We can use our human ingenuity to steward rather than pillage our remaining inheritance. But the need is urgent.

~Yvon Chouinard

Volunteers remove truck loads of area trash
Toxic materials found at illegal dump
September 7, 2005
By Paul Boerger

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The Stewardship Fund of Far Northern California

The Stewardship Fund of Far Northern California allows visitors, businesses, and residents a positive opportunity to take care of the area they live in, profit from, visit and enjoy. The fund seeks to develop and maintain a more sustainable and rural economy through its grant giving and public awareness efforts. The Fund makes grants to projects, programs and good ideas that provide stewardship awareness and to activities that directly impact and enhance a visitor's experience of Siskiyou County. Examples of projects that are eligible for funding are:

• Economic development and environmental planning
• Clean-ups: river, lake , trail, meadow, campground, and parks
• Historically significant events, tours, trips, signage, printed materials, promotions
• Natural history events, tours, trips
• Stewardship education and training, i.e. Employee training, public awareness programs

Contributions are made to the Fund from a variety of different groups including visitors to the area, individuals, and local businesses, grants and other fundraising events, Local businesses may choose to donate a portion of their tourism sales and/or encourage their visiting customers to be a "Visitor Who Cares".

Shasta Mountain Guides is a founding and contributing member of the Far Northern California Stewardship Fund. We are dedicated to enriching and caring for Mt. Shasta and its surrounding area. We are passionate recreationalists and adventurers who understand the value of wilderness.

To read more about the fund and other local businesses who contribute go to www.e-jedi.org/travelgreen/fund

2005 Recipients of the Stewardship Fund of Far Northern California Awards

A huge THANK YOU to all of you who donated to The Stewardship Fund of Far Northern California this year. The money you donated is directly funding the projects listed below. Together we are making a visible difference!!

Annual Great River Clean Up
The Upper Sacramento River Exchange, Dunsmuir

Weed Historic Building Plaques & Interpretive Signs
Weed Historic Lumber Town Museum, Weed

History of Big Springs Fact Sheet
Meadow Industries, Mount Shasta

2006 Mount Shasta Recycles
Shasta Energy Group, Mount Shasta

Native Plant Awareness Program
The Shasta Wildflowers Project, Mount Shasta

Yreka Creek Brochure
Ecosystems Northwest & Yreka Creek Greenway Committee, Yreka

A Coloring Tour of Siskiyou County
Living Gold Press, Klamath River

Hotlum/Tunnel Trail Clean Up
Shasta Mountain Guides, Mount Shasta

Other Non-Profit groups Shasta Mountain Guides works with

We at SMG are honored to be the guide service and contributors to the following groups and climbs. We love that the work we are so passionate about can potentially help others lead better and healthier lives. For more information about these events please go to their web sites.

The Breast Cancer Fund

Climb Against the Odds — 2003

Climb Against the Odds — 2004

Climb Against the Odds — 2006

Big City Mountaineers

BCM is addressing the need to provide meaningful mentoring experiences for urban, under-resourced youth.

Summit for Someone — 2004

Summit for Someone — 2005

The American Liver Foundation

Fundraising Climbs annually since 2002

Rotary International

Fundraising climbs since 2003