COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE DIVISION

2020-2021 OHV Grant Funding Recommendations Tom Metsa Mar 29, 2021 TOPIC PREPARED BY DATE

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PURPOSE: To request the State Recreational Trails Committee’s (the Committee) approval of the 2021-2022 Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Trail Grants and the Committee’s recommendation to move this matter to the Parks and Wildlife commission for approval.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Division’s (CPW) Trails Program, a statewide program within Colorado’s Park and Wildlife Division, administers grants for trail-related projects on an annual basis. Local, county, and state governments, federal agencies, special recreation districts, and non-profit organizations with management responsibilities over public lands may apply for and are eligible to receive non-motorized and motorized OHV trails grants.

Colorado’s Off-highway Vehicle Trail Program CPW’s OHV Program is statutorily created in sections 33-14.5-101 through 33-14.5-113, Colorado Revised Statutes. The program is funded through the sale of OHV registrations and use permits. It is estimated that 203,000 OHVs were registered or permitted for use in Colorado during the 2020-2021 season. The price of an annual OHV registration or use- permit is $25.25. Funds are used to support the statewide OHV Program, the OHV Registration Program and OHV Trail Grant Program, including OHV law enforcement. The OHV Program seeks to improve and enhance motorized recreation opportunities in Colorado while promoting safe, responsible use of OHVs. The grant program combines OHV registration and federal Recreation Trails Funds (RTP) to fund the annual OHV grant process.

The OHV Grant Application and Review Process OHV grant applications are sent out by e-mail, ground mail, and are posted on the CPW’s Trails Program website each year. Trail grant opportunities are publicized annually through press releases, newsletters, the state website, and e-mail information networks. Technical assistance for grant preparation is provided by CPW Trails Program staff to potential applicants. The submission deadline for OHV grant applications is the first business day of December each year.

The Commission, through its Policy A-104, has authorized a subcommittee structure to assist the Committee in formulating its grant recommendations. Subcommittee members are appointed to the Grant Review and Ranking Subcommittees for the purpose of reviewing and ranking grant applications and compiling funding recommendations for the Committee’s consideration. To solicit public comment, all grant applications are posted on the CPW Trails Program’s website and every public comment is evaluated as part of a subcommittee’s grant review and ranking process.

CPW’s trail grant application review and ranking process follows a four-tiered review and approval protocol. All grant applications are first reviewed by CPW wildlife field

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biologists and regional CPW staff. This process allows CPW to identify potential wildlife issues prior to the review by the subcommittees. Any wildlife concerns can then be resolved or will be considered as part of the grant evaluation process. These Regional Wildlife Impact summaries are shared with the subcommittee (Appendix E).

Next, applications are evaluated by the OHV Grant Review and Ranking Subcommittee to score and rank the OHV competitive grant applications in order of their recommended funding priority. The ranked applications are then passed to the Committee to evaluate the applications in ranked order and recommend funding strategies to the Commission. The Commission provides the final approval of projects funded. This process invites public review and comment at four separate stages; upon submission, before the subcommittees, before the State Trails Committee and before the Commission.

Overview of the OHV Subcommittee’s Trail Grant Review and Ranking Process The OHV Grant Review and Ranking Subcommittee is comprised of sixteen (16) scoring members: • Eight (8) members, including the subcommittee chairperson, are representatives affiliated with OHV recreational interests. The chairperson nominates the seven (7) subcommittee members who are affiliated with OHV recreation; • Three (3) subcommittee members are representatives of non-motorized recreational interests of which one is a non-motorized delegate from the Committee. The non- motorized delegate from the Committee nominates the two (2) subcommittee members who are affiliated with non-motorized recreation; • One (1) subcommittee member represents multiple-use trail recreational interests and is nominated by the CPW director; and, • Four (4) CPW motorized trail coordinators.

All nominees to the subcommittee, with the exception of the trail coordinators, are approved by the Committee and are subject to three-year term limits with the option of being reappointed to one additional three-year term. State and federal agencies are represented on an ex-officio basis by Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and CPW Trails Program staff. Appendix A lists the OHV subcommittee members and their affiliations.

The OHV Good Management Program Grants are considered first by the subcommittee. Each Good Management grant application is evaluated on its own merit. Public comment is received by the subcommittee on both the Good Management grants applications and the overall OHV Good Management program. The subcommittee then recommends programmatic funding for all of the Good Management crews which is submitted for the Committee’s and the Commission’s consideration.

Following the resolution of the Good Management Grants and program funding recommendation, the subcommittee then evaluates the competitive OHV grant applications. Those applications are evaluated, scored and ranked against each other. Grant scores are the average of all subcommittee member scores submitted, provided in Appendix B, (Scoring Grid). Public input is solicited as part of that grant review process and all comments are distributed to the scoring subcommittee members prior to the review, ranking and funding recommendation process. Applicants that submit competitive OHV grant applications are invited to make a presentation to the subcommittee. Applicants made presentations to the OHV Subcommittee on March 10 - 11, 2021 and again, following those presentations, public comment is received.

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The ranked OHV competitive grant applications are then submitted to the Committee for review, evaluation and finalization of funding recommendations for the Commission.

2021-2022 Motorized (OHV) Trail Grant Application Summary Applications for 72 eligible projects were received prior to the December 4, 2020 deadline; the total funding request for 2022 is $6,242,738. Application Summaries are provided in Appendix D.

Twenty-four of the 72 grant applications are seeking continued funding under the Good OHV Management Program.

Three applicants are seeking Good Management Program approval. #14, Royal Gorge Trail Crew 22, #37, SPKRD (South Park) OHV Trail Crew 22, and #45, CCRD (Clear Creek) OHV Crew 22. OHV Subcommittee is recommending #37, SPKRD be approved for Good OHV Management participation.

FUNDING SOURCES For the 2021-2022 Motorized (OHV) trails grant cycle, program staff estimate the total amount available for funding to be $4,273,860 from the following funding sources:

Source of Funding Dollars Available Off-Highway Vehicle Registration (OHV) $4,000,000 Recreational Trails Program – (RTP) $273,860 Total $4,273,860

DISCUSSION AND SUMMARY

OHV applicants presented project details before the OHV Subcommittee at the annual presentations meeting held March 10-11, 2021.

