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FAMBly Gathering

8/28/2023

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FTC - Trail Work Report

8/25/2023

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​Summary
● #61: Hall Lake
○ Days on trail: 4
■ Brushing

Details
● #61: Hall Lake: 1.8 of 4.7 miles of trail maintained.
○ Total brushing: 1.8 miles.
○ Projects to address:
■ Clearing of drains. Recent heavy rains clogged 90% of them.
■ Lots of water/mud on trail above river crossing. Culverts have been
installed in the past, but maintenance needs to be done.
■ Would like to talk about installing a bridge over the river crossing about a
mile from TH. Currently no safe, dry way to cross.
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FTC - Trail Work Report

8/18/2023

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​Summary
● #287: Pine Grass
○ Days on trail: 1
■ Tread work
● #26: Whitefish Divide
○ Days on trail: 3
■ Brushing

Details
● #287: Pine Grass: 0.1 of 4.3 miles of trail maintained.
○ Total tread work this week: ~170 ft.
● #26: Whitefish Divide: 2.5 (total) of 16.8 miles of trail maintained.
○ Brushed head-high plants back 4 ft on each side. Very slow moving.
○ Found the end of the brush, trail reports lead us to believe we got the worst of it.
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FTC - Trail Work Report

8/11/2023

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Summary
● #26: Whitefish Divide/Ralph Thayer Memorial Trail
○ Days on trail: 3
■ Brushing

Details
● #26: Whitefish Divide: 1.7 of 16.8 miles of trail maintained.
○ Brushed 1.7 miles over 3 days. Brush is heavy where we stopped, very slow
moving.
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FTC - Trail Work Report

8/1/2023

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​Summary
● #800: Bill Cr
○ Days on trail: 1
■ Treadwork
● #287: Pine Grass
○ Days on trail: 2
■ Treadwork

Details
● #800: Bill Cr: 0.2 of 4.9 miles of trail maintained.
○ Worked with FS and YCC Crews.
○ Started near the lower bridge and worked our way up.
○ Total tread work by FAMB: 300 ft.
● #287: Pine Grass: 0.4 of 4.3 miles of trail maintained.
○ Worked with FS Crews.
○ Started from the top of the ridge, installed drains and widened tread at new drain
locations.
○ We will return in the next couple weeks to continue work, we have a couple other
projects in progress to address.
○ Total tread work by FAMB: ~500 ft.
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FTC- Trail Work Report

7/21/2023

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Summary
● #309: Fawn Cr
     ○ Days on trail: 4
           ■ Treadwork

Details
● #309: Fawn: 0.2 of 5.5 miles of trail maintained.
     ○ Widened and flattened tread for a total of 700 ft.
     ○ Cut back slopes as high as needed to address sluffing.   
     ○ Concentrated work on the narrowest, most out sloped, most hazardous sections.
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FTC - Trail Work Report

7/14/2023

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Tally District
​7/14/2023

Summary
● #800: Bill Cr
○ Days on trail: 3
■ Treadwork
■ Brushing

Details
● #800: Bill Cr: 0.8 of 4.9 miles of trail maintained.
○ Worked alongside FS Crew and YCC to widen and flatten the worst sections of
cupping. Started at the bottom, working up.
○ Total treadwork by FAMB: 700 ft.
○ Brushed trail from lower road TH to bridge: 0.1 miles of brushing.
○ Decommissioned social trail shortcut to the road.

Hungry Horse District
7/14/2023

Summary
● #44: Abbot Cr
○ Days on trail: 1
■ Clearing

Details
● #44: Abbot Cr: 3.4 of 4.7 miles of trail maintained.
○ Cleared 13 trees, and 5 cutbacks.
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FTC - Trail Work Report

7/8/2023

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​Summary
● #287: Pine Grass
○ Days on trail: 4
■ Tread work

Details
● #287: Pine Grass: 0.4 of 4.3 miles of trail maintained.
○ Worked with FS Crews.
○ Started from the top climbing turn, installed drains and widened tread.
○ Total tread work by FAMB: ~650 ft.
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FTC - Trail Work Report

7/7/2023

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Summary
● #309: Fawn Cr
    ○ Days on trail: 4
         ■ Clearing/cutbacks
         ■ Treadwork

Details
● #309: Fawn Cr: 5.5 of 5.5 miles of trail maintained.
    ○ Cleared trail of 20 obstructing trees and 21 cutbacks.
    ○ 350 ft of benching and widening tread between lowest creek crossing and last
        years rigged up tree.
    ○ 50 ft of tread work around rootball just below lowest creek crossing.
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FTC - Trail Work Report

6/30/2023

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Summary
● #171: Ingalls Mtn
     ○ Days on trail: 3
         ■ Drains
         ■ Brushing
         ■ Cutbacks
● #480: Griffin Cr
     ○ Days on trail: 1
         ■ Drains
         ■ Brushing

Details
● #171: Ingalls Mtn: 6.7 of 8.2 miles of trail maintained.
     ○ Installed drains along 6.7 miles from upper N trailhead, stopped about 1.5 miles  
        from Sylvia Lake TH.
     ○ Brushed a total of 2.7 miles with brushes, concentrating on the worst sections.
     ○ Cutback 2 trees that were freshly cut, but still over the trail.
● #480: Griffin Cr: 0.6 of 4 miles of trail maintained.
     ○ Installed drains and brushed the top 0.6 miles, down to the first road crossing
        (2925).
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