Come support your land use coordinator... and your hobby. On the agenda is "what happened to Gillespie Gulch?" See item 8 below.
All, The October meeting will be the 27th at 5:00pm at the Boulder Ranger District Office, 2140 Yarmouth Ave, Boulder, 303-541-2500. Below is the agenda for the meeting.
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Mission/Direction:
To coordinate and implement volunteer projects on the Boulder Ranger District related to the maintenance of OHV recreation.
Education - Restoration - Information
Test for projects: is it signing? erosion control? restoration?
keeping the public on the route? education? re-establishing closures of previous decisions?
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Agenda:
1) Schedule Next Meeting - All
2) 2005 grant proposals - All
Rainbow Lakes grant status (Paul).
319 Grant status (Colleen)
3) 4WD Road Signing project - Adam
Adopt-A-Road agreement for Miller Rock.
4) Rocky Mountain OHV Patrol - Valerie
Status on training and roads patrolled, issues.
5) Lefthand Travel Planning update - Brian/Cat
Update on Lefthand Travel EA progress (Cat).
6) Yankee Doodle Lake - Bill/Roz
Status on Jenny Creek road and restoration project.
7) Restoration Projects - Roz
Proposals of Park Creek, Bald Mountain description of work for
Categorical Exclusion.
8) Gillespie Gulch - Colleen/Greg
Road was bladed, no communication with Trailridge Runners, the
adoptive club. Contractor handled by Susan Lane out of Clear Creek
Ranger District.
Any new issues or concerns to work on, or Forest Service projects related to Boulder Ranger District motorized recreation. - All
Boulder Ranger District projects list are online at
http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/arnf/projects/
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Update in Fall 2005:
1) Sugarloaf Single Track
2) BRD Transportation Inventory Grant
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Last Meeting:
2) Continue to work 2005 grant proposals - All
Paul Grobe (Hillbillies) to work with Cat (USFS) on details of Rainbow Lakes campground trailhead relocation and improvement grant. Paul to sent out an email to our list to solicit support letters. Colleen Williams researching a 319 Grant for sediment control in Lefthand area. This will require matching funds and support letters.
3) 4WD Road Signing project - Adam
Moon Gulch signed, Jumbo Mountain blocked by private property.
4) Rocky Mountain OHV Patrol - Valerie
Issue on Coney Creek Cutoff to be reviewed by Trailridge Runners Oct 2. Carnage Canyon in Lefthand has been patrolled. Chaffee County has had volunteers trained for OHV Patrol. Valerie has 46 volunteers trained in all motorized types.
5) Lefthand Travel Planning update - Brian/Cat
Lefthand II project had 80 volunteers. Materials hauled up to area east of meadow restoration. Lefthand Travel EA has received 283 comment letters. Final Decision to be out mid to late October.
6) Yankee Doodle Lake - Bill/Roz
BRD Hydrologist to review area for bog project Sept 23. Rising Sun 4WD Club has $1500 to put into Jenny Creek restoration work. Signing project proposed as an initial project. Forest Leadership team proposal to move road out of Jenny Creek.
7) Restoration Projects - Roz
Bunce School Road to hold off until Fuels Treatment plan is finalized.
Adam Mehlberg 3jeeps@cohvco.org 3jeeps@frii.com
Trailridge Runners 4WD Club
Secretary