UPDATE: April 26th, We are pushing start time back to 10AM in hopes the hard rain will have stopped. We still have projects that can be done in the damp. We need YOUR help. Thank you.
9AM at the front entrance of Pine Hill Park. We will be working to clean up the front entrance and do repair work to Exit Strategy. We have tools and gloves. Bring water and sunscreen.
Introducing our Gritty Girls Mountain Bike Club! Grades 3-8; Sundays from 1-3pm, 4/28/2019 – 6/2/2019. Dates may change due to weather.
Cost $35 for Rutland city residents; $46, non-residents. This all-girls club will encourage and promote confidence, knowledge and basic skills in a supportive team environment through games, group rides, and fun challenges.
Includes t-shirt. Equipment loan and/or bike discounts are available. Get ready to ride the trails!
An optional Killington Resort and Suicide Six day for riding will be available at a discounted rate.
Link for registration: https://register1.vermontsystems.com/wbwsc/vtrutland.wsc/search.html?module=AR&primarycode=230011
Women’s Mountain bike clinic for beginner/advanced beginner starts Thursday, April 25th at 6pm. Registration link: https://register1.vermontsystems.com/wbwsc/vtrutland.wsc/search.html?module=AR&primarycode=561041
Youth Mountain Bike group starts Thursday, June 6th at 6pm. Registration and more information: https://register1.vermontsystems.com/wbwsc/vtrutland.wsc/search.html?module=AR&primarycode=230011
2024 Community Work Day: Saturday, April 27th-9AM-noon. We will do a little bit of work in the front entrance to help Master Gardner’s out. We also have some trail tread repair work on Overlook to improve drainage. Meet at Giorgetti parking lot. We have tools, bring water, bug dope, sunscreen and gloves. Thanks and hope to see you there.
Yes Plan dates are being set by Rutland High School teachers now. Yes plan runs from May 31st until June 14th. Please contact us if you have folks who would like to join us. pinehillpartnership@gmail.com
VYCC will be joining us the first two weeks in July. We could always use extra hands to work with local high school students in the park. Work day is Monday-Thursday from 8-4pm. For more information email: pinehillpartnership@gmail.com
Dear Pine Hill Partnership Enthusiasts,
2018 was a great year on the trails. Please join us at our annual meeting to enjoy light dinner fare, a short recap of our projects and an introduction to our plans for 2019.
The meeting will start at 6pm, Monday, March 25th, at the Godnick Center at 1 Deer St. Rutland, VT.
We will have some excellent food including vegetarian fare to be consumed before the presentation. The meeting will begin with a short, required, business meeting. There will be a quick review of the 2018 accomplishments in the park and surrounding trails. We have a few guest speakers from surrounding trail systems giving us an update on their 2019 plans. Pine Hill Partnership will have some cool raffle prizes to give raffle off. Tickets are $5 each sold at the door. Afterwards, we plan to have an extended question and answer period and hope you will contribute ideas and suggestions that can be incorporated into the future Pine Hill Park trail projects, the Pine Hill Partnership organization itself, and surrounding trail networks.
As our organization grows, we are looking for a more diversified group to serve on a couple of committees. In particular, we have a fundraising project for 2019 and would like to make a concerted effort to increase our paid membership rolls. We are hoping some folks can join us on this project.
We are also looking for additional board members. The board generally meets six to eight times a year and we are looking for people with a range of interests. Some people might have a passion for trail work while others might have a focus on growing Pine Hill Partnership membership or on strategic planning. If you are interested in being a board member, please fill in the form below and include your qualifications and reasons why you would like to become actively involved in the Partnership so that we may share it with the membership before the annual meeting.
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Hope to see you there and big thanks for your support this year in our continued efforts to make these area trails so special.
Sincerely,
Andrew Shinn, Joel Blumenthal, Dave Jenne, Claus Bartenstein, Peggy Shinn and Shelley Lutz
Board of Directors
Bryan Sell
Executive Director
The spring of 2019, the Rutland City Recreation Department is offering a new all-girls mountain biking program. Check it out!
Gritty Girls Mountain Bike Club: Grades 3-8; Sundays from 1-3pm, 4/28/2019 – 6/2/2019. Dates may change due to weather. Cost $35 for Rutland city residents; $46, non-residents. This all-girls club will be friendly and fun. Confidence, knowledge, and basic skills will be gained in a supportive, team environment. Includes t-shirt. Equipment loan and/or bike discounts are available. Get ready to ride the trails!
