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completed two landmark trails. First there was the
Tuleyome Protects (continued from page 9) “marathon level” Berryessa Peak Trail which made
public with a nature-based lecture series, informative access to the peak (a point that had been landlocked
books and articles, as well as a variety of outdoor by private land for over 150 years) available to the
activities including community gardening, rafting and public. That was followed-up by the unique Pope-to-
hiking. The special Putah Trail (P2P) which connects Pope Creek to
“Survival Series” Putah Creek through an overland corridor. Tul-
includes learning fire eyome’s trail building efforts
received national recognition
Tuleyome Archives wilderness first aid, when its board president, An-
craft, shelter craft,
drew Fulks, won a prestigious
search and rescue,
“Trail Worker Award” at the
along with an over-

Jr. Survival Day Wilderness first night campout. For American Trails Association’s
award symposium in Portland,
these kinds of events,
aid with instructor Chris Stephens Bob Schneider
community collabora- Oregon.
tion is a must. Most recently, Tuleyome started work- Tuleyome believes every-
ing with the Yolo County Library System to provide one deserves access to the out- Andrew Fulks working
on a stile on the Ber-
them with programming for children ages 6 to 12 at doors, and their efforts in the ryessa Peak Trail
their seven branches. We also partner with the City of region help to ensure the pub-
Winters to assist them with their summer “Teen Pack” lic’s access to public lands and to teach the conserva-
program. tion ethic to our future land stewards.

Tuleyome is also a major force in habitat restora- For more information about Tuleyome, see their web-
tion and trail building efforts in the region. Volunteers site at www.tuleyome.org, “like” them on Facebook
have assisted with habitat restoration along Cache and “follow” them on Twitter
Creek in Yolo County and around the Pope Bridge (@tuleyomeorg).
area in Napa County. Recently, the organization also

About the Author:
Mary has over 40 years of experience in office management and executive assistance. She has a Bachelor's
Degree in Law from National University along with a degree in journalism. She is currently the Executive
Assistant to Tuleyome's Executive Director, is the Membership and Volunteer coordinator and writes the
majority of the " Tuleyome Tales" feature articles for local newspapers. Additionally, Mary is the author of
" The Chubby Woman's Walkabout" blog, is a nature photographer and a California Certified Naturalist.
Mary Hanson

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