All,
The May meeting will be Thursday the 25th 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 grants
319 Grant for Lefthand, update (Colleen)
Rainbow Lakes campground grant, update (Patty)
3) 4WD Road Signing project - Adam
Adopt-A-Road agreement for Miller Rock, status.
Gordon Gulch signing project, materials planning.
Four Mile Creek and Mount Alto signing proposal, status.
Jumbo Mountain access, status (JD)
4) Motorized Trail Signing project - JD
Possible projects status.
5) Lefthand Travel Planning update - Brian/Cat
Update on Lefthand Travel EA final, out in May?
6) Yankee Doodle Lake - Bill/Roz/Valerie
Progress on mud bog project preparations.
Contact Rollins Pass Restoration group - Valerie
7) Gillespie Gulch - Colleen/Greg/John
Status of private property gate, Black Rose mine.
8) National Forest Funding - Roz
Status of COHVCO, CMC, funding for recreation in Colorado.
9) Status of Overland Fire Closure - ?
Plan field trip to area in early June.
10) Lefthand Cleanup - Adam
Lefthand Cleanup review.
11) Urban Front Country EA- ?
Status on public meetings.
12) Middle St. Vrain - Greg/Adam
Projects are reduction of signage at Coney entrance, repair of gate
(welding).
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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On Hold 2006:
1) Restoration Projects on Park Creek, Bald Mountain description of
work for Categorical Exclusion.
2) BRD Transportation Inventory Grant
3) Sugarloaf Single Track
4) Adopt-A-Road agreement for Lefthand.
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Last Meeting:
3) 4WD Road Signing project - Adam
Adopt-A-Road agreement for Miller Rock, investigating easement at
entrance.
Gordon, Fairwell, and Bear Gulch, July 1 signing project planned.
Four Mile Creek and Mnt Alto spurs are being investigated for next
signing project.
4) Motorized Trail Signing project - JD
Trail list from INFRA database handed out.
5) Lefthand Travel Planning update - Brian/Cat
May be out in May.
6) Yankee Doodle Lake - Bill/Roz/Valerie
Forest Service ID team to review area and complete reports in summer.
Post and cable install Aug 18th. Restoration work Sept 2-3 will need
volunteers.
7) Gillespie Gulch - Colleen/Greg/John
Posts for gate have been set up. Private property owners have no
interest in an easement. Forest Service is blocked from fuels
treatment work.
8) National Forest Funding - Roz
Proposal to increase Colorado recreation funding for forests, $2.5
million. Delegations in Colorado House and Senate have signed.
Continuing work. BRC has posted alerts about recreation funding reduction.
9) Overland Fire Closure -
Field trip to area in early June, maybe a Friday afternoon.
10) Lefthand Cleanup - Adam
To be May 7th, 9:00am. Volunteer agreement complete. After Cleanup TRR
will weld map dispensers to kiosks. Need to follow safe practice for
welding and dry fuels in area.
11) Urban Front Country EA -
District wide regulation of shooting and camping. Scoping meetings are
May 6, 11, 17. Location being firmed up.
12) Middle St. Vrain - Greg/Adam
Projects may be reduction of signs at Coney entrance, repair gate at
Coney entrance, remove second duplicate route on Coney Flats.
Replacement signs on hold until end of summer.
Adam Mehlberg
3jeeps@cohvco.org 3jeeps@frii.com
Trailridge Runners 4WD Club
Secretary