could follow it in the dark, without a moon, with one blind eye!
You still need two good legs, though.  Their work should last quite a while!
Today was their last day and I met them coming out from their 4 weeks of work!
Earlier I had sent an email to SCC thanking the crew for their hard work and
contribution, and somehow they got word of it. They all said that this kind of
acknowledgment is what keeps the trail crew working and the Forest Service DOES
note when comments are made!
I urge ALL through-hikers, and those who have been on these trails, to contact
and THANK the group, either via the weblink which has an email form, or using
the snail male address below.
It is always nice to give credit where credit is due, and this ensures that our
trails continue to be maintained, even in this harsh economic climate.
Thanks!

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Your midweek coordinator,

Susan Dick