Hello everyone!

Our Board of Directors meeting is coming up this weekend, and I wanted to personally invite everyone to join us, either in person or via Zoom. There has been a tremendous amount happening within Cal4Wheel over the past several months, and this weekend is a great opportunity to hear what's going on throughout the Association and see your Board at work.

Before we get there, I want to take a moment to recognize what an incredible Sierra Trek we just had.

Anyone who was there knows this year's event came with its share of challenges. Electrical issues, water problems, logistics, infrastructure—you name it. But once again, our volunteers stepped up, went above and beyond, and made it happen. From Warren Story, Glenn Reynolds, John and Renee Allen, Steve Egbert, Chris Silviera and many, many others along all the Sierra Trek volunteers working registration, meals, raffles, the bank, trails, water, cleanup and the thousand other jobs happening behind the scenes—thank you!  Sierra Trek happens because an army of volunteers shows up and gets the job done, and this year was an incredible example of that.

One of the highlights for me was having members of the OHMVR Commission, State Parks, NF law enforcement, representatives from three county sheriff's departments, U.S. Forest Service personnel and others come to Meadow Lake and experience Cal4Wheel firsthand. Thanks to the tremendous work of Renee Allen, Rose Winn and everyone who helped make the visit happen, these folks weren't sitting across from us in a conference room hearing about what we do—they were standing in the middle of it.

They met our volunteers, shared a meal with us, saw the event in action and even got a firsthand look at Fordyce and Winch Hill 5. Standing there with our members, volunteers, partners and representatives from agencies throughout California, I couldn't have been prouder to be part of Cal4Wheel - That is what this Association is about.

There is plenty more happening—from land-use and legislative issues to our events, partnerships, Convention 2027 and the day-to-day work of moving Cal4Wheel forward—and we'll be talking about much of it at this weekend's Board meeting.

If you can't make it in person, I encourage you to join us on Zoom. Our Board meetings are your opportunity to stay informed, hear what's happening throughout the Association and be part of the process.

Thank you to everyone who continues to volunteer, participate and support Cal4Wheel. I hope to see many of you this weekend—whether you're sitting in the room with us or joining from home.

…Till the next update

- Josh

Josh Epstein is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: August 2026 Board Of Directors Meeting

Time: Aug 22, 2026 09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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