Category: Club Meeting

Mar 17 2011 March 17, 2011 March 17, 2011 by Austin Fenwick

Workday and Club Meeting: April 9th at BCNP

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Come out and help us build the trail!

Hello Cape Fear SORBA. The club has a few announcements to make.

CAPE FEAR SORBA ELECTIONS
First off it is time for elections for the New Year. We are accepting nominations for all positions as follows: Treasurer, Secretary, Vice-President, and President.

Please email all nominations to Barry Wray at: wrayb@uncw.edu

We will be accepting nominations for these positions from now until the April 2nd. Election day will be April 9th.

WORKDAY AND CLUB MEETING APRIL 9TH AT BRUNSWICK NATURE PARK
Speaking of Election Day, that day will also be the day we have a large workday at the Brunswick County Nature Park. We are currently in the process of cutting in the new beginner trail using mini-excavators and once that is done we will need manpower to help with the actual shaping and forming of the new trail. Want to see what we have done so far? Check out our video and blog post here: https://capefearsorba.org/?p=281

We don’t want this to be just a regular workday though. We would like this to be a family friendly day! Bring the family out to the park to enjoy the beautiful spring weather and help us build the next segment of trail that will be the most family friendly beginner trail in our region. For the meeting we will be providing hamburgers and hotdogs as well as drinks. Everyone is encouraged to bring side dishes along for everyone to enjoy!

MEETING DETAILS: THE WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE AND WHY!
The workday will begin at 9am at the last parking lot farthest from the entrance to the park across from the picnic shelter. We will be moving dirt around and shaping/forming the new trail. Please bring shovels and rakes with you. The club will provide additional tools. The workday will run from 9-5 that day and you can show up anytime during the day to help, even if its just for an hour or two. Remember you have to be a Cape Fear SORBA member to participate in the workday. Fun Fact: You can now join CFSORBA directly from our website navigation bar! We also encourage your to bring the family out with you to simply enjoy the park.

The club meeting, with elections as the main focus of our agenda, will begin at approximately 5pm at the picnic shelter across from the parking lot. Hamburgers, hotdogs, and drinks will be provided by the club. We ask and encourage you to bring additional side-dishes to help supplement the meal! If you cannot attend the meeting you can also vote via email or stop and vote during the workday if you are able to be there for part of the day.

Please RSVP to the meeting so we know how much food to bring! Email Greg at: gregb@brinsonandsons.com to RSVP

DIRECTIONS
If coming from Wilmington, follow the signs across the bridge for US 17N/US 74. Take the exit for State Route 133/Southport/Oak Island and make a left off the exit ramp. Go approximately 7 miles and you will come to the Brunswick County Nature Park on your right. Enter the park and drive all the way to the very back where you will find a round parking lot across from a covered picnic shelter. That is the parking lot we will begin our day in. If you come later in the day someone will be stationed at either the parking lot or the picnic shelter to direct you.

QUESTIONS
If you have any questions concerning the workday/meeting please email President Greg Brinson (gregb@brinsonandsons.com) or Vice President Austin Fenwick (austincycles@gmail.com).

Thanks everyone, we hope to see you at the workday and/or meeting!
Austin Fenwick
Vice-President: Cape Fear SORBA
austincycles@gmail.com


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Feb 07 2011 February 7, 2011 February 21, 2011 by admin

Cape Fear SORBA Meeting 2/26/11

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I would like to invite everyone to the next CFSORBA meeting on Saturday February 26th from 3:00 pm to 5:00pm. We will discuss the upcoming races scheduled for the Blue Clay Bike Park and other current club issues including the new trails at the Brunswick County Nature Park. The meeting will be held at Blue Clay Bike Park.

Hope to see you at the meeting.

Greg Brinson
President
Cape Fear SORBA


Jan 31 2011 January 31, 2011 February 2, 2011 by JeremyC

UPDATE: Blue Clay Trail Care Crew Meeting from 1/25/2011

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From Barry Wray:

CFS had the first meeting of the Blue Clay Trail Care Crew on Monday 1/25/11. Twelve of us went over the attached PowerPoint presentation. We identified some items that we will be addressing in the coming months. The first item is to bring the beginner trail back to where it needs to be to accommodate beginner riders. We will continue to remove roots on the trail and bring in dirt and gravel to repair trail damage due to trail compaction from use over the last couple of years. We are planning to have a work day after we get enough dirt trucked in so hang tight on that but if you would like to help before then send me an email and I can meet you at the park and show you where to begin removing roots.

