C150347 Feasibility Study

• Contract/PO #: C150347
• Contractor Name: Greeley, City Of
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 3
• County: Larimer
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

warning signs at trailheads. Provide out sloping where possible. Provide additional cross -
drainage on trails. Where feasible, utilize volunteer community crews to assist with trail
stabilization and rehabilitation.
• Close the Young Gulch Trail for the year due to slope instability /high flooding potential in
this large watershed. Install a gate at the trailhead to keep vehicles out of the parking
area. Install closure signs. Monitor trail for conditions after major rain events, and after the
spring thaw.
• Close the east side of the Mount McConnel Trail until trail stabilization features can
mitigate safety concerns.
• Stabilize the eroded portion of the Kreutzer Trail to prevent continued incision on the
eastern portion of the trail before allowing public use.
• All recreation residence owners have been notified of the conditions and risks associated
with the locations of their summer -use cabins. Engineering inspections for building
stability will be recommended to residence owners after facility assessments by the Forest
Service.
• Install protective barriers along the Narrows fire line section to prevent OHV trespass and
increasing erosion.
Implement closure order to prohibit recreational use along the Wild River portions of the South
Fork of the Poudre, to allow this specially- designated corridor time for natural restoration. Provide
monitoring and enforcement of the closure order.
CULTURAL RESOURCES
Treatment Types
5LR11051 — Installation of Log Deflectors
5LR13049— Sign Installation
5LR13065 — Aerial Mulching (coordinated treatment)
5LR1382.1 — Trail Stabilization (coordinated treatment)
Treatment Descriptions
5LR11051 — Log Deflector Installation: the proposed treatment for protection of site the Lower
Bennett Creek Recreation residence would utilize the BAER catalog Log deflector treatment
(Napper 2006:77). The treatment would place log deflectors around site 5LR11051 to change the
runoffs direction without erosion by simulating a new channel area. The treatment would place 6
to 9 inch diameter logs at a 120 degree angle from the diversion point and construct a shallow
trench to divert runoff.
5LR13049 — Sign Installation: the proposed treatment for the prevention of looting at the Cyril and
Mayme Spaulding Homestead consists of installation of education signs on posts near the site.
The proposal would use Forest Service signs that educate recreational users about cultural
resource laws and the value of cultural resources as shown on the following page:
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