Calpine makes large donation to Friends of Boggs Mountain; funds to assist trail building
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Calpine Corp. has awarded a $20,000 check to the Friends of Boggs Mountain for the purchase of a mini excavator to assist in the building of trails in Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest.
Calpine presented the check to the FOBM Board of Directors at Mountain High Coffee in Cobb on Jan. 16.
Friends of Boggs Mountain members said the trail building excavator, a Bobcat E10, will be an incredible asset when rebuilding the trails destroyed in the forest during the Valley fire in 2015.
The group partnered with Cal Fire by signing a memorandum of understanding allowing Friends of Boggs Mountain to lead the trail rebuild project.
Friends of Boggs Mountain, under the guidance of Cal Fire, will work with nonprofits representing all user groups.
The Friends thanked Calpine “for supporting our community and your efforts in bringing back outdoor recreation to Boggs Mountain State Forest.”
Trail work is scheduled to begin in early 2019.
“We look forward to working with community volunteers to rebuild the trails over the next few years,” Friends of Boggs Mountain said in a statement on the donation. “We’ve all missed our trails, and it will be delightful to return to the outdoors and the trails in Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest again.”
Visit the Friends of Boggs Mountain Facebook page for information on future volunteer trail work days. You can also email Friends of Boggs Mountain at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with specific questions.