Special Activities for May 2023
Photo Contest
Friends of the Folsom Parkways (FOFP) May is Bike Month PHOTO CONTEST!
The FOFP invites you to submit photos featuring Folsom Trails to help us Celebrate May
is Bike Month and our wonderful trails. We want you to share your best shots and photo
interpretation of Folsom Trails. Our Contest is simple - two Categories - 1) All things
Folsom Trails - nature, trees, people - - it just has to have a Trail in the picture) and
2) Bikes and Trails - anything depicting bicyclists of all ages using the Folsom Bike
Trails. Winners selected each week with Grand Prize winners at the end of May. (There are 4 weekly submission periods - May 1-May 7, May 8 – May 14, May 15
– May 21, May 22 – May 31.)
Click the links below for complete information:
Photo Contest Waiver
Any photo submitted may be used at the discretion of the FOFP by the FOFP or
the City of Folsom for any non-commercial use and may be posted on the FOFP
Facebook page, the FOFP website or other FOFP social media or promotional
materials.
The photographer must review, sign and return a photo of the Release and
Waiver with his/her email submission.
Alternatively the photographer may include the following language in the
email submitting the picture "I have reviewed and agree to the Waiver and
Release for the 2023 Photo Contest." Only one waiver needs to be signed and
returned for the entire contest.
Submit your photo image, description, and waiver to this address:
May is Bike Month
MAY IS BIKE MONTH - THE FRIENDS HAVE SOME UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
Register for the Friends of Folsom Parkways “team” and log your miles on trails in and around Folsom in May. While lots of riders log miles on roads and commutes, our focus is getting out on the Folsom Trails and logging your miles while exploring new areas while the trails are green and popping Spring all over. A great way to get your family riding this Spring.
Register for the FOFP “team” at https://www.lovetoride.net/sacregion
Ride all the trails in Folsom in May – Become and “End to End” rider and ride every foot of the Folsom bike trails north of Highway 50 in May. Print off the bike trails map in black and white and then highlight the trails you ride with the date. Send us your map at the end of May (return it by June 2) to get the new sticker for Friends of Folsom Parkways and members of FOFP are eligible to win new Swag. (must be a Member to win swag.) This is a wonderful way to learn about hidden trails and see neighborhoods that you might not have visited. Here is a link to the latest trails map:
FOLSOM TRAILS MAPSEE YOU ON THE TRAILS IN MAY!
Upcoming Events
When |
What and Where |
|---|---|
| 2023-06-06 7:00pm |
Friends of Folsom Parkways Meeting (Everyone is welcome!) Round Table Pizza 1151 Riley St Folsom, CA Across from the Aquatic Center |
| 2023-05-11 7:00pm |
Friends of Folsom Parkways Meeting (Everyone is welcome!) The Parkway at Folsom Owners' Association Building, 1455 Willow Bend Road, Folsom, California. To get to this meeting take Blue Ravine east, past Oak Avenue Parkway to Parkway Drive. Make a right turn on to Parkway Drive. Go one block and turn left on to Willow Bend Road. The club house is immediately on the right. |
| 2023-04-15 8:30am |
2023 Trails Day and Arbor Day Volunteers will meet at Econome Park (1900 Parkway Drive) at 8:30am for day-of-registration and to receive directions to their assigned project site. Volunteers will assist on one of three projects. Pre-Registration is REQUIRED! Click on the button below for more information and to REGISTER: |
| 2023-04-13 7:pm |
Friends of Folsom Parkways Meeting (Everyone is welcome!) The Parkway at Folsom Owners' Association Building, 1455 Willow Bend Road, Folsom, California. (To get to this meeting take Blue Ravine east, past Oak Avenue Parkway to Parkway Drive. Make a right turn on to Parkway Drive. Go one block and turn left on to Willow Bend Road. The club house is immediately on the right.) |
| 2023-03-11 9am |
Volunteer Litter Clean-up Meet behind the Century Theater, 261 Iron Point Rd., Folsom, at 9am. See the February 2023 newsletter for more details. Volunteer to help clean-up the Natoma Ground Sluice Diggings Historic area. |