Winter Trails Fun
This weekend is going to be a B-E-A-Utiful one for all that enjoy getting outdoors during this time of year in Chautauqua County! With the latest storms passing through from the Midwest this week, there is ample snow for everyone to play in. While you are out this weekend, enjoying the deep snow throughout the county, take a moment to check out these little blue Snowy Owl signs scattered across the snowmobile trails. Many of these signs are placed at trail junctions, road crossings and trail heads, and each tell a stellar story about the natural history or a historical happening at each...
Read MoreCurrent Snow Depth
Many snowmobile trails are open and folks are out on their sleds, hiking and skiing across the wintry landscape in Chautauqua County. Here’s our current regional snow depth – this is more like it! Have you used our educational, conservation-minded and natural history based winter trails cell phone tour? http://rtpi.org/conservation/winter-trails-cell-phone-tour/
Read MoreLet it Snow!
This storm looks promising for all of us that have been patiently waiting for more snow. Snowmobile trails have yet to open this season and so we have all been doing our snow dances in hopes of being able to get out for a ride and use the newly expanded “Nature at Your Fingertips” snowmobile cell phone tour spread across Chautauqua County. The trails need about 12 inches of snow to compact down to 3 inches of base using the clubs large fleet of groomers. So let’s keep our fingers crossed and as always, be safe and have fun in this winter wonderland! Elyse Henshaw...
Read MoreWinter trails cell phone tour signage erection
Here you see Rodney Sandberg, the Safety Coordinator of the Chautauqua Lake Snowmobile Club, and RTPI’s Conservation Technician Elyse Henshaw erecting signs for our winter trails cell phone tour in Stockton State Forest last month. Be sure to check out that page and find our signs to enjoy the mobile tour which opens this week along with snowmobile season when you’re enjoying Chautauqua County’s beautiful snowy season.
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