Northern San Juan • Entered by Carol Keeney on August 12, 2020
USFS Wilderness Solitude Monitoring
July 1, 2020 – July 31, 2020
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 19.5 |
| Post Admin hours | 4 |
| Activity Hours | 8.5 |
| Participants | 5 |
| Total Hours | 66 |
Key Issue: Wilderness & Monument Designation/Protection
Activity Type: Stewardship (monitoring, sampling, planting, etc.)
Key Partners: USFS Ouray District
Landscape/area: Uncompahgre Wilderness (FS) (102214 acres)
Measurable Outcomes
Outcome 1: Hiked (7 surveys)
Short Description of Activity
Five members completed 7 hikes on 3 of our assigned USFS trails: 3 on the West Fork; 2 on the Middle Fork and 2 on Fall Creek. Data sheets have been turned reflecting that our members understood and have followed the protocol given to us by the USFS.
Reflection/Evaluation
We have two minimum solitude monitorings to be done on a total of 5 trails. We have now covered 8 of those, some include multiple surveys. We have two more to complete in order to meet our minimum and we have members who have signed up across August and September to complete those. This continues to be a favorite activity for our the Northern San Juan Broadband.