Los Amigos De Valles Caldera

FOREST AND RANGE RESTORATION WITH YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS ON THE VALLES CALDERA NP

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REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL AGREEMENTSPURPOSE OF AWARD (SUMMARY OF THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT):VALLES CALDERA NATIONAL PRESERVE HAS APPROXIMATELY 9 MILES OF LEGACY LIVESTOCK FENCES LEFT IN THE VALLE GRANDE AND THE VALLE SAN ANTONIO. THE GOAL IS TO RESTORE THE LANDSCAPE TO A PRE-FENCED CONDITION. THE OBJECTIVES ARE TO (1) IMPROVE THE VISUAL LANDSCAPE, (2) REDUCE WILDLIFE INJURIES AND MORTALITIES FROM ATTEMPTED FENCE CROSSINGS, AND (3) IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY FOR VISITORS BY REMOVING OBSTACLES TO HIKING AND WINTER SKIING/SNOWSHOEING.SUMMARY OF PROJECT SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES:FIELD CREWS WILL CUT OFF AND BUNDLE OLD FENCE WIRE, AND PULL POSTS FROM THE GROUND. OLD FENCE MATERIALS WILL BE STACKED IN CACHES ALONG THE FENCELINES FOR REMOVAL AND RE-CYCLING.PERFORMANCE GOALS INCLUDING MILESTONES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES:THE MAIN PERFORMANCE GOAL IS TO REMOVE THE 9 MILES OF FENCE TO RESTORE THE LANDSCAPE VIEWS AND WILDLIFE AND VISITOR SAFETY. THE PROJECT SHOULD START EITHER SPRING OR FALL 2022, AND TAKE 9 WEEKS; PROJECT SHOULD BE COMPLETE BY DECEMBER 2022.BENEFICIARIES:THE PUBLIC VISITORS WILL BENEFIT FROM THE ENHANCED VIEWSHEDS WITHOUT FENCE DEBRIS, AND VISITOR HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY WILL BE IMPROVED BY REMOVAL OF OBSTRUCTIONS TO HIKERS, SKIERS, AND SNOWSHOERS. WILDLIFE INJURIES AND DEATHS WILL BE ELIMINATED BY THE REMOVAL OF THE OLD FENCES.

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TRIBAL AND PUBLIC CONSULTATION FOR ASSESSING FEASIBILITY OF THE PROPOSED RIM TRAIL ON THE VALLES CALDERA NP

PURPOSE OF AWARD SUMMARY OF THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT VALLES CALDERA NATIONAL PRESERVE HAS A NEWLY ACQUIRED 40 ACRE INHOLDING KNOWN AS SULPHUR SPRINGS THIS SITE WAS HEAVILY DISTURBED BY MINING AND RESORT DEVELOPMENT IN THE LATE 1890S, AND HAS BEEN UNDER HUMAN OCCUPATION THROUGH 2015 NPS IS NOW DEVELOPING PLANS FOR THE FUTURE USE OF THE SITE, INCLUDING POTENTIAL RESTORATION OF THE AREA TO APPROXIMATE THE NATURAL CONDITIONS PRIOR TO HUMAN DISTURBANCE THE CURRENT PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO UNDERTAKE THE PLANNING ACTIVITY FOR POTENTIAL SITE RESTORATION SUMMARY OF PROJECT SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES THE PROJECT S MAIN ACTIVITIES ARE 1 TO HOLD A WORKSHOP IN AUTUMN, 2022, WITH EXPERTS IN VOLCANOES, GEOTHERMAL FEATURES, HYDROLOGY AND LAND RESTORATION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING A VISION AND SITE PLAN OF WHAT THE AREA WOULD HAVE LOOKED LIKE PRIOR TO HUMAN DISTURBANCE IN THE 1890S AND 20TH CENTURY 2 DEVELOP A SITE LAND AND RESTORATION PROJECT DESCRIPTION THAT CAN BE USED IN PREPARATION OF PUBLIC COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTS FOR NEPA, NHPA AND ESA 3 WORK WITH A CIVIL ENGINEER TO ASSESS THE SOILS WORK NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE RESTORATION PLAN THE WORKSHOP WILL BE CONDUCTED IN AUTUMN 2022, ALONG WITH THE ENGINEERING SURVEY WORK, WITH THE PROJECT REPORT AND FORMAL PLANNING BE COMPLETED IN THE WINTER SPRING 2022 2023 BENEFICIARIES PUBLIC VISITORS TO THE PRESERVE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THE SULPHUR SPRINGS GEOTHERMAL FEATURES HOT SPRINGS, FUMAROLES, MUDPOTS, ETC IN A MORE NATURAL ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING SCHOOL GROUPS ON FIELD TRIPS WILL ALSO LEARN ABOUT VOLCANOES AND GEOTHERMAL ATTRIBUTES IN THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS

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