Thank you

We are still carrying loans amounting to about $17,000. Once these are retired, we can focus on the work and upgrades which will enable us to fulfill our goals, have cash flow, and no longer rely on donations!

 The year-round flow of Musick Creek ranges from low volume in late summer to hundreds of cubic feet/second in springtime! Our creek crossing is beautiful, on solid bedrock which is fortuitous, but there are times we would not dare attempt to drive across. We can walk across on logs if we feel adventurous, but even when the crossing is manageable, it is not great to foul our stream by driving through it constantly. One 50' railroad flatcar will span our crossing safely and securely with no midspan support required.

We always have projects for our volunteers. This land is our garden. We plant native plant species, we prune and thin, and we maintain our roads. We have much trail work to do, which is its own gift on so many levels. We could use some hardhats, safety vests, hand tools, ear/eye protection, etc. 

In California they used to say "Whiskey is for drinkin; water is for fightin over!"   We happen to be rich in this most precious commodity (water, not whiskey.) With our year round stream and many beautiful springs all up and down our mountain, we are not likely to ever want for it. Whether we  are using stream water (we most likely have senior riparian rights over the hydro companies, should we choose to invoke them) or any combination of our abundant springs, we will need tanks, lines, filters, solar pumps, etc.