Aldos Silver City • Entered by Marcia Stout on May 12, 2021
Riparian – Grazing Monitoring
April 1, 2021 – April 30, 2021
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 10 |
| Post Admin hours | |
| Activity Hours | 8.5 |
| Participants | 3 |
| Total Hours | 35.5 |
Key Issue: Livestock Grazing Management
Activity Type: Stewardship (monitoring, sampling, planting, etc.)
Key Partners: Gila National Forest
Landscape/area: Gila National Forest (2658321 acres)
Measurable Outcomes
Outcome 1: Trail/land monitored (1 surveys)
Short Description of Activity
Aldo’s GOBs met to discuss our monitoring priorities, given Forest Service input. We also received Forest Service help in putting a new survey app /program and maps on our phones. Three Broads took a field trip/ hike from Cosmic Campground down to the San Francisco River, where we discovered cattle in excluded areas within two allotments. This was reported to the associated Ranger District staff. Time was also spent in trying to coordinate with FS personnel in three ranger districts and district headquarters.
Reflection/Evaluation
We discovered that our efforts (and discoveries) in the Gila Bird Area have made it a very high priority for the Forest Service. We also found cows in two allotments we hadn’t monitored before. Relationships with FS personnel are expanding and improving.
Photos/Uploads
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Photo Captions
Grazing Monitoring along the San Francisco River on Earth Day – Cattle observed