Mile High Mountaineer the Newsletter of the Denver Group of the Colorado Mountain Club Volume 42, No
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Mile High Mountaineer The newsletter of the Denver Group of the Colorado Mountain Club Volume 42, No. 4 April 2010 • www.cmc.org DENVER GROUP MEMBERSHIP GROWTH PROJECTS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED As many of you are aware the Denver Group As identified by many existing members and by CMC membership has declined in the last few years as a result staff, public awareness of the Colorado Mountain Club of more members not renewing after one or two years is low. The Membership Growth/Retention Committee than new members joining us. In an attempt to change needs volunteers to take responsibility to place this cycle, the Denver Group Council Membership posters and brochures at Community Recreation Growth/Retention Committee, headed by Stan Moore, Centers, various city Chambers of Commerce, State Park has developed 3 projects to bring greater awareness of Visitor Centers and retail outlets. Volunteers should CMC to the general public. contact Janet Martel at [email protected] or Tiffany Holcomb at [email protected]. Janet and Tiffany The first project is the development of a new Denver are members of the DG Council Advisory Board. Group (DG) website, www.hikingdenver.net. When the CMC website was developed several years ago, the While each of these individual projects are intended to Denver Group website was embedded within the State raise awareness of CMC, the Denver Group also needs website. This resulted in the DG pages having the same volunteers in the following areas: look and feel as the CMC website but did not allow changes to the DG pages to be made easily. Other CMC • Business School and Journalism School Grads or Groups developed their own websites which are linked members with equivalent experience to craft stories to the CMC website but are not embedded within the and messages designed for newspapers, magazines, CMC website. The new DG website has been developed e-notices, and links to other websites. by Sharon Kratze, DG Council member, at a very low cost. The www.hikingdenver.net website allows easier Contact: Stan Moore@ 303/939-7801 user navigation and allows DG schools to be more prominently displayed. So, now when a member or • Members who have relationships with retailers and non-member clicks on “Groups” from the CMC home are willing to contact retailers, give presentations page and selects “Denver”, the CMC website will link and negotiate discounts for CMC members; directly to www.hikingdenver.net. Currently Sharon these efforts will be coordinated with the CMC is the administrator, but we need a few website Development Director. development savvy volunteers to fulfill some of the continual updates needed to the DG information on the Contact: Linda Lawson @ 303/793-0144 new site. Please contact Sharon at skratze@comcast. net to discuss your background and ability to assist with While none of these efforts are gigantic, they do represent administrator tasks. a coordinated program by the Denver Group to increase membership. In future months you will be informed A Power Point presentation designed for use by any about the success of these projects and others still on the member is being developed by Beth Dwyer, DG Council drawing board. member. This Power Point is designed to be used in any member’s work place, community facility, place of We know we have many talented members and we worship, or recreation center. It will be available on the certainly can use your talent and experience, so please web site and can be used by any volunteer. contact one of us listed in this article. Trip Signup 4/27, 28 & 29 6:00pm BMS Climbing 3-May 6:30pm Adventure Travel Committee Meeting To register for CMC trips online, go to www.cmc.org, sign in as a member, and click on TRIP SIGNUP. Search by whatever criteria you like; fewer criteria 4-May 6:00pm BMS Climbing work better. Call the office at 303-279-3080 x 2 if you need your password 4-May 7:00pm WTS Lecture or any assistance. We will also be happy to sign you up for trips if you don’t 5-May 6:00pm BWAMM Speaker Series have computer access. 5-May 6:30pm HAMS Excomm Calendar of Events 6-May 6:00pm BMS Climbing For more information about schools, speakers, volunteer opportunities, and 6-May 6:30pm Wilderness First Aid special events, go to our web site and click on PROGRAMS. To see member-only schools and seminars, you must first sign in as a member. 