Traylor Ranch Nature Reserve

TRAYLOR RANCH NATURE RESERVE

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THE GIFT OF LAND !
Equestrian Trails - Bird Sanctuary - Nature -
Wildlife Reserve
90 Acres of Prime Recreational Land located in Penryn California, about 2 miles from Loomis, 3 miles from Rocklin, 6 miles from Newcastle and about 7 miles from Roseville.

ALERT

There has been a new sighting of a mountain lion at Traylor Ranch this morning, March 30. People need to be aware. Anywhere deer can be found it is in the territory of a mountain lion.

People need to be aware of how to act around a mountain lion. Here is a good reference.

Be on the look out. And if you see anything out of the ordinary, please do not hesitate contacting me. Dave Faoro - Traylor Ranch Committee Chairman dave_lbha@Faoro.us
916-803-5654

PRINTABLE MAP OF TRNR AND DIRECTIONS

DONATE TO LBHA or TRAYLOR RANCH.
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TRNR DONOR LIST

TRAYLOR RANCH DONATIONS
Donations as of 2/21/2015
$ 75, 205.97

over 10,000 volunteer hrs
& 2000 equipment hrs.
List of Donors List of Volunteer Hours
(File requires Acrobat Reader)

TRAYLOR RANCH LATEST INFO
By Dave Faoro

Traylor Ranch Work Day Reminder - Saturday MAY 26 - 8am - 12 noon.

Workday number three down for the year on Sat-urday May 26. This was the Saturday of Memorial Weekend and therefore it was a light turnout.

Clelia Jocoy and Dave Faoro on tractor mowing, Mary Westfall and Jennifer Wright diligently came out to haul a wheel barrow around filling gopher holes and trimming those crazy blackberry limbs which I could swear reach out and grab you as you go by. And thanks to Sue Stack for berry pruning.

I expect some additional volunteers who could not make it this weekend to come out over the next week.

We still have some areas to mow and weed wack, so don't be surprised if you go out this next week and find some trails needing some work.

The trails all seem to be in good shape, so get out and enjoy.

Our next work day as usual is the fourth Saturday of the month, which is Saturday June 28 from 8-12am.

This will be the time of the year when the berry vines grow like crazy and so we could use addi-tional workers to prune them. If you have hedge clippers they work great.

Of course we'll also need a crew of weed wackers.

Please mark your calendar now.

If anyone has any questions on TRNR, please don't hesitate to drop me a note.

Dave Faoro
TRNR Committee Chairman
dave_lbha@faoro.us Mobile: 916.803.5654

Here's the online donation form you can print and mail in.

http://www.garlic.com/~lbha/TraylorForm.htm

Or just send your Check or Money Order made out to LBHA with TRNR in the memo section to: LBHA P.O. BOX 2326 Loomis CA 95650. Remember, LBHA is a 501c3 public charity so check with your tax advisor, your donation is probably tax deductible.

Dave

lbha@faoro.us (916) 663-3437

Our workdays go from March to about September or October, the 4th Saturday of the month. Time is from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.Watch for the Date Bring mowers, weed-eaters, shovels, rakes, wheel barrows, clippers, gloves, and water to drink.

There will be WORK DAYS at the Reserve one Saturday each each month from 8 am to noon . Meet at the driveway next to 1910 English Colony Way in Penryn. All interested, enthusiastic workers can come and work all or part of the day. There is always MOWING to be done. Each of the picnic areas are being assigned to individuals who can come out and mow on their own time and not during a work day. Workers can bring gloves, hammers, chain saws, saw horses, shovels, tractors with mowers or scrappers, and a good work ethic.

TRAYLOR RANCH WORKDAYS OF 2008 Starting in March

The first Traylor Ranch Nature Reserve workday will be the 4th Saturday of the month, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Mother Nature has been good to us with the rain and the sun and has grown a good crop of grass. We will be mowing trails, picnic areas and the grinding rocks area as well as weed eating around the signs and rocks where the mowers can't reach. Please come help spruce things up and make the trails easier to traverse. Bring mowers, weed-eaters, gloves, shovels (for filling rodent holes) water and lots of good humor. We always have fun, do good work and leave the place looking all the better for our efforts. Come one, come all! See you there!

Call Linda or Jerry Potter at 916-652-5339 for more information until January 1, 2009 then call Dave Faoro at 916-663-3437 dave_lbha@faoro.us

Completed Traylor Ranch House - The house has been rented out to a individual that can keep a watch over the reserve. An extra set of eyes to keep it safe.

TRAYLOR RANCH NATURE RESERVE HOUSE

COME ONE, COME ALL!!! The house at the Traylor Ranch Nature Reserve is finished and the Open house completed. We now have a renter in the living in the home. Below are the credits all those who donated to the project and worked on the project!! Please frequent their businesses as a way of thanking them for their contributions. Over $20,000 worth of materials were donated by those listed and we have more to list in the future.

Individuals who donated items so far have been Karen Schwab, Perry Spetz, Janet Stickler, and Gina and Steve Taylor and Annette Nylander. Individuals who have donated time to help with the house project are Wes Babcock, Frank Henderson Annette Nylander, Kathy Dombrowski, Helen Peterson, Jan Powers, Janet Stickler, Mary Westfall, Jennifer Wright, Linda and Jerry Potter, Kevin Schmelzer, Deren Ross, Dennis Marling. Hopefully I haven’t left out anyone who has helped with the house. Let me know if I left anyone off this list!

More to come, but a huge thanks to these companies and individuals. Come and see the companies’ products in the completed house. As soon as all these names are complied we will list them in the

newsletter. Kevin Schmelzer will be carving on rocks all the names of the companies and individuals who helped with this project. These rocks will be permanently displayed at Traylor Ranch Nature Reserve as a way of thanking them for their help.