Another immediate item is some maintenance on a trail section that has become an issue. We may start working on that this week. I’ll send out an email when we have a day/time. One thing is for sure…we live in an area with no mountains and very little terrain so we have to have some (most) of our trail on flat ground and we will always be battling with issues like compaction, roots, and water. Mountain bike trails are composed of dirt…if the dirt has too much sand it will be good when we have wet conditions but too soft for dry conditions…if we have a trail with too much clay it will hold water and be wet and slick during rainy times which is not good but it will be good in dry conditions…BC is somewhere in between which is good and bad…so we face a long term battle (unless we give up and build a concrete sidewalk through the woods L) and we will have to try to stay ahead of changing conditions on the trail. IMBA offers advice on how to build a trail system to create good experiences for diverse visitors, minimize user conflict and environmental damage, and hold up in the future. Our goal is to follow their advice and create a unique trail that is challenging yet enjoyable for everyone.

I meet with Andy Johnson from New Hanover County Parks at BC last Friday. Andy reiterated the County’s commitment to BC (they have spent over $45,000 on the park in the last year).  He emphasized we need to identify issues at the park needing attention and submit proposals to him for solutions. He is committed to work on securing funding for the projects that are approved. Some of the projects we are working on now are:


  • Identify what additional signs are needed at the park. The County would like to see mileage markers in place. This has been a long time safety issue that we need to address. What signs would you like to see at the park?
  • Keep up with the monthly trail reports. I’ll be taking on this responsibility.
  • Andy offered a possible workday on April 16th with “free labor” from a local organization (we will have to look at this because we have a race scheduled for BC the next day)…more on this later.
  • Replace the standard portable bathroom with one with handicap access. This was a request by a CFS member that came up during our meeting.  Do you (or anyone you know that uses the park) have a special need?
  • Identify safety conditions around the park that need attention. Know of any?
  • We have submitted sealed engineer plans for changes that need to be made on the very first bridge on the trail. The County has committed to buying the wood we need as soon as we put together a materials list and forward it to them. Once we get the wood we will then start on the construction.  We will also be rebuilding some of the short crossovers on the trail and 1 or 2 more bridges. We have club members who have worked on other bridges but we can always use more help (especially skilled help!). If you can help with the construction let me know.
  • Begin plans for a picnic shelter at the park. Do you have any skills that you would like to volunteer to help plan and build a shelter?


If you are a Cape Fear SORBA member I consider you part of the “trail care crew” so please send me you suggestions. We will be looking for you at our club workdays…or working at the park when your schedule permits…or contributing to the park in whatever way best fits you.


Thanks for your commitment to CFS.

Barry A. Wray
Director CFS BC Trail Care Crew
Cape Fear SORBA


Downloads:
Cape Fear SORBA meeting 1_25_2011


Jan 24 2011 January 24, 2011 January 24, 2011 by JeremyC

UPDATE: Blue Clay Trail Care Crew Meeting

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From Barry Wray:

The first meeting of the Cape Fear SORBA Blue Clay Trail Care Crew will be Tuesday, January 25th (tomorrow) at 7:30 pm in room 1008 in the CIS building on the campus of UNCW. You should park in Lot M and walk to the Computer Information Systems Building.

Here is a link to a map of campus:
http://www.uncw.edu/ba/parking_trans/maps/FacStaff_parking.pdf

Lot M is a little hard to find on the map…an easy way to find it is to enlarge the map view to about 200% and look for the Bluethenthal Wildflower Preserve near the center of campus…lot M is adjacent to the Preserve with its entrance on Riegel Road. If that doesn’t work for you then try this…from College road take the Hurst Drive entrance…at the end of Hurst take a left on Hamilton Drive…when you are at the end of the Intramural Fields take a right on Riegel Road (as if you were going to a baseball game)…just after you past Price Drive (on your left) the entrance to Lot M will be on your left (just before you get to the baseball field).  You will park there and walk down Price Drive by the Wildflower Preserve to the CIS building (it is labeled CI on the map). There are entrances on all sides of the building. Room 1008 is on the first floor.

See you there,

Barry Wray
Blue Clay Trail Care Crew Director
Cape Fear SORBA