Prairie Frontier Trails Association

This evenings City Council Meeting is back on!

Could Plainville shore up Mill St?

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Good night friends

We’re ready to build – finally! Come mark the occasion with us!

K-State Research and Extension is partnering with the Sunflower Foundation and the Kansas Trails Council to bring you a series of webinars. These events are for local trail advocates of any kind - from city managers to volunteers - who want to create access to trails so their citizens can enjoy the physical, mental, and community benefits from connecting with nature.

The webinars will take place on the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 12-1 pm CT:
October 10, 2023: Where do we start?
November 14, 2023 Let’s get started!
December 12, 2023 What will this cost?
January 9, 2024 Where will we find the money?
February 13, 2024 How do we make the trail sustainable?
March 12, 2024 Rail trail issues

We hope you will join us! Register now at https://ksre-learn.com/trail-talk

Wow

So about last night...

This is just a quick edit, but the Northern Lights were out in style late last night (or early this morning). I spent a few hours in the Flint Hills capturing a few locations. This is one of my favorites, as I got lucky with a Lyrid meteor that photo bombed the left side of the photo. The last time I shot the aurora in Kansas, I couldn't actually see them with my eyes, but the camera picked up the faint glow to the north. This time, I could faintly see the pillars of light, especially where the greens were. There was a definitive glow on the horizon. I even shot a small fire with the auroa behind it as some leftover burns were finishing up. I'll post more in a day or two when I have time to edit them. Hopefully some of you made it out to witness this!

Prints available: https://www.mickeyshannon.com/photo/cosmic-flint-hills/

So about last night...

This is just a quick edit, but the Northern Lights were out in style late last night (or early this morning). I spent a few hours in the Flint Hills capturing a few locations. This is one of my favorites, as I got lucky with a Lyrid meteor that photo bombed the left side of the photo. The last time I shot the aurora in Kansas, I couldn't actually see them with my eyes, but the camera picked up the faint glow to the north. This time, I could faintly see the pillars of light, especially where the greens were. There was a definitive glow on the horizon. I even shot a small fire with the auroa behind it as some leftover burns were finishing up. I'll post more in a day or two when I have time to edit them. Hopefully some of you made it out to witness this!

Prints available: https://www.mickeyshannon.com/photo/cosmic-flint-hills/

Tentative Calendar of Events!!

If you can brave the cold, we’ll start November 19th’s workday at 11 a.m. otherwise we’ll see you again in two weeks!

PFTrails IS hosting our First Saturday Trail Hike today at 2pm. Come see our progress and what’s next to do!

Plainville Township Lake, north side, shelterhouse entrance (past the group camp area)

Anyone interested in getting more involved? We have a meeting this Wednesday evening! Come see what we do behind the scenes and be more involved with this awesome group! Come check it out!

What:
Prairie Frontier Trails Association Meeting
Location: The Hub, 223 W Mill St, Plainville, KS
Time: 7:30pm

With it being obnoxiously cold and windy, this has turned into a great day to NOT work on trails. Feed the cattle if you must, but let’s build trail in two weeks.

A great First Day Hike was had by 3 of us, breaking snow in the beauty around Plainville Township Lake. We hope to see more of you on First Saturday hikes each month!

This morning’s trail work day is postponed due to unavoidable schedule conflicts. Enjoy the cooler morning on your own, and we’ll see you in two weeks at the next work day!

Thank you to our sponsors Plainville Short Stop and Bret's Bike, the volunteers who helped us set up and tear down, and of course all of our participants in our Paradise Creek Festival & Rodeo activities! See you again next year!

Don’t pass up our events during the Paradise Creek Festival!

Friday night’s Guided Hike @ Plainville Township Lake
Sponsored by Plainville Short Stop!

https://pftrails.org/go-on/events/?eid=8317

Saturday’s Paradise Creek Gravel Bike Ride

https://pftrails.org/go-on/events/?eid=8318

…and Saturday afternoon’s Youth Bicycle Rodeo
Sponsored by Bret's Bike!

https://pftrails.org/go-on/events/?eid=8343

Register early!

Events Join us on the north side of Plainville Township Lake for a guided hike along the proposed Phase 1 trail expansion. Sponsored by Plainville Short Stop! Bret Greenwood, executive director of Prairie Frontier Trails Association, will lead participants along the newly opened segments of trail while exp...

Next round of the logo contest - please help us decide!!

https://99designs.com/contests/poll/e5db9eacbf

Help me choose my new design! I’m running a logo & brand identity pack contest on 99designs. Designers have submitted 289 designs so far. Please vote on your favorite as I’d love to receive your feedback.

Hey everyone! Help us decide the future of the Prairie Frontier Trails logo! Follow the link below and vote on your favorite!
https://99designs.com/contests/poll/a4f9de36ed

Help me choose my new design! I’m running a logo & brand identity pack contest on 99designs. Designers have submitted 202 designs so far. Please vote on your favorite as I’d love to receive your feedback.

Our hearts go out to the families afflicted and communities devasted by this morning’s floods. Because, out here, we’re all affected one way or another — and because we want our local talent to have every chance to participate in our logo contest — we are extending our contest deadline by one day!

Monday around 10pm is the final deadline to submit initial sketches at 99designs.com. Then we will select several finalists to move forward with their work. So, sign up and jump into the fray —
https://99designs.com/brand-identity-pack/contests/trail-non-profit-needs-welcoming-fun-midwestern-logo-1087117/entries

In case you missed it in the Plainville Times, PFTrails needs a new logo, and we're running a contest RIGHT NOW on 99designs.com! If you are a designer, you have until Sunday night to get some initial concepts submitted and make it to the next round.

So spread the word!!

https://99designs.com/contests/1087117/entries

Join Sunflower Foundation's Elizabeth Burger for K-State Research and Extension's First Friday webinar on Kansas trails. Elizabeth will be joined by Ottawa Kansas Area Chamber of Commerce CEO John Coen and community development director Wynndee Lee. Registration is free at https://tinyurl.com/y9pjybxv. - with Get Outdoors Kansas, Kansas Trails Council, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism

Prairie Frontier Trails Association updated their website address.

Prairie Frontier Trails Association updated their phone number.

Trail Hike at Plainville Township Lake is coming up in a couple days. If you click on the event and let us know if you’re coming or even interested, it helps greatly with sponsorship and planning other events!

A few people have asked where the Shawnee Scout Camp is located. It’s on the north side of the lake, and it’s the eastern-most pull in on the north side.

— after crossing Lake Road, go east another couple hundred yards, until you see the goats on the north. It’s the small enclosed area on the south.

You should see other vehicles and other hikers signing in and getting coffee and snacks.

Weather is supposed to be warm, and critters may be active. I advise closed-toe shoes at minimum.

See you there!

Having trouble with the Zoom -> FB interface. We're rescheduling for Thursday, December 3.