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Welcome
to
the
Friends
of the Rossland
Range
Within
12 km of Rossland, BC, the 5,000 hectare Old Glory Alpine area is a small
area of natural mountain
terrain within the Rossland Range, which has much larger areas for major ski
resort area use and
motorized commercial recreational activity.
The Old Glory
Alpine area has long
been well known in the region as a historical and special non-motorized area, excellent for its hiking, winter backcountry skiing,
wildlife viewing and as a vital community watershed.
The
Friends of the Rossland Range is a non-profit charitable organization
with a mission to promote
and foster understanding, appreciation and stewardship of the Rossland
Range among residents and visitors through educational and recreational
activities and other projects.
We
seek sharing of the limited alpine lands in the Rossland Range among
historical users while giving full consideration to wildlife and
environmental values.
The
primary goal of the Friends of the Rossland Range is the preservation of the Old
Glory Alpine's value as the
community watershed, and its visual landscape, wildlife, environmental and recreation values.
Read
more about our mission and the many programs and activities here.
Contact us
if you'd like to volunteer for any of our
projects!
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New
& Noteworthy
Next
Board Meeting:
Wednesday,
May 14, 2008, 4-6pm,
Rossland Library, everyone
is welcome!
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May
22, 2008
7pm
Parish Hall, Rossland
Invasive
Plants: One of the Largest Threats to Biodiversity
Nancie
Dohan, Eva Cameron of the Central Kootenay Invasive Plant Committee
Refreshments,
music
See
details
here.
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"Celebrate
the Legacy"
Over
200 photos and 2 films will be on display at the Rossland Historical
Museum, scheduled to open on May 17, 2008
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The
annual Old Glory Peak community hike dates are:
Saturday,
July 26, 2008
Saturday,
Aug 23, 2008
Meet:
Old Glory Trailhead 8:30am
Learn
about the history of the Forest Service Lookout, Weather Stations and
enjoy a beautiful hike to the highest peak in the Rossland Range.
Strenuous hike of 5-8 hours (total). Bring water, food, be Bear Aware.
Hiking clothes advised (layers, jacket, no jeans) Dates
subject to change due to weather, contact Suzanne Paquin
362-6809 to confirm.
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The
Red Shutter Inn Ltd (Big Red Cats') proposed amendment to their existing
tenure for the purpose of temporarily controlling access to specific
constructed snow roads has been withdrawn: click here
for details on the ILMB website.
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The
Rossland Chamber of Commerce has a FREE map of some of the day use huts
and trails on Nancy Greene Summit. Please leave these huts as you
found them and use safe backcountry travel practices.
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