Total application funding requests were as follows:

Grant Category Number of Grants Requested Funding Good OHV Management Grants 24 $2,403,977 OHV Project Grants 48 $3,838,761 Total Grants 72 $6,242,738

All OHV Grant Applications received for the 2021-2022 OHV grant cycle were posted on the Colorado Parks and Wildlife website for public review and comment. The web address is: http://cpw.state.co.us/aboutus/Pages/TrailsGrantsOHVApps.aspx

Public comment regarding the OHV Project Proposals and the Good Management Grant Applications had to be submitted in writing by the close of business on Friday, January 29, 2021. CPW Region Wildlife Comments were accepted through February 12, 2021. Public Comment submitted by email were directed to the following web email address: [email protected]

Pursuant to Policy A-104, the Committee members serving on the OHV Subcommittee are: • OHV Subcommittee Chair and Committee OHV designee – Heather Hormell • State Trails Committee Non-motorized Trails designee – Christian Meyer • State Trails Committee Diversified Trails designee – John Marriott

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The OHV Subcommittee met on January 26 - 27, 2021 to discuss Good OHV Management (GM) applications and to begin competitive application discussions.

All competitive grant applications had the opportunity to make a presentation as part of the grant review process on March 10th and 11th, 2021. Public comment was taken during both OHV Subcommittee review meetings.

Scores from the subcommittee ranking process had to be submitted to the Trails Program offices or staff in Littleton by the end of business on Friday, March 19th, 2021 to be eligible for inclusion in the final grant application review and ranking process.

Appendix C is a spreadsheet summarizing the OHV Grant Application scoring results. Appendix D is Project Summaries of the 2021-2022 OHV Grant Applications with scoring comments.

Considering the Trails’ Program’s Strategic Plan, the Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) and input from the ex officio subcommittee members, the Subcommittee recommends priority funding of:

Grant Category Number of Grants Proposed Funding Good OHV Management Grants 25 $2,325,527 OHV Project Grants 24 $1,948,333 Total 49 $4,273,860

DIVISION RECOMMENDATION: For Committee to review and approve funding for the 2021-2022 OHV Projects, as recommended in Appendix C and Appendix D.

In addition to the considerations discussed above, it is requested that the Committee recommend the funding of 49 projects which amounts to $4,273,860 and to fund additional projects in order of rank that scored a 70% or higher, as additional funding becomes available.

SUGGESTED MOTION: “In accordance with sections 33-11-106 and 33-14.5-106, Colorado Revised Statutes, I move that the State Recreational Trails Committee approve the scores and associated rankings from the Committee’s OHV Grant Review and Ranking Subcommittee as assigned to the 2021-2022 OHV grant applications. The Committee also recommends funding 49 projects which amounts to $4,273,860 and to fund additional projects in order of rank that scored a 70% or higher, as additional funding becomes available.

______April 02, 2021 APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL TO THE STATE TRAILS COMMITTEE DATE

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Appendix B 3/30/2021 2020-2021 OHV Competitive Grant Applications Scores

Final Totals Scores APP (Outliers Removed)

