Repairing the great outdoors
Last year we talked about national forests being like our favorite sweaters — much loved but getting a bit frazzled around the edges and needing some repairs. The kind of unraveling that happens to older vault toilets, bridges, trails and more.So, as Aug. 4 rolls around for the fifth year of the Legacy Restoration Fund established by Great American Outdoors Act, let’s check in on five projects…
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From a mining aqueduct to recreational gold-the restoration of an historic Alaska trail
A newly installed Forest Service sign orients recreators on the reconstructed Fish Creek bridge, one of 64 bridges that were rebuilt along the fourteen-mile trail. (Photo courtesy of Dave Haas)
In the 1880s, Douglas Island, now part of Juneau, Alaska, was the site of the largest gold mining complex in the world. A 14-mile-long aqueduct carried water…
#Alaska, #Bridges, #Volunteers, #TrailMaintenance
Trails in transformation
California Conservation Corps crew member Louie de los Reyes and Inyo National Forest staff member Natalia Muglia use a chain and winch to move a boulder to restabilize a portion of the John Muir Trail within the Inyo National Forest August 17, 2022. The repair project was made possible with…
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GAOA team takes over Forest Service social media
Winnie, a 6-month old kitten from Tucson, Arizona, whose owners took him up to Marshall Gulch, a high-elevation recreation site on the Coronado National Forest, was the subject of a social media post shared during the Great American Outdoors Act Implementation Team’s takeover of the Forest…
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National Public Lands Day offers ‘More Ways to Connect with Nature’
Trained members of the Backcountry Horsemen of Missouri work to clear a fallen tree. Several of the state chapters are dedicated to ensuring forest trails are in great condition for hikers, bikers and horseback riders. (USDA Forest Service photo)
The Cole Creek Trail on the Mark Twain National Forest in…
#Trails, #Horses, horse riders, #TrailMaintenance
Trail Management Basics
Incorporating Trail Management Objectives, surveyors layout a trail extension on the Kisatchie National Forest. (USDA Forest Service photo)
Class 2 - Upper Winner Creek Trail on the Chugach National Forest. (USDA Forest Service photo)
Class 3 - Russell Creek Trail on the Custer Gallatin National Forest. (USDA Forest Service photo)
Class 4 - Multnomah Falls Trail in the Columbia…