Mariposa County Trails Day is coming up!
May 12, 2022 - Mariposa County is celebrating its Trails on Saturday, June 4th at the Mariposa Arts Park, and everyone is invited! All features of the new event are free and outdoors.
Over twenty groups- federal, county, and community- have come together to showcase their connection and support for our trails. Trails are a big part of our community’s health, happiness, lifestyle, and appeal, and they are for all of us. This celebration now is a great way to enjoy our renewed mobility and recreation. And we owe some thanks to our favorite trails in this pandemic!
Morning Program:
Starting at 9:00 A.M.: Booths for the Southern Sierra Miwuk, Public Health, Planning Department, USFS/BLM/NPS-Yosemite, Mariposa Trails, Arts Council, Sierra Foothill Conservancy, Audubon, a mountain bike club, two equestrian groups, Master Gardeners, and others will offer information. Keep it Wild, will be holding a drawing for free Merced River rafting trips courtesy of our local rafting outfit: Zephyr Whitewater.
Our speaker program begins at 10:00 A.M. with thirteen participants covering the full range of related subjects from heritage to health, from original poetry to original music, from safety to maintenance, and from past efforts to today’s planning. We are exploring the word “Trail” in its broadest meanings. This event is also part of National Trails Day. Our event will showcase the Stockton Creek Preserve trails and the expanding Mariposa Creek Parkway. Water is provided courtesy of the Health Department and for food, snacks and a Hispanic food truck will be nearby.
Afternoon Activities:
After a break for lunch (12:30 P.M. - 1:30 P.M.) we have eight afternoon activities for more hands-on appreciation of our trails: Birding, plein air painting, mountain biking, a docent guided walk in the Preserve, Planning Department scoping walks (2), native plants, mule packing (on Hwy 49 & 10th), and a dry land hands on fly-fishing experience. People may sign up for these activities in the am at the appropriate booth or register on-line.
And for those who need more they can stay on at the Art Park for live music by The Trespassers that evening from 7:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. and/or stop by the Grove House on Fifth Street where a celebration of Mariposa Pride is scheduled.
Mariposa County Trails Day is a brand-new event, and we know it will be entertaining and educational. It is only possible with the sponsorship of The Mariposa County Board of Supervisors, The Upper Merced River Watershed Council, The Rotary Club, our Tourism Bureau, Sierra Tel Internet, and the considerable efforts of our partner, Mariposa County Arts Council. MCAC is producing a chapbook of poems written for this occasion by mostly younger and some slightly older folks with a passion for trails. The staff for this event is your all volunteer Mariposa County Trails Day Steering Committee.
In partnership with Mariposa County Arts Council.
For more details, see our website at MariposaTrailsDay.org or visit our Facebook page.
Contact by phone at 209.819.7544, or email: mctdsteeringcommittee@gmail.corn.
Special thanks to our sponsors: Yosemite Mariposa County Tourism Bureau, Mariposa County, Sierra Telephone, Upper Merced River Watershed Council, and Mariposa Yosemite Rotary.
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