Mar
01
Posted by nickcross2000
ESOA Hike at Hobbs State Park, March 7
Join the Eureka Springs Outdoor Alliance as we head to Hobbs State Park, just south of Eureka Springs, to hike a 4.1-mile section of the Pigeon Roost Trail. This is a great trail for beginners and families, with only moderate difficulty. The trail winds through narrow hollows and up along ridges, with occasional views of Beaver Lake. If time allows, we will check out the new Visitor Center.
Meet at the Hart’s parking lot, Sunday, March 7, at 1pm and we will carpool/caravan from there.
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Dec
08
Posted by nickcross2000
ESOA to hold Annual Meeting
Happy Holidays Outdoor Enthusiasts-
The Eureka Springs Outdoor Alliance is holding it’s Annual Meeting thisSunday, December 13th. This is an exciting time as we will select officers and board members for the upcoming year. We will also review our activiities for the past year and look forward to what lies ahead. Please join us at Lorri Carter’s home, off of Hwy 23 N, just beyond Sunfest Market at Holiday Island. This is a great place for the potluck dinner and bonfire which will follow the meeting. Lorri will provide hot dogs and condiments, just bring a side to share and come out and help build the outdoor community in our area!
Thanks,
Nick and Heather
*See details in sidebar - Next ESOA Meeting
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Sep
09
Posted by nickcross2000
Minutes from the September Meeting
ESOA Meeting Minutes – September 8, 2009
The meeting opened with some introductions and background information on the ESOA and our mission.
The group discussed the direction of the ESOA for the upcoming season/year. A consensus was reached that we should identify 2 or 3 projects and focus our efforts on seeing these projects through to completion.
Marcia Yearsley shared her ideas regarding developing the waterfall/grotto area across the street from the library. She talked about a Preservation Society meeting where she presented this idea – it was well received. She also talked about the effort to contact the other adjacent property owner, without any luck.
The group then focused on brainstorming projects and assessing their feasibility.
Projects included:
- Library Waterfall
- Water Street Park
- Cold Spring
- Leatherwood Kiosk Follow-up
- developing content for the kiosk
- fixing the broken plexi-glass in one of the panels
- adding gravel and boulders to give the kiosk a finished look
- Lake Leatherwood Trail Maintenance Plan
- assessing trail condition and identifying areas of need
- facilitate the adoption of trail sections by local residents,
businesses and organizations
- Black Bass Lake Park
- brush clean-up
- boat launch ramp work
- trail grooming
- Kansas St./Harding Spring
- brush clean-up
- water bar addition
- dirt pile removal
- address drainage issues
- Hogscald Graffiti Removal (Lover’s Leap)
- coordination with Corps of Engineers
- clean-up day (wire brushes and/or power washer)
The group decided to attend the next Parks and Rec. Commission meeting in an effort to coordinate our project list with projects that they would like to prioritize. We would like to have a large ESOA member turnout at the meeting to show the community interest in our public lands.
The group also talked about taking video in addition to photos at our service projects and social activities as our Blog, FB group page and the Lovely County Citizen all support video uploads. Jack Cross shared the idea of his friend Gary Crabtree coming and creating a short feature about the ESOA.
Finally, we scheduled a social activity (day hike) to The Railroad Tunnel just outside of town. The hike is scheduled for Sunday, October, 4th at 1pm. Meeting place to be determined.
Nick Cross is going to draft a letter to the Parks and Rec. Commission, sharing our project list and get the ESOA on the next commission meeting agenda.
Jack Cross is going to follow-up with the Corps of Engineers regarding Hogscald clean-up.
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Sep
01
Posted by nickcross2000
ESOA Meeting Again!!!
Hello Outdoor Enthusiasts!
It is time to start thinking about outdoor adventures again in the Ozarks–this unseasonably cool weather makes us want to get outside!
We’ve scheduled a meeting Tuesday, Sept 8, 6:30 at the Library Annex in Eureka Springs.
Please come with any ideas for potential service projects and social activities, as well as tales of adventures since we last met.
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Sep
01
Posted by nickcross2000
Video Test
Although this does not have anything to do with the Outdoor Alliance, I thought it would be cool to post some video on our blog. Maybe we can start collecting video when we have service projects and social activities!
LaterOn-
Nick
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