# Project Name Heather Hormell John Marriott Christian Meyer Files Ralph Ken Helgeson Jason Elliott Brian Levingston Jim Chambers John Yurick Jeremy Shoning Ken Sanders Scott Bright Josh Stoudt Engle Randy Luke Svare Plankis Ben 1 TMW Trail Maintenance & Restoration-2022 92 87 88 92 77 82 86 85 84 90 85 93 90 87 93 87 87.38 88.62 2 Tres Rios OHV Crew 2022 82 82 85 88 77 78 82 80 78 72 83 86 86 83 90 85 82.31 83.00 3 Dillon OHV Crew Equipment 2022 82 70 80 85 75 80 80 65 82 80 76 86 85 85 85 90 80.38 81.40 4 OHV San Carlos Trail Project 2020 82 79 77 90 79 86 80 80 82 78 77 91 84 78 88 86 82.31 82.31 5 UAMTC Equipment 2022 86 90 88 92 78 88 90 90 85 94 80 83 88 84 94 85 87.19 87.80 6 Jones Park Renovation Project (Trail 667) -2022 73 85 82 80 81 76 82 85 88 74 86 79 88 80 91 79 81.81 81.81 7 Dozer 22 Project - 2022 R 84 74 87 80 84 85 80 90 75 88 80 88 87 86 87 83.67 83.67 8 Calico Trail Project - 2022 R 87 77 90 82 88 83 80 79 99 76 84 87 85 87 89 84.87 83.86 9 Sutter 500 Trail Dozer/Attachments/Trailer -2022 81 88 60 92 64 86 90 80 84 66 69 81 92 93 89 90 81.56 81.56 10 424 Motorcycle Trail Reconstruction 91 90 72 95 82 86 84 85 82 65 83 83 86 87 84 86 83.81 85.07 11 2022 RGFO OHV Trail Maintenance 88 81 75 85 79 80 88 80 91 81 80 81 84 84 86 84 82.94 82.94 12 2022 RRMMC Trail Maintenance 91 84 73 85 85 86 80 75 72 55 75 83 87 84 92 91 81.13 82.87 13 Eagle Zoned OHV Crew Equipment 2022 83 70 88 90 70 78 81 85 77 73 84 78 84 84 91 82 81.13 81.13 14 OHV Royal Gorge Trail Crew 2022 85 88 79 87 82 84 89 80 85 70 91 86 88 82 91 82 84.31 85.27 15 Grand Valley Hammer Operations - 2022 92 91 75 92 74 84 85 85 84 30 88 92 89 89 90 89 83.06 86.60 16 Grand Valley Dozer Operations - 2022 92 91 74 92 79 84 85 80 84 40 88 92 89 93 90 91 84.00 86.93 17 COHVCO 2022 OHV Workshops (2) 77 92 80 80 80 74 76 80 80 82 76 70 85 87 86 90 80.94 80.94 18 Texas Creek OHV Archeological Survey - 2022 WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD 19 Rainbow Trail Reroute - 2022 91 84 77 84 85 92 85 70 78 86 84 89 86 90 95 84 85.00 86.00 20 Trail Tools for Clubs -2022 93 93 80 95 81 R 90 85 72 83 72 R 90 83 91 92 85.71 85.71 21 OHV Trail Dozer Maintenance Program 2022 82 85 76 95 74 76 74 70 72 59 70 79 86 94 87 87 79.13 80.47 22 UFO Equipment & Supplies -2022 79 77 80 90 77 82 76 85 78 57 71 78 86 85 86 82 79.31 80.80 23 North Zone OHV Crew - 2022 90 87 80 81 69 84 79 85 78 71 80 88 87 83 91 89 82.63 83.53 24 GJFO Sutter 300 Dozer - 2022 92 88 80 90 83 84 85 65 80 62 76 94 88 86 89 85 82.94 85.71 25 GJFO Mini Excavator - 2022 92 88 72 90 80 84 85 80 80 58 76 94 88 85 79 85 82.25 83.87 26 GJFO Equipment Operations - 2022 92 91 76 94 82 86 73 85 85 57 77 93 90 86 88 88 83.94 86.36 27 Divide Heavy Maintenance Crew 2022 91 82 79 92 76 84 89 80 86 84 80 95 87 84 90 84 85.19 85.19 28 BLM Statewide (OHV) Law Enforcement - 2022 79 76 82 80 71 78 44 90 72 0 68 79 90 81 89 87 72.88 77.73 29 High Alpine Counties Partnership - 2022 70 71 77 91 79 76 86 90 84 18 69 63 85 81 94 90 76.50 80.40 30 WSATVA Equipment Grant - 2022 95 78 75 88 74 80 86 75 R 42 R 94 89 82 88 82 80.57 83.54 31 AHRA Patrol Side-by-Side 2022 69 65 69 70 69 66 40 60 71 34 68 67 74 72 81 70 65.31 69.36 32 Tomichi Gate Improvement - 2022 91 92 78 85 71 84 78 85 76 R 73 90 84 78 83 82 82.00 82.00 33 Grand Junction Motocross Track Phase 3 - 2022 88 82 80 80 61 88 84 80 74 46 72 79 86 82 82 81 77.81 79.93 34 Grand Junction Area Trailhead Signage - 2022 89 87 80 80 66 84 91 85 72 12 76 88 89 79 89 86 78.31 82.73 35 Skid Steer - 2022 78 66 74 85 70 84 76 80 75 19 80 71 87 73 87 89 74.63 78.33 36 PPRD OHV Management 2022 65 76 76 71 62 60 60 60 74 63 76 39 84 74 83 84 69.19 71.20 37 2022 SPKRD OHV Trail Crew GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM 38 Sheep Mountain Management Project - 2022 90 92 81 91 81 86 89 90 92 77 80 92 87 82 85 89 86.50 86.50 39 Boulder Ranger District OHV Crew - 2022 84 71 77 80 73 84 89 85 76 35 84 79 88 81 93 89 79.25 82.20 40 Lefthand Motorized Roads & Trails Project - 2022 84 77 80 80 80 82 88 90 82 36 76 85 84 80 94 92 80.63 83.60 41 HPBE OHV Trail Crew 2022 91 82 77 82 71 82 82 80 77 79 84 86 84 83 83 86 81.81 81.93 42 New Rider Skills Training Area - 2022 85 65 69 68 64 68 87 60 70 24 70 71 77 73 79 82 69.50 72.53 43 Timberline Maintenance & Patrol - 2022 80 79 77 87 67 72 91 90 70 25 77 79 87 79 84 86 76.88 80.33 44 Rampart Trail Crew & Patrol IV - 2022 89 85 80 87 85 78 89 85 72 88 71 90 88 84 91 92 84.63 85.53 45 CCRD OHV Crew - 2022 80 84 78 92 78 78 82 90 88 37 74 80 86 85 87 88 80.44 83.33 Stay The Trail Education & Stewardship Alliance 46 2022 70 80 80 80 76 78 83 85 76 41 80 67 86 75 91 91 77.44 79.87 47 Travel Management Signage -2022 69 84 84 80 82 72 86 85 72 10 80 65 84 87 89 77 75.38 79.73 48 Alpine Tunnel & Palisades Repair - 2022 80 70 80 72 77 88 87 90 92 88 84 78 88 83 92 91 83.75 83.75 R = Member Recusal = Granted Good Management Status = Outliers = Withdrawn 3/30/2021 Appendix C 1 2021-2022 OHV Grant Applications

OHV Grant Amount Subcommittee Project Name Project Sponsor Total Cost App # Requested Recommended SCORE SCORE Funding

Not Scored GM01 Dillon OHV Trail Crew 2022 USFS - Dillon RD $ 129,000 $ 105,000 $ 105,000 Not Scored GM02 OHV Uncompahgre Trail Crew 2022 BLM - Uncompahgre FO $ 147,000 $ 105,000 $ 105,000 Not Columbine Good Management OHV Scored GM03 Program 2022 USFS - Columbine RD $ 86,150 $ 56,950 $ 40,000 Not Scored GM04 OHV San Carlos Trail Crew 2020 GM USFS - San Carlos RD $ 126,206 $ 104,839 $ 104,839 Not Upper Arkansas Motorized Trail Crew - CPW - Arkansas Headwaters Scored GM05-A 2022 Recreation Area $ 42,260 $ 42,260 $ 42,260 Not Upper Arkansas Motorized Trail Crew - Scored GM05-B 2022 USFS - Salida RD $ 80,240 $ 62,740 $ 62,740 Not Dolores Good Management Trail Crew Scored GM06 18 - 2022 USFS - Dolores RD $ 105,000 $ 85,000 $ 85,000 Not Scored GM07 BLM Kremmling OHV Trail Crew 2022 BLM - Kremmling FO $ 155,600 $ 105,000 $ 105,000 Not Scored GM08 OHV Grand Lake Trail Crew 2022 USFS - Sulphur RD $ 105,000 $ 105,000 $ 105,000 Not Scored GM09 OHV Statewide Trail Crew 2022 USFS - Sulphur RD $ 170,000 $ 170,000 $ 170,000 Not Scored GM10 Flat Tops OHV Crew 2022 USFS - Blanco & Rifle RDs $ 121,000 $ 100,000 $ 100,000 Not Scored GM11 Eagle Zoned OHV Crew 2022 USFS - Eagle/Holy Cross RD $ 135,000 $ 105,000 $ 105,000 Not Scored GM12 OHV Gunnison Trail Crew 2022 USFS - Gunnison RD $ 122,000 $ 103,000 $ 100,000 Not Scored GM13 Pikes Peak Trail Crew 2022 USFS - Pikes Peak RD $ 200,000 $ 105,000 $ 85,000 Not Scored GM14 2022 BLM Gunnison OHV Trail Crew BLM - Gunnison FO $ 256,000 $ 105,000 $ 105,000 Not Scored GM15 Grand Valley OHV Trail Crew - 2022 USFS - Grand Valley RD $ 132,700 $ 105,000 $ 105,000 Not Ouray OHV Good Management Trail Scored GM16 Grant-2022 USFS - Ouray RD $ 228,225 $ 105,000 $ 105,000 Not Scored GM17 CRVFO OHV Crew 2022 BLM- Colorado River Valley FO $ 110,000 $ 85,000 $ 85,000 Not 2 Person OHV Trail Maintenance Crew - Scored GM18 2022 USFS - Pagosa RD $ 65,617 $ 48,074 $ 48,074 Not Scored GM19 Divide Good Management Crew 2022 USFS - Divide RD $ 114,150 $ 103,000 $ 85,000 Not Dominguez-Escalante & McInnis BLM – McInnis Canyons & Scored GM20 Canyons - 2022 (Trail Crew) Dominguez-Escalante NCA $ 130,000 $ 105,000 $ 85,000 Not GJFO Good Management Grant - 2022 Scored GM21 (Trail Crew) BLM - Grand Junction FO $ 130,000 $ 105,000 $ 105,000 Not Scored GM22 Parks Moto Trail Crew 2022 USFS - Parks RD $ 103,700 $ 85,000 $ 85,000 Not Scored GM23 State Forest State Park 2022 - GM CPW - State Forest State Park $ 62,500 $ 62,500 $ 62,000 Not Scored GM24 Rampart Good OHV Trail Crew 2022 USFS - South Platte RD $ 110,700 $ 105,000 $ 105,000 Not Scored 37 2022 SPKRD OHV Trail Crew USFS - South Park RD $ 93,286 $ 35,614 $ 35,614 GM Totals $ 3,261,334 $ 2,403,977 $ 2,325,527 3/30/2021 Appendix C 2 2021-2022 OHV Grant Applications

