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June 1-2 Youth Orientation Trip Report

SMC youth scholarship crew stands next to bucked log 3 June 2013 | Kerby, OR — The Siskiyou Mountain Club’s scholarship crew spent National Trails Day rehabilitating a loop around the Kalmiopsis Wilderness’ popular Babyfoot Lake, where we camped. They […]

Boots for youth

21 MAY 2013 | ASHLAND, OR — Things are going so well this year at the Siskiyou Mountain Club. But we have ran into a huge hurdle. Our scholarship crew, comprised of high school seniors from southern Oregon who are […]

Memorial Day Spikeout

16 MAY 2013 | KALMIOPSIS WILDERNESS AREA — It’s not too late to spend your Memorial Day Weekend in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness making a real difference. We still have a few spots left on our crew heading out to the […]

The tale of Tannin the Tanoak

By Siskiyou Mountain Club Co-Founder Gabe Howe Tanoak is thought to be a taxonomic bridge between oaks and chestnuts. Its fruit is an acorn, but with a spiny cap like a chestnut. After the 2002 Biscuit Fire, the old tanoaks started falling, and the […]