| Who
We Are
The
Friends of the Rossland Range is a non-profit charitable organization which
must be operated without financial gain for its members, and all earnings
and donations must be used only for promoting the Society's purposes.
For details, view the Society's full Constitution.
And, the FORR Bylaws can be viewed on this pdf file : Bylaws.
Our
Mission
The
Friends of the Rossland Range seeks 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.
Our Goals,
Activities, Programs and Services
Establish
the Old Glory Alpine for non-motorized recreation
activity and preservation of its value as the community watershed, and its
visual landscape, wildlife, environmental and recreation values.
Collection, publication and distribution of
the history of the Old Glory Alpine area to residents and visitors.
Sponsorship
of hikes for all community members and visitors to Old Glory peak, which
includes a discussion of the history of the peak’s weather station (the
highest point in the Rossland Range),
the environment and wildlife of the area, past
and present recreational users of the Old Glory Alpine area and in the
Rossland Range.
Exhibitions
and presentations of photographs of the many types of recreational
activities and wildlife in the Rossland Range, with an emphasis on the
older photographs from the community’s senior citizens who hold the
history of the Rossland Range and continue to use the Rossland Range for
summer and winter recreation.
Presentation of
the acquired National Film Board of Canada 1954 film about the
Old Glory Weather Station.
Creation,
printing, presentation and distribution of map(s) which show the Old Glory
Alpine within the Rossland Range, its major landmarks, trails, and
proximity to Rossland.
Interpretive
programs, presentations, lectures, discussion groups and other forums to
educate people within our region about the economic and health benefits of
retaining natural areas with their ecosystems intact
Projects
that promote recreational use of the Rossland Range by local and regional residents and by tourists.
Improvement projects
that increase the recreational value of the Old Glory Alpine area such as
upgrading of trails, building additional trails, improved signage
& maps.
Increased and
improved trailhead parking (winter and summer).
Other programs, services, activities and
projects that raise community awareness of the value of the
Rossland
Range
and meet the purpose stated above.
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