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Tales September 2017 1533 SUNDANCE TRAIL LAKEVIEW, NY 14085 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED FOOTHILLS TRAIL CLUB TALES SEPTEMBER 2017 Visit and us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FoothillsTrailClub Officers and Board Members Yahoo! President, Donna Flood Program Chair, Weekend Hikes, Kathy Foote 5010 Salt Road, Clarence, NY 14031 349 Wimbledon Court, West Seneca 14224 759-6442 675-3989 To become a member [email protected] [email protected] of the Yahoo trails news g r o u p , g o t o Vice President, Claudia Lawler Publicity Chair, Ellen Banks www.yahoo.com and 105 Nadine Drive, Cheektowaga 14225 144 Cottonwood Drive, Williamsville 14221 click on Groups (blue 393-3984 435-5105 lettering) and type [email protected] [email protected] “foothillstrail club” into Treasurer, Jim Beardsley TALES Editor, Carol Kobrin the search box. Enter 83 Bryant Street, Apt 9D, Buffalo 14209 6506 Amy Lane, Lockport 14094 in your information [email protected] 912-0370 when prompted. There [email protected] is no cost to you and Secretary, Wendy Edson you can get and post 209 Maple Avenue, Hamburg 14075 Trail Steward Coordinator, Don Bergman the latest information 512-0124 5383 Tonawanda Creek Road, NT 14120 available about trail [email protected] 625-8746 issues. [email protected] Archivist, Kirk Doyle Trails Administrator, Mike Schlicht 5205 Glendale Avenue, Hamburg 14074 30 Temple Drive, Buffalo, 14225 627-4199 316-4388 [email protected] [email protected] Disclaimers Circulation Manager, Barbara Morrisey Three-Year Director, Sharon Kelly 1533 Sundance Trail, Lakeview 14085 2905 Four Rod Road, East Aurora 14052 As a courtesy to our 627-3878 655-5248 members, we frequently [email protected] [email protected] provide information about events sponsored End-To-End Coordinator, Shari Senefelder Three-Year Director, Dee McCarthy by other organizations. 27 Patricia Drive, Tonawanda 14150 [email protected] Unless published in the 694-4346 Three-Year Director, Marty Ruszaj Foothills Trail Club Membership Chair, Roy Tocha 82 Misty Lane, East Amherst 14051 schedule, these events 11 N. Eaglecrest Drive, Hamburg 14074 689-4177 are not FTC outings. [email protected] [email protected] They are merely items of interest and anyone Program Chair, Tuesday Saunters, Frank Occhiuto One-Year Director, Lori Chiarilli w a n t i n g m o r e 15 Logan Lane, Lancaster 14086 [email protected] i n f o r m a t i o n s h o u l d 651-9877 contact the appropriate [email protected] One-Year Director, Sally Hardenburg organization. 123 Ranch Trail West, Williamsville 14221 Program Chair, Wed Mini Hikes Gayle Syty 260-3676 70 Pheasant Run Road, Amherst 14228 [email protected] 691-6750 TALES is a bi-monthly newsletter devoted to informing club members about club business, activities and hikes, as well as about environmental issues related to trails and hiking, and other items of interest to hikers. If you have an article of interest, please send it to the TALES editor. Please keep your submissions to a reasonable length and write or type clearly. If an article cannot be included in an issue, every effort will be made to put it in the next issue. Submitted articles may be edited if necessary. Please remember to include your name and contact information with your submitted material. Deadline for the November issue is October 1st. TALES September 2017 NEWS FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The FTC Board of Directors met on July 24th. Meeting highlights include: • Membership sits at 204 households. • Planning discussion continues regarding the FLTC weekend which is being hosted by Foothills at Chautauqua Institution the weekend of September 29 - October 1. The next meeting of the FTC Board will take place on September 25, 2017 at the Reinstein Library on Losson Road. TRAIL STEWARDS NEEDED M3/CT3 CAMPING AT SPRUCE LAKE AT The role of the trail steward is to hike their section HOLIDAY VALLEY periodically to identify any issues of concern, including such things are proper trail markers and trail obstacles. We are in need of trail stewards for the following Holiday Valley has two lean-to structures at Spruce locations: Lake on M3/CT3 where the trail crosses Holiday Valley property. Hikers are allowed to camp there; however, • Broadway to Sumner (CT8) overnight visitors must register first by calling • Shimerville to Niagara Falls Blvd (CT10/CT11) (716)699-2345. Holiday Valley currently does not • South Grand Island Bridge to North Grand Island charge to use the lean-to’s and they welcome Bridge (CT12) responsible overnight campers……those who understand