June 28, 2008
Time: 10:00 am
Program: Tour de Cut first of 3 Tours for 08
Host: Sierra Club VA Forest Committee & Forest Watch
Location: 10AM, June 28, from the parking lot of the Shenandoah Valley Tourist Information Center, Off of Interstate 81, Exit 264, Sherman Bamford Forests Committee Chair:PO Box 3102 Roanoke Virginia 24015-1102.
Contact: Sherman Bamford (540) 343-6359 bamford2@verizon.net
The Tour de Cut is a hiking event sponsored by the Virginia Chapter of Sierra Club &Virginia Forest Watch designed to be an educational, yet fun, event for people of all walks of life who have not seen the negative impacts of logging, roadbuilding, mineral development, off-highway vehicle routes or other development on public lands. It is also designed to show people the positive aspects of natural forest ecosystems. This hike:We will visit the site of the proposed Forest Service Marshall Run timber sale, where 185 acres of logging threatens the heart of the Root Run watershed on the southeastern side of a 17,000 acre backcountry area surrounding Beech Lick Knob. The Forest Service proposes to upgrade and extend over 3 miles of Forest Service route 235A through the area, which is, by all accounts, actually a rough trail. Hike Difficulty: Length - approx. 6.5 mi. - Easy-Moderate - 900 ft. elevation gain/2 mi. in one stretch; 600 ft. elevation gain/1 mi. in one stretch. What to Bring: Bring water, packable lunch, rain gear, and sturdy hiking boots. Encourage friends to come along!