OHV Grant Amount Subcommittee Project Name Project Sponsor Total Cost App # Requested Recommended SCORE SCORE Funding

TMW Trail Maintenance & Restoration- 88.62 1 2022 Thunder Mountain Wheelers $ 127,832 $ 23,860 $ 23,860

87.80 5 UAMTC Equipment 2022 USFS - Salida RD $ 19,150 $ 18,150 $ 19,150

86.93 16 Grand Valley Dozer Operations - 2022 USFS - Grand Valley RD $ 178,400 $ 150,000 $ 150,000

86.60 15 Grand Valley Hammer Operations - 2022 USFS - Grand Valley RD $ 107,200 $ 86,000 $ 86,000 Sheep Mountain Management Project - 86.50 38 2022 USFS - South Park RD $ 89,166 $ 55,696 $ 55,696

86.36 26 GJFO Equipment Operations - 2022 BLM - Grand Junction FO $ 135,000 $ 110,000 $ 110,000 Central Colorado Mountain 86.00 19 Rainbow Trail Reroute - 2022 Riders $ 201,416 $ 201,416 $ 201,416 Colorado Trail Preservation 85.71 20 Trail Tools for Clubs -2022 Alliance $ 39,700 $ 37,700 $ 37,700

85.71 24 GJFO Sutter 300 Dozer - 2022 BLM - Grand Junction FO $ 75,000 $ 75,000 $ 75,000

85.53 44 Rampart Trail Crew & Patrol IV - 2022 USFS - South Platte RD $ 83,219 $ 75,519 $ 75,519

85.27 14 OHV Royal Gorge Trail Crew 2022 BLM - Royal Gorge FO $ 107,871 $ 70,102 $ 70,102

85.19 27 Divide Heavy Maintenance Crew 2022 USFS - Divide RD $ 125,568 $ 99,915 $ 81,407

85.07 10 424 Motorcycle Trail Reconstruction USFS - Gunnison RD $ 83,000 $ 64,500 $ 64,500

83.87 25 GJFO Mini Excavator - 2022 BLM - Grand Junction FO $ 45,000 $ 45,000 $ 45,000

83.86 8 Calico Trail Project - 2022 USFS - Dolores RD $ 112,000 $ 75,000 $ 75,000

83.75 48 Alpine Tunnel & Palisades Repair - 2022 National Forest Foundation $ 151,628 $ 90,100 $ 90,100

83.67 7 Dozer 22 Project - 2022 USFS - Dolores RD $ 70,234 $ 45,234 $ 45,234 Lefthand Motorized Roads & Trails 83.60 40 Project - 2022 USFS - Boulder RD $ 117,745 $ 91,720 $ 91,720 Western Slope ATV Association 83.54 30 WSATVA Equipment Grant - 2022 (WSATVA) $ 79,336 $ 79,336 $ 79,336 USFS - North Zone (Canyon 83.53 23 North Zone OHV Crew - 2022 Lakes RD & Pawnee NG) $ 217,766 $ 121,205 $ 87,205

83.33 45 CCRD OHV Crew - 2022 USFS - Clear Creek RD $ 122,300 $ 55,500 $ 55,500

83.00 2 Tres Rios OHV Crew 2022 BLM - Tres Rios FO $ 50,732 $ 33,180 $ 33,180 Rampart Range Motorized 82.94 11 2022 RGFO OHV Trail Maintenance Management Committee $ 50,476 $ 46,976 $ 46,976 Rampart Range Motorized 82.87 12 2022 RRMMC Trail Maintenance Management Committee $ 383,849 $ 350,925 $ 248,732 Grand Junction Area Trailhead Signage - Motorcycle Trail Riders 82.73 34 2022 Association (MTRA) $ 10,300 $ 5,300 $ 5,300

82.31 4 OHV San Carlos Trail Project 2022 USFS - San Carlos RD $ 110,775 $ 94,450 $ 94,450

82.20 39 Boulder Ranger District OHV Crew - 2022 USFS - Boulder RD $ 194,720 $ 99,610 $ 65,663 3/30/2021 Appendix C 3 2021-2022 OHV Grant Applications

OHV Grant Amount Subcommittee Project Name Project Sponsor Total Cost App # Requested Recommended SCORE SCORE Funding

82.00 32 Tomichi Gate Improvement - 2022 Tomichi Trail Riders $ 30,060 $ 30,060 $ 30,060 USFS - Hahns Peak/Bears Ears 81.93 41 HPBE OHV Trail Crew 2022 RD $ 117,000 $ 85,000 $ 85,000 Jones Park Renovation Project 81.81 6 (Trail 667) - 2022 El Paso County Parks $ 35,000 $ 25,000 $ 25,000 Sutter 500 Trail 81.56 9 Dozer/Attachments/Trailer - 2022 USFS - Sulphur RD $ 106,037 $ 106,037 $ 106,037

