Northern San Juan • Entered by Robyn Cascade on October 13, 2019
Bear Creek Hike (GMUG proposal)
July 11, 2019
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 9 |
| Post Admin hours | 8 |
| Activity Hours | 5 |
| Participants | 10 |
| Total Hours | 67 |
Key Issue: Landscape-level Planning
Activity Type: Advocacy (rallies, lobbying, meeting decision makers, letters/calls/emails)
Landscape/area: Uncompahgre Wilderness (FS) (102214 acres)
Measurable Outcomes
Outcome 1: Advocacy calls/emails/letters (10 letters to GMUG in support of Bear Creek as recommended wilderness in forest plan revision)
Outcome 2: Hiked (5 mile(s))
Short Description of Activity
NSJ Broads sponsored a hike along the Bear Creek National Recreation Trail to Grizzly Mine to show participants the wilderness characteristics of this landscape which the coalition (to which NSJBB belongs) has proposed as an addition to the Uncompahgre Wilderness in the Community Conservation Proposal submitted to the GMUG Forest Planning Team. Broads has also recommended that Bear Creek be deemed eligible for Wild and Scenic River designation in the Forest Plan.
Reflection/Evaluation
Great hike. Glorious day. Accomplished our goal of educating participants re: the wilderness values of this landscape AND generating comment letters to encourage its protection and recommendation as addition to the Uncompahgre Wilderness and as Wild & Scenic River eligible. We had fun, too!!
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Photo Captions
1. Amanda’s handwritten comments
2. The gang with Wild and Scenic sign close up (but you can’t see the river/gorge)
3. The gang with view of Bear Creek
4. The gang descending Bear Creek trail with Mt. Abram in background (which is proposed as a Special Management Area in the Community Conservation Proposal)