The October “2nd Saturday” volunteer event is canceled due to bad weather, although we’re grateful to have the rain.
Hope to see everyone at our next event, Saturday November 10th!
October Volunteer Day canceled!
October is the perfect time to volunteer!
Please join our team Saturday October 13th 2018 at the Claremont Wilderness Park!
Our Second Saturday of month volunteers will greet visitors to the park, provide maps/directions and reinforce desirable park behavior.
Hike the Loop! Volunteers are welcome to hike the loop, pick up trash and assist park visitors with information along the way.
- Two shifts (6:30-8:30 AM and 8:30-10:30 AM) at the Main Gate.
- We meet for a brief information and safety training session at the Euro Café (Mills and Baseline) at 6:15 or 8:15 and then carpool to the entrance.
- Volunteers will receive free T-shirts on the second day they volunteer!
Please email Vicki Salazar (vickisalazar01@gmail.com) to let us know which shift you are available to volunteer on October 13th and if you are interested in future opportunities. We look forward to hearing from you!
For more Volunteer Information, please contact:
Vicki Salazar – vickisalazar01@gmail.com
or Meg Mathies – mmathies@scrippscollege.edu
Invasive plant mapping underway
Vicki Salazar records an invasive plant occurrence with the CalFlora Observer Pro iPhone app. ©Nancy Hamlett.
Vicki Salazar checks out an unknown grass. ©Nancy Hamlett.
The Friends are currently mapping invasive plants in the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park, and Saturday morning we mapped invasives along the first section of the Cobal Canyon Trail. This is what the resulting map on CalFlora looks like:
If you go the actual CalFlora page, you can click on a dot and see details of each observation, including photos and number of plants. There are a lot of invasive plants along the Cobal Canyon trail, and in fact the Master Plan noted that Cobal Canyon had the highest number of different invasive species.
If you would like to help with the mapping effort, please contact us at info@friendsofthewildernesspark.org, and we’ll contact you to sign you up for instruction and mapping.
CHWP Parking Fees to Increase
Effective October 1, parking fees will be increasing at the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park. The City of Claremont just sent out the following announcement:
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CLAREMONT HILLS WILDERNESS PARK
CHWP Parking Fee Changes
As part of the City of Claremont’s recently adopted Fee Schedule, parking fees for the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park (CHWP) and Thompson Creek Trail (TCT) parking lots will be changing effective October 1, 2018.
Single Use Four Hour Parking Permit
- Saturdays and Sundays opening until 10:00 a.m., $7.00
- All other days and times, $5.00
The 2018 Annual permits will remain valid in both lots and residential permits will remain valid in the Thompson Creek Trail parking lot.
Claremont Hills Wilderness Park 2019 Annual Pass and the 2019-21 Claremont Resident Pass will be available beginning December 3, 2018 at City Hall and the Alexander Hughes Community Center.
- The 2019 CHWP Annual Permits will be $140 and may be used in the north or south parking lots with no restrictions.
- FREE Resident permits may be used in the south parking lot by the Thompson Creek Trail entrance only.
For a list of frequently asked questions regarding the Wilderness Park and Thompson Creek Trail parking permits, please visit the City’s website under Wilderness Park.
For more information, visit www.ci.claremont.ca.us.
Please join our 2nd Saturday Program!
On the second Saturday of every month, Friends volunteers greet visitors to the park, provide maps, directions, water for hikers and dogs, and reinforce desirable park behavior. Volunteers are welcome to hike the loop, pick up trash, and assist park visitors with information along the way.
The next opportunity will be October 13 – please join us!
We have two 2-hr shifts in the morning at the Main Gate. Before each shift, volunteers meet for a brief information and safety training session at the Euro Café (Mills and Baseline) then carpool to the entrance.
Volunteers will receive free T-shirts (see above!) on the second day they volunteer!
Friends of the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park 