81.40 3 Dillon OHV Crew Equipment 2022 USFS - Dillon RD $ 84,593 $ 47,997 $ 38,000

81.13 13 Eagle Zoned OHV Crew Equipment 2022 USFS - Eagle/Holy Cross RD $ 11,000 $ 11,000 $ 11,000 Colorado OHV 80.94 17 COHVCO 2022 OHV Workshops (2) Coalition(COHVCO) Trails $ 65,000 $ 60,000 $ 60,000

80.80 22 UFO Equipment & Supplies -2022 BLM - Uncompahgre FO $ 64,390 $ 43,730 $ 35,000

80.47 21 OHV Trail Dozer Maintenance Program USFS - Ouray RD $ 367,436 $ 241,609 $ 241,609 Hinsdale County on behalf of 80.40 29 High Alpine Counties Partnership - 2022 High Alpine Counties $ 106,000 $ 82,000 $ 82,000

80.33 43 Timberline Maintenance & Patrol - 2022 USFS - South Platte RD $ 63,785 $ 58,085 $ 58,085 Grand Junction Motocross Track Phase 3 Motorcycle Trail Riders 79.93 33 - 2022 Association (MTRA) $ 25,205 $ 20,205 $ 20,205 Stay The Trail Education & Stewardship Stay The Trail Education & 79.87 46 Alliance - 2022 Stewardship Alliance $ 247,906 $ 227,801 $ 180,000 Stay The Trail Education & 79.73 47 Travel Management Signage -2022 Stewardship Alliance $ 120,000 $ 120,000 $ 80,000

78.33 35 Skid Steer - 2022 CPW - State Forest State Park $ 62,000 $ 62,000 $ 62,000 BLM Statewide (OHV) Law Enforcement - 77.73 28 2022 BLM - Colorado State Office $ 131,214 $ 23,688 $ 23,688 Rampart Range Motorized 72.53 42 New Rider Skills Training Area - 2022 Management Committee $ 131,196 $ 131,196 $ 131,196

71.20 36 PPRD OHV Management 2022 USFS - Pikes Peak RD $ 295,434 $ 111,934 $ 111,934 CPW - Arkansas Headwaters 69.36 31 AHRA Patrol Side-by-Side 2022 Recreation Area $ 45,000 $ 35,000 $ - Texas Creek OHV Archeological Survey - 2022 Central Colorado Mountain WD 18 WITHDRAWN BY Applicant Riders $ 15,025 $ 15,025 $ - Competitive Grant Totals $ 5,212,664 $ 3,838,761 $ 3,595,753 BLM

County/ Town Good Management - Total Amount Requested $ 2,403,977 CSP Competitive Grants - Total Amount Requested $ 3,838,761 NP Accumulative Total Requested $ 6,242,738 USFS OHV Grant Funding Allocation $ 4,273,860 Appendix D

2021-2022 Grant Application Summaries OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information TMW Trail Maintenance & Restoration-2022 Applicant Name: Thunder Mountain Wheelers (OHV Application # 01) Contact Name: Marilyn Liebetrau

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 127,832 $ 23,860

Scope of Work This project is to perform trail maintenance, restoration and preservation projects in order to enhance and preserve the sustainability of the OHV trail systems which will provide OHV riding opportunities on the GMUG National Forest. “On the ground” maintenance and restoration projects are all focused on a trail system of over 150 miles of 50” or less adopted trails and other Forest Service inventoried OHV trails. All work will be supervised where needed by the managing agency to meet all regulation and NEPA requirements. Requested funds will be applied to protect the environmental resources and the Travel Plan regulations. A daily equipment use fee will be paid for club members using their personal ATV/UTV on TMW work parties, transporting supplies and materials, recon missions to survey needed trail work and for lead trail manager clearing and cleaning Adopted Trails. This equipment allowance will be used ONLY for members that are responsible for trail maintenance, construction or reconstruction projects. Internal controls authorized by the club President or Trail Coordinator will be enforced to club members on who, what, when & where they can claim reimbursement. Reflective safety vests with lettering identifying the individual as a TMW volunteer will be purchased for each volunteer to wear when doing trail work to make the individual more visible and identifiable when working around moving equipment. Funding will also be used for: project materials and supplies; volunteer support for work parties (2-3 lasting from 4-12 days each), routine equipment maintenance and fuel; insurance coverage for trail work liability, equipment transportation, and equipment loss. Location • Delta; Delta County; Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, & Gunnison National Forests (GMUG); Trails to be worked on include Club adopted trails. Partner Information • Major Partners: USFS – GMUG Ranger Districts Prior Year Grants • None

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 88.62

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 127,832 $ 23,860 $ 23,860 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Tres Rios OHV Crew 2022 Applicant Name: BLM – Tres Rios Field Office (OHV Application # 02) Contact Name: Jeff Christenson

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 50,732 $ 33,180

Scope of Work A trail crew will continue to maintain OHV areas and trails. Work will include: rehabilitating non-system routes; patrolling and monitoring over 180 miles of system trails and addressing major trail maintenance needs; maintaining OHV related signing and installation of route markers along OHV routes and trails; data collection and education; removing trash and cleaning restrooms. The crew will use heavy equipment to assist with trail maintenance needs beyond what is achievable by hand labor. The crew will also continue to be in the field to interact with OHV enthusiasts. Funding will also be used for personnel costs, materials and supplies, and equipment maintenance. Program Funding Acknowledgement – The crew will wear OHV crew shirts recognizing the funding by the State OHV Grant. The BLM will adhere to any and all criteria as it relates to signage and brochure publication, showing that funding is paid for by Colorado’s OHV Program. Location • Dolores, Pagosa Springs, Naturita; Montezuma, Dolores, San Miguel, Montrose, La Plata Counties; BLM – Tres Rios Field Office; Trail areas include: Dolores River Canyon, the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, Bull Canyon, Summit Canyon, Island Mesa, Skein Mesa, Phil’s World, Mud Springs, Rock Crawler trails and open OHV play/training areas. Partner Information • Major Partners: None Prior Year Grants • Tres Rios OHV Crew 2021 - $33,330

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 83.00

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 50,732 $ 33,180 $ 33,180 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Dillon OHV Crew Equipment 2022 Applicant Name: USFS – Dillon Ranger District (OHV Application # 03) Contact Name: Cindy Ebbert

