David Dawson

Aug 132016
 
 August 13, 2016
For The UU Mile Today, Thirteen Was A Lucky Number!

Thirteen was a very lucky number today for the UU mile of the American River Parkway, because that’s the number of fine folks who showed up this morning to clean it up. There was much work to be done, but our willing and hard-working crew got right into the job, pulled out a surprising amount

Aug 092016
 
 August 9, 2016
Parkway UU Mile Cleanup This Saturday, Aug. 13

Hi, All, It’s deep summertime and the UU mile of the American River Parkway definitely needs some TLC.  As requested by the Parkway Foundation of the stewards of each mile, I spent about 3 hours last week documenting the “condition” of our area of responsibility.  Unsightly evidence of summertime use was easy to find, and

Jul 092016
 
 July 9, 2016
Record Crew of 17 Out To Clean The UU Parkway Mile!

Hi, All, Three cheers to each of the 17 spirited folks who came out to clean up the UU mile of the American River Parkway this morning! What a treat it was to see so many experienced hands today, and five new “first timers” who did a wonderful job of leaving the UU mile in

Jun 112016
 
 June 11, 2016
UU Parkway Mile Cleanup Job Well Done Again!

Here’s a hearty “Huzzah!” to a wonderful crew of folks who showed up today to clean up the UU mile of the American River Parkway!  With so many of our regular Parkway Stewards away at Camp Norge this weekend, only a light turnout was expected for today’s cleanup activity.  Surprise!  Thirteen UU’s did an amazing job of picking

Jun 062016
 
 June 6, 2016
Shall We Gather At The River?  UU Parkway Mile Cleanup This Saturday

Inexplicably I awoke this morning with the title line from the old gospel song “Shall We Gather At The River” in my head.  Pretty strange for a guy who didn’t grow up singing songs like that, and is not likely to be singing them downstream.  But a reminder it was that this next Saturday is

May 142016
 
 May 14, 2016
Twelve UUs Made A Difference On The Parkway Today!

A fine crew of twelve came out today to clean up the UU mile of the American River Parkway! With several of our “regulars” having other obligations, I expected a small group to gather for our monthly cleanup.  Guess again, Dave!  John Abbott, Lucas Cahn-Evans, Margaret Licha, Tamara and Roger Olson, and Eric Ross were experienced hands who

May 102016
 
 May 10, 2016
UUSS Parkway Mile Cleanup Saturday, 5/14/16

Second Saturday is on the horizon again with another chance for us to make a difference by picking up trash on the UU Mile of the American River Parkway. After the rains, the beautiful weather we’re having ensures that many people will have visited our mile, and some of them will have left behind much

Apr 232016
 
 April 23, 2016
Wow!  Great UU Mile Cleanup Today!

Wow, indeed! The American River Parkway received significant TLC today from ten fine folks who worked hard to restore the UU Mile to pristine condition. In our crew today were Mark Gray, Margaret Licha, Terry McLean, Roger and Tamara Olson, Patricia Pratt, Larry Shaw, Linda Tanforan and Jeff Voeller. When the deed was done we

Apr 212016
 
 April 21, 2016
Makeup UU Mile Cleanup This Saturday

Hi, All, We missed our regularly scheduled cleanup of the UU Mile last Second Saturday because of rain, but let’s make up for it and give it a go this coming Saturday, April 23. The oracles of meteorology say we’ll get some showers on Friday, but Saturday will be a lovely 73 degrees. We’ll meet,

Apr 082016
 
 April 8, 2016

Regrettably we have a forecast for steady rain during the time of our scheduled cleanup of the UU mile of the Parkway tomorrow. And so I’ll go ahead and cancel tomorrow’s activity and look forward to getting together with you under more favorable conditions. On Saturday, April 16 I’ll be camping in Big Sur with