Stewardship

Field Crew Update

It has been a busy start to the field season in the Great Burn! Let's check in with a few of our crews and see what they have been up to. 

Trail Crew 

What would we do without trail crews? Trails would become choked with downed trees and water crossings would become MUCH more difficult. Our 2 person trail crew of Ella and Kaleb, with help from GBCA liaison Tim Lewis,  work alongside the USFS to ensure that trails in the Great Burn and surrounding roadless areas get the TLC they need. 

Ella, Kaleb, and Tim have helped clear over 300 downed trees from trails so far!

Roving Restoration Crew

The Roving Restoration Crew, Leo and Emmet, have covered over 100 miles in the Great Burn so far this summer! They have a few different objectives as they make their way:

  1. Inventory established Standard Impact Monitoring Protocol (SIMP) plots in order to track vegetation cover over time in treatment areas.

  2. Establish new SIMP plots in conjunction with biocontrol releases to monitor effectiveness.

  3. Record any invasive weed populations along the way so that those areas can be treated next season.

Kelly Creek Restoration Crew

The Kelly Creek Restoration Crew is based out of Hanson Meadows. They will continue treatment of invasive weeds throughout the summer and monitor past treatment areas.