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 84,593 $ 47,997

Scope of Work A UTV, an ATV, and an enclosed 4-place ATV trailer will be purchased to support the trail crew performing OHV trail maintenance activities on the District. Accessories for the UTV and ATV will also be purchased. Program Funding Acknowledgement - The Tenderfoot Motorcycle Trail system map includes the Colorado Parks & Wildlife OHV program logo along with the information at the kiosk. The program logo will be added to OHV trailheads including Tiger, Peru Creek, and Montezuma. We currently have the OHV program stickers on carsonite signs through the Golden Horseshoe trail system. Location • Silverthorne; Summit County: White River National Forest; Trails include: Swan River Area - North Fork Swan, Middle Fork Swan, Georgia Pass, Glacier Ridge, #10 Road, Garibaldi Gulch; Montezuma Area - Deer Creek, Peru Creek, Webster Pass, Chihuahua Gulch, Warden Gulch, Radical Hill, Saints John; Tenderfoot Mountain Motorcycle Trail System; Breckenridge Area - Pennsylvania Gulch, Indiana Gulch, Boreas Pass, Spruce Creek; Golden Horseshoe Trail System; Spring Creek Area - Lower/Upper Spring Creek, Mahan Lake; Green Mountain Reservoir Area - Brush Creek, Mumford Gulch, Cottonwood Gulch. Partner Information • Major Partners: Friends of the Dillon Ranger District; Summit County Off-Road Riders; Mile High Jeep Club; Colorado Quad Runners Prior Year Grants • Dillon OHV Trail Crew 2021 – $85,000

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 81.40

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 84,593 $ 47,997 $ 38,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score at $38,000.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information OHV San Carlos Trail Project 2022 Applicant Name: USFS – San Carlos Ranger District (OHV Application # 04) Contact Name: Jeffer Wingate

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 110,775 $ 94,450

Scope of Work This project is for Phase 1 of the reconstruction of the historic Squirrel Creek Trail, a 5.4 miles-long trail, open to ATVs and motorcycles on the San Isabel National Forest. Approximately 3 miles of the trail will be reconstructed by a trail contractor in 2022 utilizing mechanized equipment. Completion of the project will occur in 2023 as grant funds become available. Approximately 18 stream crossing must be rebuilt utilizing heavy equipment to reduce siltation. The trail tread corridor will be reshaped and properly out sloped to provide a sustainable product that the district’s trail crew will be able to maintain. Trail braids around obstacles will be eliminated as the trail is better defined. Youth Corps crews will be employed to do the detailed hand work and clearing. The San Carlos OHV trail crew will provide technical and logistical support for the project. Program Funding Acknowledgement – The Colorado Registration Dollars at Work logo is displayed on signs and kiosks around the District. Almost all our public contact discussions include thanking trail users for registering their machines to support the grants that enable the hiring of OHV trail crews and contractors to maintain public trails. Location • Cañon City; Pueblo, Custer Counties; San Isabel National Forest; Squirrel Creek Trail. The trail connects Pueblo Mountain Park near Beulah, CO and Davenport Campground on the San Isabel National Forest. Partner Information • Major Partners: Arrowhead Trails LLC, Mile High Youth Corps, Royal Gorge ATV Club; Volunteers Prior Year Grants • OHV San Carlos Trail Crew 2021 – $85,000 • OHV San Carlos Trail Project 2021 – $106,300

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 82.31

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 110,775 $ 94,450 $ 94,450 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information UAMTC Equipment - 2022 Applicant Name: USFS – Salida Ranger District (OHV Application # 05) Contact Name: Danielle Cook

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 19,150 $ 18,150

Scope of Work Equipment will be purchased to support the crew and its activities. The following equipment will be purchased: • A Yamaha WR250-F motorcycle with outfitting accessories and guards. • Personal protective equipment, such as, helmets, knee and elbow pads, goggles or lenses, boots, chest protectors, and gear vests. • A motorized auger and jackhammer to help expedite trail work, sign installation, and fencing projects. Program Funding Acknowledgement – Stickers and decals are placed on the crew bikes to show the ownership (CPW or USFS owned bike) along with the OHV Registration Dollars at Work decal to acknowledge the program. Crew members also wear their respective uniform (CPW or USFS) along with the same OHV Dollars decal on their jersey. Location • Salida, Cotopaxi, Buena Vista, Leadville; Chaffee, Fremont, Lake, Park, Saguache Counties; Pike & San Isabel National Forests. Partner Information • Major Partners: Colorado Parks & Wildlife – Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area; Bureau of Land Management- Royal Gorge Field Office; neighboring FS districts to include Gunnison, Saguache, Leadville, and San Carlos. Prior Year Grants • Upper Arkansas Motorized Trail Crew 2021 – $46,300

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 87.80

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 19,150 $ 18,150 $ 19,150 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score at $19,150. Transfer old bike to CPW.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Jones Park Renovation Project (Trail 667) - 2022 Applicant Name: El Paso County Parks (OHV Application # 06) Contact Name: Kyle Melvin

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 35,000 $ 25,000

Scope of Work El Paso County Parks, in partnership with the Rocky Mountain Field Institute (RMFI), will make improvements and help sustain five sites along approximately 3.5 miles of Trail 667 within Jones Park. The project will repair and improve drainage and rebuild the trail tread. The proposed work includes building rock retaining walls, drainage structures (dip drains and check dams), regrading, and transplanting/re-seeding in the five locations. The project will follow El Paso County’s trail design guidelines and specifications. An overview of the five sites follows: • Site 1: Check dams above and below existing cobbling to slow water and sediment flow will be installed and a retaining wall to prevent undercutting the trail tread will be rebuilt. • Site 2: Repairs to dip drains with armored outflows above and below the worst incision, regrading, and spacing dips farther apart will be done. Native seed and transplants will be planted to discourage widening and side cutting. • Site 3: Drainage structures (the type depending on available materials and trail conditions) above and below the switchback will be installed, and cobbling the inside edge will be done. • Site 4: Dip drains with armored outflows and a rock retaining wall with proper drainage will be installed, and the tread will be regraded. • Site 5: Tasks will be to build a retaining wall to stabilize and delineate the outside edge, establish on-trail drainage to minimize pooling, and re-seed/transplant along the sides. The material used to build drainage structures and rock walls will depend on site conditions and will be sourced from within Jones Park. Crew will use mostly hand tools and will not require heavy equipment. Trail information signage, such as trail etiquette reminders, directional signs or temporary “Trail work ahead,” will be posted at the sites and will incorporate the “Colorado Registration Dollars at Work” logo as required under the grant. Location • Colorado Springs; El Paso County; the southeastern flank of Pikes Peak within the Bear Creek Watershed; Jones Park, Trail 667. Partner Information • Major Partners: Rocky Mountain Field Institute (RMFI) Prior Year Grants • None