1-Apr 6:00pm BMS Climbing Leader Summit, April 8 3-Apr 6:30pm WTS Instructor Orientation Sponsored by Safety & Leadership and Denver Group Council 5-Apr 7:00pm BMS Small Group Social hour pizza and beer 6:00 - 7:00pm 5-Apr 6:00pm BMS Climbing Presentations and door prizes 7:00 - 9:00pm 5-Apr 6:00pm Fly Fishing School Sign up at www.cmc.org, select Programs, Education. 5-Apr 7:00pm BMS Lecture 5-Apr 6:30pm Adventure Travel Committee Meeting Denver Group Lecture Series Calendar 6-Apr 7:00pm WTS Lecture All lectures are free to members and the public. Lecture times 7:00pm - 8:00pm. Reservations may be made 30 days in advance through the CMC website under 6-Apr 6:00pm BMS Climbing Programs, Education or Programs, Speaker. 7-Apr 6:00pm BWAMM Speaker Series 7-Apr 6:00pm BMS Climbing Tuesday, April 20 7-Apr 6:00pm Fly Fishing School Adventures in Pursuit of Water: Water Sampling from the Beaches of New Zealand to the Glaciers of Svalbard 8-Apr 6:30pm Denver Leader Summit Dr. Don Macalady, Geochemistry 8-Apr 6:00pm Open Wall Climb Colorado School of Mines 9-Apr 6:00pm BMS Climbing 12-Apr 7:00pm BMS Lecture Monday, May 17 12-Apr 7:00pm BMS Small Group The Secret Lives of Jefferson County Wildlife 13-Apr 7:00pm WTS Lecture Bryan Posthumus, Natural Resource Specialist 13-Apr 6:00pm BMS Climbing Jefferson County Open Space 14-Apr 6:30pm Denver Group Council Meeting 14-Apr 6:00pm BMS Climbing WOUNDED WARRIOR HIKES 14-Apr 6:00pm Tech Section Meeting Unsure Of That Knee Or Hip Surgery? 14-Apr 6:00pm Fly Fishing School Starting in April, we will be offering "Wounded 15-Apr 6:00pm BMS Climbing Warrior" hikes for experienced hikers with a "B" rating 15-Apr 6:30pm Fly Fishing Section Meeting or higher that are either rehabilitating or are unsure of their stamina after surgery or an injury. There will be 16-Apr 6:00pm Gear Sale two leaders in case part of the group wants to return 16-Apr 7:00pm Radical Reels early. We'll start at lower altitudes and work our way 17-Apr 9:00am Board Meeting up. The plan is to be flexible with pace and mileage. 4/17 & 18 8:00am Trail Crew Leader Training Wounded warriers should register for trips using the 19-Apr 7:00pm BMS Lecture trip signup system for trips on April 5, 12, 19, and 26. 19-Apr 7:00pm BMS Small Group Anyone interested in leading or co-leading these hikes, please contact Deb Robak at [email protected] 19-Apr 6:30pm Safety & Leadership Committee or 720-524-3649. 19-Apr 6:00pm HAMS Mt Fairweather Meeting 20-Apr 7:00pm Denver Group Lecture Series 20-Apr 6:00pm BMS Climbing Annual Report Available 20-Apr 7:00pm WTS Lecture The 2009 CMC Annual Report is now available online at 21-Apr 6:00pm BMS Climbing http://www.cmc.org/about/annual_reports.aspx. If you would like a hard copy, please contact the development 21-Apr 6:00pm Eckart-Roder Dinner director at [email protected]. 23-Apr 6:00pm BMS Climbing 26-Apr 6:30pm New Member Meeting 27-Apr 7:00pm WTS Lecture 2 Mile High Mountaineer • April 2010 Conservation Corner Trail Crew Leader Training April 17-18 AMC Golden, CO Propane Canister Recycling As current trail stewardship leaders know, this is THE Submitted by Carol Ordemann standard in Colorado to solidify your trail work skills. Do you have propane canisters piled up in your garage The two-day curriculum is focused on the fundamentals or storage shed? Bet you're wondering if or where you of successful volunteer crew management for the can refill or recycle them. Recycle, yes; refill, no. Here construction and maintenance of sustainable trails. This are a few places that recycle small propane canisters for training is perfect for CMC leaders that want to start scrap metal. leading trail work projects, as well as those with trail volunteer experience that are interested in becoming Metro Gas: 790 W. 64th Ave., Denver, CO leaders! Participants will receive certification from the (303) 428-3036 Outdoor Stewardship Institute (OSI). FREE for CMC Rooney Road Recycling Center: members. Sign up today - email Anya Byers at anya. 151 S. Rooney Rd. [email protected] or call 303-996-2754. We want to fill all Jefferson County, CO (303) 316-6262 20 remaining training spots! Weld County Household Hazardous Waste: 1311 N. 17th Ave., Greeley, CO (720) 652-4200 x2233 Boulder County Household Hazardous Waste Facility: 5880 Butte Mill Rd., Boulder, CO 80301 (303) 441-4800 Be sure to call or check on line before taking propane canisters, or any recyclables, to one of these sites. Some are drop off sites, have limited hours, or have a minimal charge. All limit use to residents of the county or municipality they serve. For example, for Jefferson County residents the Rooney Rd. site will take canisters on Wednesday and Saturday between 8:00-2:00 by appointment only.