Jan 20, 2022 | News
Our most dedicated trail builders will be learning some more complex trail-building techniques at our Level 2 Trail Blazing Workshop on March 26 and 27. Mark Wood of Trail Holistics will be back to lead this intensive weekend session. Sadly, the workshop can accommodate only 8 people, so we’ll be issuing invitations to the folks most committed to our trail-building work days. If you’re interested, reach out to julia@raedwulf.org. In the meantime, be sure to pitch in at upcoming work days.
Jan 20, 2022 | News
Mark your calendars for our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday, March 23, at 6 pm. Join us to hear an overview of our successful 2021 and to learn about plans for 2022. This meeting marks the turning point as we leave the guidance of the province’s Rural Dividend Fund and chart our way forward as a full-fledged Society, complete with an experienced board and enthusiastic trail-blazer members. We’ll also be electing new board members. We’re planning to meet in the Cowichan Lake Recreation Centre Curling Lounge, but if Covid guidelines necessitate a location change, we’ll let you know via email and Facebook.
Oct 28, 2021 | News
Building trails on private forest lands would not have been possible without the generosity of Mosaic Forest Management. The company has supported Cowichan Lake Trail Blazers Society by entering into a land-use agreement on its Fairservice Main and Christopher Rock properties and has also provided seed money for tools and trail-building materials. To show our appreciation, we presented an artistically carved wood plaque to Mosaic representatives, Pam Jorgensen and Molly Hudson, at our recent Trail-building Workshop. CVRD Representatives Klaus Kuhn (Area I) and Ian Morrison (Area F) and Lake Cowichan Mayor, Bob Day, were on hand to recognize the occasion.
Oct 19, 2021 | News
Mark Woods of Trail Holistics shared his favourite tools and his learnings from years of cutting paths through the bush in BC at our Level 1 Trail Building Workshop in Lake Cowichan on October 16 and 17. Sponsored by the Cowichan Lake Trail Blazers Society, the hands-on session attracted 18 trail lovers with a mix of wilderness interests: hiking, biking, para-sailing, trail running, and dog walking. The rainy Saturday morning kicked off with an indoor session that covered the basics of building trails. After lunch, it was “boots on” for a damp walk in the woods and learning to use a clinometer to gauge hill steepness. Happily, the weather was perfect on Sunday for participants to get their hands dirty and put into practice the trail tactics learned the day before, using all those tools with strange names.
Sep 20, 2021 | News
If you love exploring the woodland trails around Cowichan Lake, help us build them! On Saturday, October 16, and Sunday, October 17, the Cowichan Lake Trail Blazers Society (CLTBS) is sponsoring a hands-on trail-building workshop taught by renowned Whistler trail builder Mark Woods of Trail Holistics. The Saturday morning session starts at 9 a.m. at the Cowichan Lake Recreation Centre with some background on basic trail building. On Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning, you’ll put theory into action actually building trails in the woods, so come dressed for the work and the weather. All participants will receive special CLTBS work gloves. The class is free for volunteer trail builders. To sign up, email Julia@desmoinesrowing.org by Friday, October 8. Since we have space for only a limited number of attendees, please wait for an email confirmation of your registration. For more information about the CLTBS, go to cowichanlaketrailblazers.com.
