Wednesday, July 8, 1:00 p.m. Inter Local at Sondreson Hall, hosted by the North Fork Preservation Association. Preceded at 10:00 a.m. by a Firewise meeting and at noon by a potluck with hamburgers and sauces provided by Glacier Institute. Be there! Questions: 888-5084.

The “Firewise meeting” mentioned above is a Fire Mitigation Committee workshop. The workshop will assess the status of federal, state and private wildfire mitigation efforts on the North Fork six years after the Wedge Canyon fire.  Agency representatives will consider what's been done and what remains to be done.

Saturday, July 25. North Fork Preservation Association annual meeting. Pot luck at 5:00pm. Business meeting and elections at about 6:30 p.m. 7:30pm program features Cristina Eisenberg of Oregon State University with a PowerPoint presentation titled “Trophic Cascade and Wolves.” All are welcome.

These events are sponsored by the North Fork Landowners’ Association. See their web site (http://www.nflandowners.com) for further details and listings of more activities, including cycling and canoeing/kayaking/rafting trips. For the hikes listed below, do not just show up, let them know you are coming.

Monday, July 13, 8:30 a.m. Hike to Link Lake; 3.5mi, easy. Meet at Red Meadow Creek & North Fork roads. Contact Linda Pittman, 888-5319.

Saturday, July 25, 8:30 a.m. Mount Thompson-Seton hike, 11mi, strenuous. Meet at Whale Creek & North Fork roads. Contact Linda Pittman, 888-5319.

Sunday, August 2, 11:00 a.m. Community Float from north end of Wurtz Airstrip to Sondreson Meadow. For further information or to arrange shuttle, call Gerry Stearns at 752-7985.

Wednesday, August 19, 8:00 a.m. Nasukoin Mountain hike, 12-plus mi, strenuous. Meet at Red Meadow Creek & North Fork roads. Contact Linda Pittman, 888-5319.