TRĀL MONTHLY MEETING

May 12, 2010

In Attendance: Chari Ainsworth, Don Covert, Alene Covert, David Grunlund, Patrick Frawley, Randy Hill, Steve Hill, John Juliano, Bret Marchant, Kevin Patterson, Amy Racki, Dan Scheske, Brian Smith, Rich Smith, Wayne Standage,  Jan Thyregod, Kevin Thompson,

The meeting was called to order at 7:04 PM by Rich Smith.

Area Updates

Mesquite – David Grunlund reported that the pipe fence is up and still looks good.  Signs are still up, as are the Carsonite markers.

Pobrecito – Pobrecito will be tabled until after the Travel Management Plan is published and the kid’s riding area can be worked on.

Bulldog East & West – Everything remains status quo.  Trash seems to be being picked up regularly. Over the past 3 months, target shooting has increased along Trail 10, even though it’s posted as being illegal to shoot in the area.  Amy would like written details of when, where, time, etc.  The more details the better.  Unattended bonfires are becoming more frequent, and when they are called in to the authorities, there is often a slow to no response.  The “Closed” signs have been pulled down and the fence is gone for the gravel pit (Double A). 

New Projects   

There will be a Meet & Greet at the 4 Peaks staging area on Saturday morning at 7:00 AM.  Breakfast will be served to those volunteers that come out.

Open Discussion

The “Friends of TRĀL” donation program is making progress.  “Friend of TRĀL”  support stickers should arrive on the 13th.  We have Rocky Mountain ATV/MC as a sponsor and are working with Cycle Gear.  We need to finish up support from a couple of 4WD sponsors as well.

Training – Amy said there will be more training available soon.  Rich Smith and the Hill family went through the ATV Certification training this month.  Amy suggested that we jump in with the Fire volunteers.

The Honeywell four wheel drive club has adopted the Sunflower mine trail (25A).  The trail needs new signage and markers.  The club also found a washout in the trail from the heavy rains, and was able to bring in rock and fill to rebuild the trail.  There was also some areas identified for the Forest Service’s Engineering department to design repairs (cattle guard bent).

To date, we have 30 volunteers.  If we need to do impromptu training because of a scheduling conflict, we certainly can accommodate it.

An update from the Treasurer shows that TRĀL account has $1,700.33 to date.

We need to add a “Where did you hear about us” button to our web site so we can see if our Meet & Greets are drawing potential members and volunteers.

Rich will bring stats from our web site to the next meeting showing what pages are getting the most hits.

Travel Management Update

The Travel Management Plan is moving towards Draft Final.  The map should be published by December 2010 with designated routes.  Comments will either be released or repealed and should be out for public review by the end of summer.  The plan will come with alternatives and proposals, and if no comments are received on areas, then the proposal will be it.

For areas that we know are going to be designated as routes, we need to start checking and installing signage.  Rich will review the original maps and get with volunteers to get those routes assigned.

Forest Service Update

There was a confirmed case of rabies found in a bobcat on the diversion dam of the Salt River.

There was a 6 acre fire that was started by target shooting.  It’s the first of the season.

With no other business to address, the meeting was adjourned at 8:06 PM