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September 25th 2010
The Mica Mine Trail Renovation

Location:Bangs Canyon Staging Area Parking lot
Sign in: 8:30am
Workday: 9am-4pm
BBQ Afterwards


We will be doing trail maintenance on the Mica Mine Trail starting near the parking area and working towards the Mica Mine. We will be stabilizing the trail, cutting waterbars to direct water off the trail tread and trimming brush away from the trail.

Volunteer and come join us Call Chris at 970-244-3024

BLM Volunteer Project
 
                                        
Rocky Ireland Publishers is proud to now be in our 6th year of adopting the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Bangs Canyon Staging Area off Little Park Road, which is located 8 miles southwest of Grand Junction, Colorado. This area includes: Rough Canyon, the Mica Mine, Ladder Canyon, and the Tabeguache trail. As a BLM Certified Crew Leader and Archaeological Site Steward Jeffery Fleming leads the workdays.
This BLM area receives hundreds of visitors each week
who use the area to recreate. This multi-use area is the destination for both local and worldwide visitors.

Maintenance and Cleaning                     

Due to high volume foot traffic and natural erosion on the Rough Canyon Trail and Mica Mine Trail the area needs attention. On work days we:
*clean
*pick up trash
*repair erosion
*reroute the trail to make it more sustainable
*trim brush away from the trail route
*remove invasive Tamarisk and Russian Olive
*locate and log significant historical sites
 
 
 

Rocky Ireland has committed to repair and stabilize the trails to make them more sustainable.
If you are interested in helping us please contact the Grand Junction Field Office of the BLM - Park Ranger Chris Pipkin 970-244-3024    http://www.co.blm.gov/gjra/bangscanyon.htm

Contact us, or the BLM, to get involved in improving and building new trails. 

  

          

             
Other agencies we support:
  
Volunteer Outdoors Colorado  www.voc.org
 
US Forest Service - Grand Mesa unit www.fs.fed.us/r2/gmug/