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 81.81

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 35,000 $ 25,000 $ 25,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Dozer 22 Project - 2022 Applicant Name: USFS – Dolores Ranger District (OHV Application # 07) Contact Name: Tom Rice

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 70,234 $ 45,234

Scope of Work The Dozer 22 project is a collaborative trail program partnering the San Juan National Forest’s Dolores and Pagosa Ranger Districts’ trails programs. Trail maintenance needs will be addressed on both district’s popular OHV trails. An equipment operator and a swamper will conduct heavy maintenance using a trail dozer, a mini-ex (limited use) and two district seasonal employees. Specific accomplishments include cleaning water diversion structures (water bars, rolling dips, ditches and culverts); clearing deadfall; rehabilitating user made routes; boulder placement; trail reconstruction (rebuilding drainage structures, crib walls and turnpikes); minor reroutes and signing trails to standard. Staff would also be responsible for visitor contacts and education. Heavy equipment will also be used to support the districts’ OHV trail crew activities and other district projects supported by other CPW OHV grants. Funding will also be used for project supplies and materials, personal protection equipment and equipment maintenance. “Colorado Registration Dollars at Work” logos will be affixed to trail signs on many of the district’s motorized trail signs and OHV trail crew shirts (if available and provided by CPW) will be worn by trail crew staff while in the field. Forest Protection Officers (FPOs) also contact visitors and explain how their OHV registration dollars help finance trail maintenance. Location • Dolores; Montezuma, Dolores, Archuleta, Mineral Counties; San Juan National Forest; Trails include: Dolores District – Aspen Loop, Aspen Spur, Golconda, Morrison and Mancos area trail network; Dolores District – Rico West Dolores OHV trails including Willow Divide, Ground Hog and Black Mesa zones and Lone Cone area; Pagosa District – District Wide Network including routes in the Blue Creek, Mosca, Monument, Porcupine, and Mill Creek Road landscapes. Partner Information • Major Partners: San Juan Trail Riders Prior Year Grants • OHV Dolores Trail Crew #17 – $85,000 • OHV Dozer 21 Project – $43,002 • OHV East Fork Trail Project 2021 – $72,000

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 83.67

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 70,234 $ 45,234 $ 45,234 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Calico Trail Project - 2022 Applicant Name: USFS – Dolores Ranger District (OHV Application # 08) Contact Name: Tom Rice

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 112,000 $ 75,000

Scope of Work The Dolores Ranger District and a Southwest Conservation Corps (SCC) crew will work in partnership on trail maintenance projects on the Calico trail. The SCC crew will focus on approximately 5 miles of the Calico trail that needs heavy maintenance with two major focus areas totaling over 2 miles. The District will lease a mini excavator and operator to assist the SCC with this project. Work will be done on sections of the trail that require extensive drainage and tread rehabilitation. Due to the steep nature of the project area and multiple drainages, switchbacks will be improved by utilizing climbing turns and other drainage features. Native materials as well as treated posts will be included in drainage structures or turns where appropriate. Turn pikes will be constructed in at least two different project areas. Brushing for improved line of sight distance will also be conducted. Finally, minor reroutes within 500’ of either side of the trail, as were authorized in the Rico West Dolores Travel Management plan, will address resource needs. All trail construction will meet Forest Service specifications that support sustainable trail systems while reducing long term maintenance costs. Forest Service trails staff will assist SCC crews with technical guidance. They will also be available to contact visitors, post signs indicating that State OHV trail funds paid for the project while also informing visitors that their OHV registration pays for the trail work. If travel management enforcement issues arise in the project area Forest Protection Officers (FPOs) will be available for compliance matters. Location • Rico; Montezuma, Dolores Counties; San Juan National Forest; Calico Trail Partner Information • Major Partners: Southwest Conservation Corps (SCC) Prior Year Grants • OHV Dolores Trail Crew #17 – $85,000 • OHV Dozer 21 Project – $43,002 • OHV East Fork Trail Project 2021 – $72,000

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 83.86

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 112,000 $ 75,000 $ 75,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Sutter 500 Trail Dozer/Attachments/Trailer - 2022 Applicant Name: USFS – Sulphur Ranger District (OHV Application # 09) Contact Name: Miles Miller

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 106,037 $ 106,037

Scope of Work The Sutter 500 Trail Dozer, attachments and trailer will be purchased and utilized by skilled equipment operators on the Sulphur Ranger District (Grand Lake Trail Crew) to construct, reroute and maintain OHV trails and riding areas across the ranger district and in cooperation with the CO Statewide OHV Crew, throughout the state of Colorado on BLM, USFS and State managed OHV trails and riding areas. The Trail Dozer and certified operators will be used to provide training and skill development in sustainable trail maintenance, rehab and construction techniques. Program Funding Acknowledgement - Those utilizing the Sutter 500 Trail Dozer include Sulphur Ranger District, Grand Lake Trail Crew and OHV crews across Colorado in coordination with Statewide OHV Trail Crew and acknowledge Colorado Parks and Wildlife resources in a variety of ways. Education of trail users, OHV and non-motorized alike, on the CPW grant funding mechanism provided through motorized registration fees. Stickers and posters with Colorado OHV Dollars at Work are displayed on crew equipment and uniforms as well as on trailhead kiosks and motorized trail signs. Location • Statewide Partner Information • Major Partners: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) Prior Year Grants • OHV Statewide Trail Crew 2021 – $170,000 • OHV Grand Lake Trail Crew 2021 – $85,000

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 81.56

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 106,037 $ 106,037 $ 106,037 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information 424 Motorcycle Trail Reconstruction - 2022 Applicant Name: USFS – Gunnison Ranger District (OHV Application # 10) Contact Name: Greg Austin

