Northern Front Range • Entered by Anne Dal Vera on July 6, 2024
Little Beaver Creek Campsite monitoring
July 5, 2024
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 1 |
| Post Admin hours | 1 |
| Activity Hours | 7 |
| Participants | 3 |
| Total Hours | 23 |
Key Issue: Wilderness & Monument Designation/Protection
Activity Type: Stewardship (monitoring, sampling, planting, etc.)
Key Partners: Poudre Wilderness Volunteers
Landscape/area: Comanche Peak Wilderness (68033 acres)
Measurable Outcomes
Outcome 1: Hiked (9 miles)
Outcome 2: Trail/land monitored (17 sites/plots)
Outcome 3: Trail/land monitored [/if 1231]
Short Description of Activity
We searched for 17 campsites in the Little Beaver Creek drainage with 4 women. We found no evidence of 13 sites and found 4. (one was new). We documented the condition of those 4, wrote a report and sent it and gps locations of all 17 to the FS manager.
Reflection/Evaluation
The hike was successful, as was the search for documented campsites. Sunny weather and breezes helped. We also found a large artifact and several plots of invasive canada thistle, one musk thistle, and one area of cheat grass in the burned forest. We reported those to the Forest Service, Canyon Lakes District as well. One hiker felt that the hike was too long, and was able to define a reasonable hike length for herself afterward.
Photos/Uploads
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Photo Captions
1. NFR Broads hike into the Comanche Peak Wilderness at the boundary sign.