While much of the Ketchum Ranger District’s recreation staff has been pulled away to work on the Sharps Fire, other KRD Trail Crew members have stayed back to manage ongoing and planned-for maintenance projects. On Sunday they packed in an Idaho Youth Corps crew’s gear and tools for a project on Placer Creek Trail #141.…
Author: Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator
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Barr Gulch Trail Maintenance
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
On Thurday, July 26, intrepid volunteers converged on the Barr Gulch Trail #168. Eleven workers cut back plants that were choking the travel way, installed drains, repaired ruts, and built a re-route around a section that had slid into the creek. The trail is about 15 miles west of Ketchum on Warm Springs Road. It…
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Chop Chop on Pork Chop
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
Trail Volunteers are needed to help brush back plants that are encroaching on the Pork Chop Section of the Adams Rib Trail #142 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. meeting at the Adams Gulch Trailhead. Additional work will include cleaning out and improving existing drains along the trail. Tools and instruction provided, with tools stationed in…
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Trail Report 6/21/18
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
Trail Report for Thursday, June 21, 2018: Starting on Friday the Sun Valley Company will start spinning lifts and taking people up Baldy for adventures. Here is a link to some info about the happenings: Opening Day For Summer Operations on Bald Mountain The Castle Rock Trail #140 was recently cut out by local motorcyclist…
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Fox Creek Bridge Repaired
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
On Tuesday, June 12, the Ketchum Ranger District Trail crew repaired the footbridge that was washed out along the Fox Creek Trail. That evening trail volunteers with the BCRD Adopt-A-Trail program showed up to help finish the project. Last year a huge spring run-off left the footbridge in a position that no longer spanned Fox…
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Parker Brushing & Fruit Polishing
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
On Thursday, volunteers helped the Forest Service with a trail maintenance project in Parker Gulch. The trail had become quite choked with sagebrush and bitterbrush plants. Walking or riding on the trail was a scratchy experience. Fifteen people got a start on this big project, working their way up for about 1 mile from…
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Action in Greenhorn
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
The trails in Greenhorn have seen some maintenance in May. Motorcyclist volunteers have been busy cutting out trees and the Ketchum Ranger District Trail Crew has been tackling a number of projects in the drainage. They have been cleaning drains, repairing sections of trails that washed out, and they recently built a useful reroute…
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Success on Harper’s
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
We had a beautiful night for our first Adopt-A-Trail Night of the season, which took place on Tuesday, May 8th. Our crew was made up of thirteen volunteers, 2 Sawtooth National Forest, Ketchum Ranger District Recreation Staff members, and myself. We did maintenance on a section of Harper’s Trail, where the trail is in…
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Springtime Trails – Lets Get Going!
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
Hi all, Chris Leman here. I’m back for another season as the BCRD Wood River Valley Trail Coordinator. I’m excited to be back at work on the trails, and oh man, things sure are heating up out there! Land managers are busy monitoring conditions, signing the trails, and opening them as they dry. And eager…
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Trail Update Sept 29, 2017
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
Hi All, Chris Leman here. I have a few items to share in this season’s last installment of the BCRD Trails Blog. This is my last trail report for 2017, as this is my final week of seasonal employment as the BCRD Wood River Valley Trail Coordinator. I’m looking forward to returning to the position…