To help everyone stay safe during the corona virus outbreak please give others plenty of distance out on the trails. On narrow trails, announce your presence when coming up on others. Stop and give a friendly greeting, followed by a request for the other party to stop also. Give people lots of room, as some…
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Moose – Stay Away
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
On Monday morning, April 20, west of Hailey, there were three moose near the top of Wilson Gulch. They were grazing where the BLM’s Centerline and Wilson Gulch trails meet. I observed them, then quickly moved away from them. Signs have been installed, warning of the moose and asking people to stay away and to…
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Warfield Reroute
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
We got a lot of snow last winter, and the avalanches that resulted have impacted our trails in big ways. Professional and volunteer crews have been busy sawing through the tangles, then re-cutting them out, once they have melted-out more. In June, motorcyclist volunteers with the Wood River Trails Coalition cut-out the lower portions of…
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Wed. July 10, 2019 Trail Updates
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
Wednesday July 10, 2019 Trail update from Chris Leman, BCRD Trail Coordinator: Trail Volunteers Wanted! The Wood River Trails Coalition is hosting a volunteer trail maintenance session on the recently rebuilt Alden Gulch Trail on Saturday, July 13th. Meet at the parking lot at the intersection of Hwy 75 and Baker Creek Road (east side…
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Trail Info July 3, 2019
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
Hi All, here is a trail update for Wednesday, July 3, 2019: The Sawtooth National Forest has issued an updated sheep report: One band is moving north of Silver Creek toward the King Creek/Cherry Creek area. A band is on top of Panther Gulch and will be moving toward the North Fork of Deer Creek…
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Trail Updates Friday, June 28 , 2019
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
Here is a trail report for Friday, June 28, 2019: The trails in the region are open. Some have been cut-out of downed trees, while others have not seen maintenance yet. Keep in mind that even on trails that have been cut-out, new trees may have come down in the meantime. Also, some trails still…
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Trails Update Friday, June 21 2019
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
Happy first day of summer. Here are some trail updates for the Wood River Valley region of Idaho: On the Osberg Ridgeline Trail, the second bridge up from the end of Baker Creek Road has been closed by the Ketchum Ranger District (KRD) due to the undermining of the foundation and a resulting safety hazard.…
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Brushing Sunnyside and Pork Chop
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
Huge thunderclouds provided shade to 20 volunteers at the Wood River Trails Coalition’s most recent trail work session. On Thursday, June 13th, the volunteers cut back woody plants that were growing into the trail corridor, both trailside and overhead. They also cleaned out the drains found along the Sunnyside Trail and the Pork Chop section…
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Trails Coalition on a Mission
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
On Saturday, June 8, the Wood River Trails Coalition hosted a trail maintenance event on the Forbidden Fruit Trail in Adams Gulch. The volunteers removed trees that had fallen across the trail, brushed back plants that were encroaching on the travel way, and they removed tons of gravel and loose rock off of the tread.…
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Teams Tackle Trail Work
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
Last Wednesday night, May 29, Wood River High School and Middle School Mountain Bike Team members, parents and coaches ganged up on trail maintenance tasks on the BLM Croy Trails. Around 30 volunteers worked on a variety of projects. On Nadya’s Trail a group of team members, and their coaches, dug in the dirt…