Lignite Update!!

[rubican!]

I talked with a ranger today about seeing what we could do as a club to get this trail reopened. I told her that we were ready take the next step and if not "adopt" it at least help maintain it. She said there was a lot of resource damage and people were running through the creeks there and the only way to protect it was to shut the gate. We will not know when its going to reopen until September sometime when they have the next meeting but she did say that the gates are not closed forever.

I told her we had strong membership and a lot of active members but what would be awesome is if you guys could post in here to kinda say hey i want to help, because if we get permission to adopt of help out with lignite we are gonna take it. Its not the most challenging trail out there but its a fun one and one that i don't want to see closed. If your willing to donate your time to help keep this trail open (cleanups, marking the trail, or whatever needs to be done) please post in this thread.

Thanks,

Matt

[RUparrothead]

http://www.swva4w.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=986

Isn't Patterson the same as Lignite?

SWVA has received a grant for this area.

[rubican!]

no its not the same.

[evolution]

http://www.swva4w.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=986

Isn't Patterson the same as Lignite?

SWVA has received a grant for this area.

no patterson is not lignite.. its not far from there.. got to go out and hit craigs creek and go towards new castle a few miles to get to lignite.. dif. mountain ridges..

[RUparrothead]

Yup, you're right. Mill creek is Lignite, Patterson is up and over.

I'm getting forgetful!

[mcghee1911]

I'll be glad to help in anyway just let me know:2thumbsup:

[cootees]

love to help

[FitchVA]

x2, i'll do as much as i can

[DAZYDG]

I will help in any way I can. Great job getting the ball rolling!

[evolution]

pottsmountain92 aka.. charlie and i dont live 15 mins away from there, we are in on helping anyway we can..:thumb:

[OverEasy]

I know I'm a ways away but if given the heads up and if I'm able to meet up with someone, I would love to help out! Hard trail or not. . . Its a trail! I game for keeping land open!:2thumbsup:

[Scrambled]

Matt cant thank you enough for getting the ball rolling my friend!:2thumbsup:

We have talked about this for a while now and after a recent discussion with Matt and JT we decided to see what we could do.

Count us in bro.

Later
Sean

[Hokie98zj]

i will do what i can to help keep it open.always brought a couple trash bags along on the rides

[drakan1908]

Count me in.....:2thumbsup: Matt let me know if there is anything I can help you with.

[WilliamAWebb]

i will help

[dribnus]

Hey Matt....great job on getting this started. I always loved that trail for just a great Sunday drive to have fun and see the mountains. Count my son and myself in. Just need at least a weeks notice if we do this as a group. My work schedule has become crazy.

[joshk707]

ill help whenever and wherever i can just let me know.

[drakan1908]

Matt, any updates on this or do we need to wait till Sept. to find out what the forestry service is going to do.

[DAZYDG]

I have a few updates, and Matt can fill in anything I may have missed. Since I have not been there, I will try to describe as best I can.

A section of Lignite will be closed for good, the portion that runs along side the creek. However there was talk about a gate on the left and the trail running up the mnt will likely reopen. Some modifications and detours will need to be done.

There also maybe some new trails by Fenwick mines...

Mill Creek...gone

Hopefully this will make some sense...

[xjmudman96]

Thanks for the info Michelle. I wanted to come to that meeting, but had to do soccer practice:rolleyes-1: what is the point of that game anyway?:harhar: