Corporate Connection
Mission Accomplishments
Kaiser Permanente becomes title sponsor of our centennial celebration By Sarah Gorecki, Development Director
Introducing Christian Green New Director of Publishing joins CMC staff
If you’ve been to any of our centennial celebration events this year, you’ve probably noticed Kaiser Permanente headlining as our title sponsor. The CMC has been hosting a series of events to celebrate our 100th birthday, including the February 11 Kickoff Gala and the April 28 Membership Hike and Group Photo in Estes Park. Next will be the July 21 Centennial Celebration Fest in Buena Vista, the Centennial 14er Challenge on September 8, and a few more. (To see the full list of events, visit www.cmc.org/centennial). We’re celebrating with an event every other month all year. This is only possible with the generous support of our centennial sponsors, including Kaiser Permanente.
By Katie Blackett
Christian Green joined the CMC staff in late January, when he was named Director of Publishing. In addition to overseeing CMC Press’s book publishing program, Green will serve as editor of Trail & Timberline, beginning with the Fall 2012 issue. Green comes to the CMC from ABCCLIO, a reference/academic publisher in Broomfield, Colorado, where he was most recently a development editor. During the past decade, he has held numerous positions,
including serving as an acquisitions, project, production, and managing editor, in both the book and magazine publishing industry. Before joining the CMC staff, he served on CMC’s press advisory board for two years and has been a CMC member since 2008. He is an avid hiker and snowshoer and is a graduate of CMC’s Wilderness Trekking School. Green holds a B.A. in history from Penn State University and a M.A. in English/ Publishing from Rosemont College. △
Stewards of the Land Conservation update
By Scott Braden, Director of Conservation
The Colorado Mountain Club conservation department is gearing up for another summer of hard work, serving the interests of its members and the broader recreating public. Our work focuses on four core areas: protecting wild places, defending
▲ Yampa River Canyon, Dinosaur National Monument. Scott Braden human-powered recreation, and promoting stewardship and recreational access. A century of engagement and conservation 8
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advocacy have brought the club respect and influence among policy-makers and land managers; the CMC strives to articulate a reasoned voice that balances our recreational needs with thoughtful conservation of our finite natural resources. In 2012, our stewardship program is on track to exceed our numbers from last year, both in quantity of volunteers and hours of service. Our positive impact on recreation resources has received recognition from local, state, and federal land management agencies. Ably led by Lisa Cashel, the stewardship program continues to support stewardship at the group level as well, providing resources for volunteer recruitment and strengthening partnerships with land managers across the state. The stewardship program will celebrate the club’s centennial with a July trail construction project at the Midland Hills trail system in Buena Vista, and a September trail mainte-
nance project on the historic Beaver Brook Trail in Golden. On May 2, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Governor John Hickenlooper announced the passage of the final, long-debated, Colorado Roadless Rule. The rule governs protections for 4.2 million acres of inventoried roadless lands on Colorado’s forests as a replacement to the 2001 national roadless rule implemented during the Clinton Administration. The CMC commends the Forest Service for greatly expanding the so-called upper-tier lands from half a million to1.2 million acres; upper-tier lands receive the highest level of protection under the rule. However, there are still exceptions in the rule that will allow for road building, and coal mine and ski area expansions into certain lands, that would have been protected under the national rule. These weaknesses to the Colorado rule have precluded our full support. △ To get involved in our conservation efforts or volunteer for our stewardship program, please visit www.cmc.org/conservation.
I asked Kaiser Permanente to summarize why they’re teaming up with the CMC by being our title sponsor. What I learned is that the Colorado Mountain Club is a valued partner because of our shared commitment to healthy lifestyles. Kaiser Permanente is a nonprofit organization with a long and robust vision statement. Among the list of things they value are environmental stewardship, community involvement, and active living. They envision a place where good health is a reality for all. Not a bad fit for the Colorado Mountain Club, whose members also value health and active living, as well as conserving the environment. Donna Lynne, DrPH, is president of Kaiser Permanente Colorado and a board member of the CMC. "I feel so lucky to live in Colorado where our beautiful mountains offer adventure and challenge. Active living is a key part of the Kaiser Permanente mission, and the CMC provides great opportunities to enjoy the outdoors and get moving. Our partnership with the club is a perfect fit. I was a rookie hiker when I joined the club and now I’ve climbed most of the fourteeners in Colorado and several peaks over 18,000 feet outside of the U.S."
You may see Kaiser Permanente involved with the CMC this year in ways other than the centennial, too. Jacque Maldonado, from the Kaiser Permanente Performance Nutrition Program, did a presentation at this year’s Mountain Fest called Nutrition for Endurance. Kaiser Permanente is helping to advertise our local stewardship projects through their employee networks. And throughout the year, Kaiser Permanente physician Dr. Sean Haney will be sharing his thoughts as an official CMC guest blogger about the outdoors, childhood obesity, the importance of stewardship, preparing to climb, nutrition, wellness, and his passion for the outdoors and being active. Help us thank Kaiser Permanente for helping make our centennial year a fabulous one. Next time you see one of their doctors or staff, tell them “thank you” from all of us at the CMC. △ ◀ Erin Woelfel and Margaret Turner, both employees of Kaiser Permanente, relax after some trail restoration work on Greys and Torreys peaks. Turner is a CMC member and instructor.
Hit the High Country
CMC Press releases two new pack guides By Christian Green, Director of Publishing
Two new pack guides—The Best Grand Junction Hikes and Rocky Mountain Wildflowers—are now available from CMC Press. Members of the Western Slope group of the CMC, including project manager and professional photographer Rod Martinez, selected the 20 best hikes around Grand Junction, then hiked, described, photographed, and mapped the routes. Each trail description includes a map reference, elevation gain (or loss), a difficulty rating for the route, round-trip distance, nearest landmark, and estimated time to complete the hike. CMC members James Ells, a retired associate professor of horticulture at Colorado State University, who has spent a lifetime identifying and cataloging Rocky Mountain wildflowers, and Marlene Borneman, a photographer and adventure guide, have selected the 150 most “showy,” beautiful, colorful, and striking wildflowers based on years of observation. Each plant is described by its common name, its scientific name, and then by the appearance of the stem, leaves, and flower and the most likely plant life zones where the flower may be found. You can order these two beautifully illustrated pack guides or any CMC Press book from the online store at www.cmc.org/store, or we can take your order over the phone at 303-279-3080 (in Colorado) or toll free at 800-633-4417. △ Trail & Timberline
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