that they must leave no trace. If you are If you are interested or would like more information, considering resting up at Spruce Lake, please please contact Jeanne Moog — [email protected] remember to contact Holiday Valley before doing so. ( 7 1 6 ) 6 5 2 - 6 1 9 0 — o r D o n B e r g m a n — [email protected] (716)625-8746. NORTH COUNTRY FLTC ERV MARKERT FALL NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL HIKE DAY CELEBRATION This year’s Erv Markert fall hike takes place on The NCTA has designated the last Saturday of each Saturday, October 14, 2017 on Map 29 near Alfred, NY. September for purposes of holding a Trail Day F u r t h e r d e t a i l s m a b e f o u n d a t http:// Celebration. Because Foothills is hosting the FLTC Fall www.fltconference.org/trail/whats-happening/hikes/ Weekend the last weekend of September, we have markert-hike/ designated a hike the week before, on September 23, for this Celebration. Please check the hike schedule for more details. Foothills Trail Club www.foothillstrailclub.org !2 TALES September 2017 TORNADO DAMAGE ON THE CONSERVATION TRAIL JULY 20, 2017 ~ article and photos by Mike Schlicht I don’t know about you, but I’ve become somewhat immune to the sensationalism of weather reporters and the hype of possible severe weather and snowstorms over the years. On Wednesday, July 19th, I listened to the weather forecast to hear that Western New York was under a “marginal” risk of severe weather limited to downpours and strong winds. Imagine my surprise when western New York was host to not one, but three tornados that touched down around 1pm on July 20th. The second tornado to touch down that afternoon was centered in Holland, NY which is home to the Holland Ravines and where the Conservation Trail was founded back in 1962. As I watched the news that evening it became apparent that the tornado touched down not far from the trail. The next day I found a tornado track of the storm online showing the tornado track heading towards the intersection of Vermont Street and Vermont Hill Road. I was listening to a radio station the next day that stated that video on their web page showed the actual tornado that came down in Holland and caught a snippet of it showing the school near Vermont Street with the funnel cloud on top of the hill right where the trail is. At that point I had no doubt the tornado passed over the trail so I made plans to venture out on Saturday to see what, if any, damage there might be. My strategy involved driving up Vermont Street and down Vermont Hill Road to see where the tornado passed over the road to venture where on the trail I should go to assess the damage. Outside of a large tree branch here and there, I couldn’t find any indication of where the tornado crossed the road so I parked the car at the Vermont Street access and ventured down the trail to the tune of chainsaws working away, so I knew I was in the ballpark. Just after the Verbeck Ravine (yes, some of the ravines have names), I saw the first tree down of little significance, then at the Marshall Ravine two more substantial trees blocked the trail, but I was expecting something more significant from an F1 tornado. Finally I saw several crowns totally blocking the trail and fearing I had found what I was looking for, it turned out to be nothing but remnants of logging that is currently taking place in that area (CT6 is currently closed between Vermont and Humphries for logging). A few hundred feet later it was apparent that I found where the tornado passed over the trail Ground zero turned out to be a section of the Holland Ravines known as the Becker Pond a re a , l i t e r a l l y w h e re t h e Conservation Trail was founded fifty-five years ago. Seven weeks earlier over 50 people came to the dedication of a large sign recognizing the founding members of the Foothills Trail Club and the Conservation Trail. At this point on the trail, a blue trail takes you to the Becker pond and dedication signs, but, strangely enough, not a single tree came down in this area. Everything that came down was spotty, totaling maybe two dozen trees along the CT and the first few hundred feet on each arm of the blue trail that leads to the pond. Unlike the tornado that touched Foothills Trail Club www.foothillstrailclub.org !3 TALES September 2017 down between Little Rock City and McCathy Hill State Park in 2010 (CT2) that leveled every tree in its path, the Holland tornado was much more picky in deciding what trees it wanted. I guess if you are going to have a tornado pass over the trail, this is the best outcome anyone could hope for.
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