Join us in Joshua Tree National Park March 25-26, 2017 for an overnight tent camping trip. This trip is for adults only and participants must provide their own meals and camping equipment (tent, sleeping bag etc.). For more details and registration information go to: Joshua Tree Wildflowers Tour 2017
WBC Pre-Conditioning Hikes
Are you registered for the 2017 North County Wilderness Basics Course (WBC) or want to learn more about the WBC? Join us for a Pre-Conditioning Hike! “Just my personal efforts affected my comfort level. I really needed to do more conditioning!” ~ Previous WBC Student Conditioning hikes are optional and offered throughout the course. These … Read Full Article ▸
Iron Mountain Volunteer Event
Volunteer with us at Iron Mountain! The North County Group recently joined the Poway Adopt-A-Trail program and is looking for volunteers to join us as we perform trail maintenance on Iron Mountain Trail. To keep the trail clean and safe, we will remove overgrown brush, weeds, debris, and low-hanging branches, monitor the condition of fences and … Read Full Article ▸
August Trip to Hoover Wilderness
August Bus Trip to Hoover Wilderness GREAT NEWS! Registration is now open for a “NEW”(previously unadvertised) backpacking trip to Barney Lake/Robinson Lakes on August 17-21! See description at Hoover Wilderness Bus Trip. Trip 1, Barney Lake/Robinson Lakes Base Camp Backpack Ldr: Dave Voss, bossvoss at gmail.com; Asst Ldr: TBA; Rating M7C As we hike through … Read Full Article ▸
North County Group Annual Picnic June 4th
Join the North County Group on Saturday, June 4th, for our Annual Picnic at Dixon Lake! The picnic is from 12-3pm and is open to all Sierra Club members, family, friends, and past students of the Wilderness Basic Course. BBQ lunch and beverages will be served, just bring your own chair or blanket. There will be … Read Full Article ▸
Habitat Restoration Can Be A Prickly Business
In January, habitat restoration at the the San Dieguito River Park took us to a large stand of prickly pear cactus. The cactus in this area had been planted about 6 years ago as a nesting site for the Coastal Cactus Wren which had lost much of its’ habitat in the 2007 Witch Creek Fire. Rangers were … Read Full Article ▸