Trail Talk2020-09-30T14:15:28-07:00

Trail Talk

From an Alaskan Trail – by Clayton Gillette

Trail Talk – October 2022

Reading the newly-posted Chugach National Forest trail sign for Carter Lake Trail near Moose Pass, AK, I thought that a nice morning hike was in the cards. According to the posting, […]

Perspective on Poison Oak – by Clayton Gillette

Trail Talk – September 2022

Poison oak. An interesting plant. Actually, quite pretty, as plants go. Often sprouting brilliant scarlet and purple leaflets in the Spring, it matures to a rich verdant green as Summer arrives. […]

Travel Preference – by Clayton Gillette

Trail Talk – August 2022

Since I was born with two perfectly functional legs, my choice has always been to use them as my first option for travel. I enjoy being upright as Nature intended, and […]

Taking Care of the Trail – by Clayton Gillette

Trail Talk – July 2022

Once upon a time, two intrepid individuals carried a bundle of 50 ponderosa pine seedlings, along with the appropriate grubbing tools, up a steep ridge to rehabilitate a highly-eroded OHV track. […]

World-Class Woodlands – by Clayton Gillette

Trail Talk – June 2022

What a delightful spring season we’re having. The cool, damp weather has made our walk-abouts so much more pleasant, and our wildflower season has been prolonged. It’s such a pleasant surprise […]

Sagebrush to Sea: A Journey Across the Siskiyou Crest

A 47-minute film by Luke Ruediger & Suzie Savoie

In June 2019, partners Luke Ruediger and Suzie Savoie hiked nearly 200 miles through the wildlands of the Siskiyou Crest, starting on the Pacific Crest Trail at […]

May the Trails Greet You… – by Clayton Gillette

Trail Talk – May 2022

One would certainly hope that folks got out to enjoy our wildflower show in our local parks this spring. With our warm, dry February, hound’s tongue violets and manzanita brush […]

New Maps & More – by Clayton Gillette

Trail Talk – April 2022

With the coming of Spring, we find ourselves anxious to be out and about on our local trails. Recent outings to many nearby wild areas have found most trails in fairly […]

Join JWA for Annual Scotch Broom Pull

Please join members of the Jacksonville Woodlands Association for the annual Scotch Broom pull on Friday, February 11, at 10am. We’ve been doing this for about 15 years, and it’s now become a bit of […]

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