Northern Front Range • Entered by Anne Dal Vera on September 18, 2024
Upper Zimmerman campsite monitoring
August 26, 2024
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 5 |
| Post Admin hours | 2 |
| Activity Hours | 6 |
| Participants | 2 |
| Total Hours | 19 |
Key Issue: Wilderness & Monument Designation/Protection
Activity Type: Stewardship (monitoring, sampling, planting, etc.)
Key Partners: Poudre Wilderness Volunteers PWV
Landscape/area: Neota Wilderness (9927 acres)
Measurable Outcomes
Outcome 1: Hiked (6 miles)
Outcome 2: Trail/land monitored (8 sites/plots)
Short Description of Activity
We hiked mostly off trail to look for 4 campsites, found 3 of 4 and documented their location and condition.
Reflection/Evaluation
We also found 4 new sites and documented them. We looked for “Preacher’s cabin and did not find a sign of it in the area it is marked on the map. Campsite monitoring is like a treasure hunt, using an app to locate campsites and a spreadsheet to record conditions:
bare area, vegetation loss, fire rings, developments, root damage or tree mutliations, and how many other campsites are in view.