Saturday, August 27 — Churchill Valley Greenway

Meet at the parking lot at 8:30 a.m.

Leader: Mike Smith, skeetor72@yahoo.com, 412-526-8360

Directions: Address is 800 Beulah Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15235. GPS is 40°26'59.6"N 79°50'41.0"W. From Monroeville (Rt 22), take the Parkway West (W376) and continue up the hill toward Churchill. Exit left to Churchill. At the traffic light turn right on Beulah Road (Rt 130). Continue on Beulah Rd about 0.5 miles and the larger parking area is on the left, or west side of Beulah Rd.

Description: This former country club has reverted after 10 years to a 151 acre natural reserve, and is now home to an impressive and growing list of native birds, animals, and wildflowers. As a firsttime visit for our club, we will travel around the whole venue of approximately 5 miles of former cart paths and community-forged trails, exploring beautiful open fields, a stream-side trail, and woodland paths. Folks should feel comfortable walking as little or as much as they choose. Leashed pets are welcome. There are some western PA hills. The site currently lacks any convenience facilities.