Friends of Weiser State Forest Roaring Creek Tract

Today, 4/28/21, Weiser State Forest will be conducting a prescribed burn on 112 acres at the Roaring Creek Tract. This unit is in a grouse priority area identif...ied by the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Scrub oak can be found in the burn unit and will benefit greatly from using this management practice. The goal of this burn is promote early successional habitat to benefit wildlife species, and especially the state bird, the ruffed grouse. See more

DCNR is doing a controlled burn today in the below area marked in red. The trails between the bucket and the yellow gate will not be effected. Boot leg and a section of big mountain will be closed for today. Enjoy the beautiful day and stay safe.

Thanks to the group of people who helped with our trail day yesterday. A new section of trail was created and other trails were cleaned up and trimmed.

Tomorrow is the day! The day is finally here!Hope everyone can sleep tonight on the eve of another epic FORC (Friends of Roaring Creek)trail work day. With that being said let’s go over a few specifics for tomorrow. Meeting... - Meet at the yellow gate in Natalie off of Rt 54 for 8am. If you have issues finding the location contact 570-850-6827. - please be punctual we will be parking on DCNR property and must close and lock gate behind us. Tools - bring hand tools: rakes, hand saws, hand pruners. We will have some avaible but it’s always better to bring what you are comfortable using. - some points of the trail are remote so what ever you bring plan on carrying it for at least a mile during the day. What to wear - it’s a new trail build so dress to walk through brush. Long sleeves, pants, boots, and work gloves would be a good start. - bring something to carry water. Hard work requires hydration. Bottles of water will be available but will not always be accessible due to lay out of trail. Who can attend? EVERYONE! Group members, non members, potential future member, trail enthusiasts, anyone who is willing to volunteer will be met with open arms, a bottle of water, and a direction to put their trail work enthusiasm towards. Just keep in mind this will be a semi remote trail work location. Be prepared to do a good bit of hiking that will involve ascending and descending a mountain side with varying ground conditions. Hope to see everyone tomorrow and enjoy your weekend.

Great news everyone! The logistics for the up coming trail work day this Saturday were approved. The meeting spot will be the parking lot with the yellow gate in Natalie right off rt 54 at 8am. DCNR approved volunteer parking on property to accommodate everyone. We will be working on a NEW TRAIL (yes, you read that correctly)a new addition to the already amazing Roaring Creek Tract. ... Want to find out where the trail is going? Show up for the work day and find out. Hope to see everyone on Saturday.

The Friends of Weiser State Forest Roaring Creek Tract will host a trail work day on Saturday, April 24th. We will meet at 8:00 a.m. location to be announced next week. Trails in need of maintenance within our trail system will be tended to. More details to follow. Thank you.

Please consider donating/joining this group if you use the trail system on Big Mountain (Natalie) for hiking, biking, walking, etc. or simply want to invest in local recreation. We have an amazing trail system in our backyard! If you would like to become an official member of our group ($10 fee/donation) and be more involved in group activities, such as meetings and events, please visit the link below. Please enter 2020 membership in the comments section at the bottom of th...e payment page if you would like to join. Click HERE: Http://bit.ly/donatetoroaringcreekweiser You can also show your support by simply donating to the group. Thank you for your support!

The Nifty Nine of Natalie.

Volunteers worked through the rain this morning to install bridges and culverts on the Kline’s Reservoir Trail.

FORC will be having a trail work day this Saturday, September 26th. We plan to meet at the 42 parking lot near the Kline Reservoir @ 9 a.m. Hope to see you there!

Reminder: Friends of Weiser State Forest Roaring Creek Tract will be holding a public meeting on Wednesday, September 9th, at 6:30 p.m. at the Olde Stone at 2125 State Route 54, Coal Township, PA 17866 (near the Aqua PA water treatment plant and nearly opposite the DCNR parking lot). The meeting will take place outside, and a food truck will be on-site courtesy of the Rollin’ Stone Food Wagon. Some topics that will be addressed are: trail maintenance, future trail work days,... and group memberships. Hope to see you there.

Friends of Weiser State Forest Roaring Creek Tract will be holding a public meeting on Wednesday, September 9th, at 6:30 p.m. at the Olde Stone at 2125 State Route 54, Coal Township, PA 17866 (near the Aqua PA water treatment plant and nearly opposite the DCNR parking lot). The meeting will take place outside, and a food truck will be on-site courtesy of the Rollin’ Stone Food Wagon. Some topics that will be addressed are: trail maintenance, future trail work days, and group... memberships. Hope to see you there.

Our head of the trail crew (Shawn) has been busy improving and building new jumps and features. The trails have never been better!