Laura relaxing on the Chetco River Name: Laura PfefferkornAge: 27Born: Crews: Aug/Sept 2010, June 2011Hours on the trail: 145 Before 2010, SMC volunteer Laura Pfefferkorn of Portland, OR had been on day hikes — a lot of them. “But I had […]
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Lately, I have ran into a number of people who, about trail maintenance in Southern Oregon’s federally designated Wilderness Areas, say, “That’s the government’s job. They should be doing it.” You know what? They’re right. I of all people would […]
Daisy Moser at Vulcan Lake, Kalmiopsis Wilderness Name: Daisy MoserAge: 23Born: Palmer, AKCrew: June 2011, Kalmiopsis Wilderness AreaHours on the trail: 85 Ashland, OR — The backcountry was nothing new to Daisy Moser when she moved from Palmer, Alaska to Ashland, […]
Sick of sitting around and waiting for summer to kick you into gear? Get off your duff and join the Siskiyou Mountain Club for a Wilderness adventure. Soda Mtn Wilderness Area Saturday, June 2nd — Come help scout the Lone […]
Vast roadless areas of undisturbed habitat Box Canyon Creek, tributary of Chetco River It’s a huge tract of undisturbed forest habitat. At 180,000-acres the Kalmiopsis is Oregon’s 3rd largest federally designated Wilderness Area. It’s the largest Wilderness Area in Oregon […]
Civic engagement has become a central component of the SMC’s vision. At first, this was all about getting work done. I had encountered conditions in the forest which frustrated me, so I started doing something about it. But as I […]
SMC Co-Founders, Gabe Howe and Jill Stokes The event started at about 6pm last Saturday, May 5. Guests started filtering through the doors of Southern Oregon University’s Meese Art Auditorium. But they weren’t there for the art; they were there […]
Sign up today on the sidebar at siskiyoumountainclub.orgDates: May 20 – 21, Kalmiopsis Wilderness trip from McCaleb Ranch to Chetco Pass. Caravans to trailhead leave Selma, OR at 9:30am on Sunday, May 20, return to Selma by dark on May 21. Scout and […]
Ashland, OR, April 6, 2012 – The Siskiyou Mountain Club (SMC) will be hosting their 1st Annual Volunteer Appreciation Night on Saturday, May 5 at Southern Oregon University’s Meese Art Auditorium. Starting at 6 p.m., the SMC invites participants to […]