Date/Time
Date(s) - 08/21/2016
8:00 am - 3:00 pm
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Volunteers will work with Forest Service staff to protect the North Tarryall Creek in Selkirk basin. The South Park Ranger District has identified a growing problem with dispersed camping and illegal motorized travel that is invading the headwaters of the North Tarryall Creek adjacent to the Selkirk Campground. Both illegal dispersed camping and off-road vehicle incursions into the wetlands of this important South Park water resource are causing increased sedimentation, significant erosion and damaging impacts to the flora and fauna of this area.
Work includes installation of 1,700 feet of post and cable fencing adjacent to Selkirk Campground, installation of two seasonal gates to protect wintering and calving areas surrounding the campground and wetlands area, and 200 feet of post and cable fencing at the legal end of FR 801, where an illegal track travels another 1.5 miles onto the delicate tundra above, threatening endangered plants and tundra animals. Selected areas will be seeded with native grasses.
Wild Connections’ partners for this project include Mosquito Range Heritage Initiative, Coaltion for Upper South Platte, Great Old Broads for Wilderness, Central Colorado Wilderness Coaltion, South Park National Heritage Area, Park County Land and Water Trust, and the South Park Ranger District.
Come for one day or more. You must register separately for each day. Free. Lunch and snacks provided. Overnight camping near the project with dinner and breakfast provided. Youth under 16 years must be accompanied by an adult.
WHEN: Thursday, August 18, 2016 at 8:00 AM – Saturday, August 20, 2016 at 3:00 PM (MDT)
WHERE: FR 801 & Selkirk Campground – Como, CO