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III. PROJECT GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND ACTIVITIES A. TASKS, MILESTONES/PRODUCATS AND COMPLETION DATES Task Milestones/Products Completion Dates Task 1: Forming a Restoration Team and Restoration Team formed and June 2007 Design Restoration Plan designed a Restoration Plan Task 2:Facilitate involvement and information Informed public through Ongoing throughout sharing newsletter, reports, and mailings 2 year project Construction plans, schedule of October 2007 Task 3: Develop construction plans and work, and volunteer trained for fall prepare restoration sites for work 2007 projects Task 4: Mitigate storm water runoff on the BMPs completed on 5 miles of March 2008 roads using BMPs road system Task 5: Relocate roads out of the creeks and Roads relocated and vegetation October 2007 restore riparian vegetation restored About 61,000 sq. ft. of land was October 2007 Task 6: Restore upland vegetation using restored and 2380 feet of roadway bioengineering techniques obliterated Task 7: Construct system of post and cable 4200 feet of post and cable October 2007 fencing to keep vehicles on road fencing was constructed Monitoring Team formed and May 2007 Task 8: Form Monitoring Team and design Sampling/Analysis Plan Monitoring Plan completed Baseline turbidity monitoring September 2007 Task 9: Implement Monitoring Plan completed Task 10: Evaluate project, goals, objectives, Completion of Progress Reports: March 2008 and tasks Semi-annual reporting completed B. EVALUATION OF GOAL ACHIEVEMENT The Goals of the Lefthand OHV Area Restoration Project were achieved: • Decrease nonpoint source sediment loading from the project site; • Implement source water protection best management practices; and • Improve habitat effectiveness for aquatic life in Lefthand Creek. During Phase 1, project partners worked together with the Boulder Ranger district to assess the sources of sediment loading from Lefthand OHV Area, develop a Restoration Plan, and began implementing on-the ground restoration activities using Best Management Practices to reduce sediment loading into Lefthand Creek. Storm water runoff on 5 miles of the road system in the project area was mitigated using Best Management Practices: grading, rolling dips, and vegetation of eroded areas. Roads were realigned and relocated out of the creek bed, a new stream channel was excavated, and fencing installed to keep vehicles out of the creek. Upland vegetation was restored on approximately 134,000 square feet of land and 5,100 feet of roadway obliterated. The restored project areas were protected from further degradation by installing 7,500 feet of post and cable fencing. It is estimated that 7.6 acres of land was restored resulting in a reduction of 456 tons of sediment into Lefthand Creek.