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Summary of Spring 2010 Work


Another busy Spring. Our trail mileage was down due to the number of workdays that had to be devoted to maintenance. Next time you're out in marginal conditions trying to decide whether or not to ride, please remember that these maintenance days take away from building new trail. Here's a... Read more

Tags: summary, workday, 2010, spring

Clif Bar Grant Purchase In Action


Last year we received a $500 grant from Clif Bar to purchase a Stihl Yard Boss. I'd seen Glenn using it at workdays at Lost Valley, Creve Coeur and Greensfelder, but those were all on relatively small sections. Here, we took it out to the Dogwood... Read more

Tags: Greensfelder, clif bar grant, maintenance, grant, trail tools, tools, yard boss, Stihl

Ticked Off


Last year, after one of our members came down with erlichiosis from an encounter with some ticks on the Ozark Trail, I decided to find out some more information about ticks and the consequences of their bites. Luckily for us,... Read more

Tags: ticks, prevention, disease, lyme disease

Greensfelder Figure 9 Epic


Ok, so it's not a Figure 9, and it's not exactly an epic-- yet. Give us some more time on that part. Nevertheless, you can now get in a ride right in your own backyard that until recently, would have had you driving a fairly long way.

There's less than a week until the... Read more

Tags: Greensfelder, Greensfelder Challenge, 2010, figure 9, united federation of dirt, singletrack

More Greensfelder Fun


We spent this past Saturday finishing off the addition of a brand new 3/4 mile section of the DeClue trail (thanks Americorps!), armoring some muddy problem spots, and deberming a long stretch of trail. Most of this was done in preparation for the Greensfelder Challenge Race on May 8th.... Read more

Tags: Greensfelder, fundraiser, united federation of dirt, race, drj racing

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