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● #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. 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. 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. 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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