South San Juan Broadband • Entered by Louise van Vonno on September 18, 2024
Sheep grazing jeep and backpack
September 5, 2024 – September 6, 2024
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 4 |
| Post Admin hours | 1 |
| Activity Hours | 36 |
| Participants | 5 |
| Total Hours | 185 |
Key Issue: Livestock Grazing Management
Activity Type: Stewardship (monitoring, sampling, planting, etc.)
Key Partners: Nothern San Juan Braodband
Landscape/area: San Juan National Forest (1864595 acres)
Measurable Outcomes
Outcome 1: Event Attendees (5 people)
Outcome 2: Trail/land monitored (1 sites/plots)
Outcome 3: Hiked (7 miles)[/if 1231]
Short Description of Activity
We joined Robyn With the Northern San Juan Broadband who was able to secure a FREE jeep ride up to animas forks. From there we hiked down to a transect that needed to be measured for coverage frequency. We then hiked down anothert 2.5 miles to a good camp location and searched with our binoculars for Big Horn Sheep but we did not spot any. We hike down to the Bear Creek Trailhead Friday and again saw no Big horn sheep. Dan Parkinson was able to engage a few hikers and a hunter to also look for this elusive creatures and report on the website if/when they were spotted.
Reflection/Evaluation
The goal is always to have fn and be save. I would say YES we met our goals eventhough we were disappointed in not spotting any BHS.
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Photo Captions
1) Laurie & Dan Parkinson with Deb Paulson waiting for the jeep.
2) Delaney Rudy with Western Watershed, Louise van Vonno, Lauri Costello, Robyn in the Jeep!
3) Laurie Parkinson
4) Deb Paulson with Dan Parkinson