Northern San Juan • Entered by Robyn Cascade on September 6, 2023
Bighorn Sheep Monitoring
May 17, 2023 – August 31, 2023
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 37 |
| Post Admin hours | 25 |
| Activity Hours | 49 |
| Participants | 4 |
| Total Hours | 258 |
Key Issue: Wildlife Protection
Activity Type: Stewardship (monitoring, sampling, planting, etc.)
Key Partners: BHA, RMBS, MSI, CPW, Circle of Dreams
Landscape/area: Uncompahgre National Forest (951767 acres)
Measurable Outcomes
Outcome 1: Trail/land monitored (101 miles)
Outcome 2: Advocacy actions (15 info cards distributed)
Outcome 3: Advocacy actions (30 hikers educated)[/if 1231]
Short Description of Activity
Participate in MSI-coordinated bighorn sheep monitoring program. Four multi-day backpack trips in BLM & USFS Uncompahgre Wilderness (totalling 18 days) plus 7 day hikes
Reflection/Evaluation
Great trips using our new binoculars and spotting scopes, but not a single bighorn sighted.
Photos/Uploads
Upload 1 |
Upload 2 |
Upload 3 |
Photo Captions
1. Northern San Juan Broad glasses for bighorn sheep
2 NSJ Broad using our new spotting scope – thank you Circle of Dreams!
3. NSJ Broad heading out in search of bighorn