We will also be inviting all the companies, workers and volunteers who helped bring this project to fruition to a special Open House so we can thank them personally for their donations, time and commitment. It takes a village …! Thanks especially to Placer County and all their workers who made this happen!

I think Art and Helene Traylor would be proud of this community endeavor. Helene is now residing in Peru, Illinois and is receiving updates and pictures of our progress. Anyone who would like to write her to thanks her for this generous donation of land, or send her pictures of you and your horse enjoying the trails, her address is 1101 31^st Street, Peru, Illinois, 61354. I’m sure she would love to hear from you and see some pictures!

The next Traylor Ranch workday will be The last Saturday of March, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Bring weed-eaters, mowers, shovels, rakes, pruners, gloves and water. We could use lots of weed-eaters to trim up around the smaller trees. Come help us clear the trails before winter sets in. See you then!

These dates are always the last Saturday of the month from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

John Ramirez, Placer County Parks Administrator, Annette Nylander, LBHA member, Michael Loden, Sierra College student photographer and Tim Arndt, Placer County Parks Superintendent with the poster for which Michael Loden took the pictures and Kathleen Fenton (not pictured) designed.

A LITTLE HISTORY

On February 10, 1998 the Board of Supervisors approved the Traylor Ranch Nature Reserve. Hurrah! The same afternoon, Supervisor Robert Weygandt and Placer County Parks Department representatives presented a granite plaque to the Traylor’s in recognition of their donation. This plaque will be mounted on a granite slap at the entrance to the Reserve. We are very grateful to the Traylor's for this generous donation of almost 90 acres. They also donated $1,000.00 to the Traylor Ranch Nature Reserve Fund to help with the project.

Loomis Basin Horsemen's Association, a non-profit information and awareness organization founded in 1983 dedicated to trails, the arena at the Park and the Rural Life Style. LBHA will be maintaining and managing the Nature Reserve with the help of the Sierra Foothill Audubon Society, other volunteer groups and friends. LBHA is now looking for chairmen to head both the Fund-raising Committee and the Maintenance Committee.

If you are interested, please contact Dave Faoro (916) 663-3437. Dave is heading the Master Plan Committee .

Here's a map of how to get to the Traylor Ranch Nature Reserve.

LBHA will be in charge of volunteer workers to provide maintenance and scheduling of of the Property. Trails will be mowed throughout the Ranch. We are hoping to get everyone involved from 4-H, Birders, Walkers and Joggers both as workers and with financial help. LBHA will provide volunteers to help with the maintenance of the Preserve.

There is a lot to be done - and now that the Reserve is a fact, we shall begin. A mailer for
more donations will be sent out soon. Any suggestions for businesses who might be willing
to donate materials and or $$$$, should be passed on to the above listed numbers.

Map of Traylor Ranch Nature Reserve

TRAYLOR RANCH NATURE RESERVE WORKDAYS

4^th Saturday of the Month - 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon ,
For work days we need mowers and weed-eaters, rodent hole filler-uppers and glass and metal picker-uppers!!! Bring buckets, gloves, magnets, rakes, weed-eaters, riding mowers, shovels and water to drink. See you there! Directions to Traylor Ranch Nature Reserve: From Loomis: Turn onto King Road and cross the railroad tracks. Continue along King Road until you come to Humphrey Road which T's into King from the right. Turn right onto Humphrey Road. Continue along Humphrey Road until it T's. Turn left (this is still Humphrey Road) go a little way and then turn right (this is the only way you can go). You will pass by the horse trailer parking lot to the Reserve. Keep going straight on Humphrey until it T's again. This is English Colony Road. Turn left onto English Colony. Go about 600 feet and on the left are two green gates. This is the maintenance road. Turn left and come through the gates. If people aren't right by these gates, continue driving to the center of the reserve.

We need you again in order to keep the reserve a great place to ride and hike. Thanks! We will meet at 8:00 a.m. and work until noon. Even if you can come for only part of that time, we will be glad to put your talents to use. See you Saturday!

COUNTY STARTS DRIP SYSTEM AT TRAYLOR NATURE RESERVE

The county maintenance crew mowed the center area and is now mowing the grass where they will be installing the drip system’s pipelines. Please don’t ride/walk on these newly mowed areas – stay on the marked trails. These new areas have been mowed only to make the installation of the drip system possible. This drip system will enable the newly planted trees to thrive and grow to shade and add beauty to the reserve. We appreciate your cooperation in this effort.

Conservation News: Traylor Ranch Nature Reserve

TRNR IS seeking someone to inventory the existing vegetation and someone interested in doing a photographic journal of seasonal and long term changes. For more information, please call Deren Ross (530-885-9740) or Ernie Riley (916-663-2886).

Watch this spot for future updates on Reserve Activities

Donations for this project may be sent to LBHA at P.O. Box 2326 Loomis CA 95650. Please put TRNR in the memo section. Remember, all donations to the Traylor Ranch Nature Reserve are tax deductible and definitely is definitely a worthy cause. For more information on the Reserve call Linda Potter at 652-5339. Or by E-mail to lbha@vfr.net Please put Traylor Ranch in the Subject line.

DONATION FORM

Traylor Ranch, 90 acres where Equestrian Trails and a Bird Sanctuary are being developed

Tax Deductible Donations to the Traylor Ranch Reserve may be made to LBHA. Send your check made out to LBHA and put "Traylor Ranch Nature Reserve" or TRNR in the memo section.

Mail your check to LBHA P.O. Box 2326, Loomis CA 95650.

Funds will be put into a Trust fund for maintenance of the Traylor Ranch Preserve Only. LBHA will list donations at this WEB SITE as they are received.

Send us a note, we would love to hear from you
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Updated 03/07/16 - Visitor
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