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 83,000 $ 64,500

Scope of Work Trail crew personnel, along with the help of volunteers, will provide trail relocation work, heavy reconstruction, trail restoration and heavy trail maintenance to sections of the motorized Doctor Park Trail #424. It is estimated that about 3 to 4 miles of trail will be reconstructed, nearly 2,500 lineal feet of abandoned trail will be restored, and approximately 4,000 lineal ft. of trail will be realigned. Specifically, the work would primarily include realignments of steep trail sections, tread reconstruction, drainage installation/repair, switchback construction/reconstruction, and trail armoring techniques where needed. Several prolonged steep trail sections that are unsustainable will be replaced. Restoration of abandoned trail sections, non-system routes, and trail braiding areas will be restored using log or rock check dams and trench backfill techniques. All of the work would meet or exceed Forest Service trail specifications. The primary goal of this project is to improve user experiences, create more sustainable trail, improve user safety, and to protect natural resources. Program Funding Acknowledgement - The project will be acknowledged in a number of ways. On a daily basis “Trail Work Ahead” signs will be placed above and below the working trail crews that will be working on the 424 Motorcycle Trail Reconstruction project. The signs include the Colorado Parks and Wildlife “Colorado OHV Registration Dollars at Work” sticker as part of the sign. The signs state that the project is being funded by the Colorado State OHV Registration Fund. Also, the sticker will be prominent on some of the equipment that are used by crews, such as the motorized power carriers .The sticker is also prominently displayed by the Ranger District’s Good Management trail crew. The trail crew members at times will also be wearing the CPW provided OHV Trail Crew shirts that give acknowledgement to the Colorado OHV Registration Program. The project will also most likely get mentioned or covered in the local newspapers as previous Gunnison Ranger District grant projects have been featured. Credit to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife “OHV Registration Dollars at Work” is also featured at some of the Ranger District’s informational kiosks. The State’s annual brochure covering funded projects would also acknowledge the project and the State OHV Grant Program. Lastly, as we partner with college volunteer groups, youth corp. or other organizations, acknowledgement of the funding program will be promoted. This promotion will educate users and volunteers on the importance of OHV Registration and how much the funding supports great trails. Location • Gunnison; Gunnison County, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre & Gunnison National Forests; Doctor Park Trail 424 – primary focus will be on two to three sections in the middle of the trail, north of South Matchless Mountain. Additional work may also occur between these trail sections if remaining funding allows. Partner Information • Major Partners: Volunteers Prior Year Grants • OHV Gunnison Trail Crew 2021 – $85,000 • Grizzly Peak/Timberline Trail Reconstruction 2021 – $64,700

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 85.07

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 83,000 $ 64,500 $ 64,500 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information 2022 RGFO OHV Trail Maintenance Applicant Name: Rampart Range Motorized Management (OHV Application # 11) Committee (RRMMC) Contact Name: Jim Peasley

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 50,476 $ 46,976

Scope of Work Rampart Range Motorized Management Committee (RRMMC), in coordination with the BLM, will provide and manage sub- contractors and equipment used to maintain OHV and multi-use trails on BLM land managed by the Royal Gorge Field Office. This project consists of the following activities: • Coordinate with Land Managers to develop a seasonal operating plan and identify and prioritize trail maintenance needs. • Contract with heavy equipment operator to provide and operate a Sutter 500 trail dozer and/or Mini-X, truck, trailer and ATV to perform the following trail maintenance tasks necessary to provide a safe and enjoyable trail experience. o Perform program maintenance on 27 miles of trail at Four Mile, on 17 miles of trail at Texas Creek, on 12 miles of trail at Penrose Commons, and on 16 miles of trail at Seep Springs. o Maintain approximately 1.5 - 3 miles of trail each work day o Build or maintain approximately 30 drainage structures per day o Fill in rain ruts as encountered o Rehabilitate trail sections as determined by operating plan o Decommission and rehabilitate non-system routes • Use Social Media to educate OHV enthusiasts about the State OHV Program and the funding for 2022 RGFO OHV Trail Maintenance grant. • Administer grant and obtain required insurance. Location • Cañon City; Fremont County; BLM - Royal Gorge Field Office, Gold Belt and Arkansas River Travel Management Plan areas; Four Mile, Texas Creek, Seep Springs, Penrose Commons motorized trail systems among others. Partner Information • Major Partners: Bureau of Land Management Prior Year Grants • 2021 RRMMC Trail Maintenance – $220,385

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 82.94

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 50,476 $ 46,976 $ 46,976 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information 2022 RRMMC Trail Maintenance Applicant Name: Rampart Range Motorized Management (OHV Application # 12) Committee (RRMMC) Contact Name: Jim Peasley

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 383,849 $ 350,925

Scope of Work Rampart Range Motorized Management Committee (RRMMC) coordinating with the US Forest Service and managing volunteers and sub-contractors will perform trail maintenance activities on OHV and multi-use trails located throughout five districts of the Pike and San Isabel National Forest. This project consists of the following activities: • Purchase new Sutter 500 trail dozer, trade in dozer purchased in 2013. • Coordinate with Land Managers to develop a seasonal operating plan and identify and prioritize trail maintenance needs. • Contract with heavy equipment operator(s) to perform the following tasks utilizing a Trail Dozer and a second Dozer and/or mini-excavator to provide trail maintenance necessary to provide a safe and enjoyable trail experience. o Maintain approximately 1.5 - 3 miles of trail each work day. o Build or maintain approximately 30 drainage structures per day. o Fill in rain ruts as encountered. o Rehabilitate trail sections as determined by operating plan. • Purchase fuel and maintenance items for the RRMMC’s trail dozer, and perform maintenance and repairs as needed. • Organize Volunteer Work Parties and make visitor contacts. • Use Social Media to educate OHV enthusiasts about the State OHV Program and the funding for 2022 RRMMC Trail Maintenance grant. • Administer the grant and obtain required insurance. Location • Denver, Colorado Springs, Cañon City, Buena Vista; Chaffee, Custer, Douglas, El Paso, Huerfano, Teller, Park Counties; USFS – Pike & San Isabel National Forests; Rampart Range, West Creek, Rainbow Falls, Wet Mountains, Rainbow Trail, and Four Mile trail systems. Partner Information • Major Partners: US Forest Service; Volunteers Prior Year Grants • 2021 RRMMC Trail Maintenance – $220,385

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 82.87

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 383,849 $ 350,925 $ 350,925 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Eagle Zoned OHV Crew Equipment 2022 Applicant Name: USFS - Eagle/Holy Cross Ranger District (OHV Application # 13) Contact Name: Paula Peterson

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 11,000 $ 11,000

Scope of Work An enclosed trailer with enough capacity to haul ATVs/UTV will be purchased to support the Eagle Zone OHV Crew while performing trail maintenance activities through-out the District.

Location • Eagle; Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin Counties; USFS – White River National Forest; Eagle/Holy Cross and Aspen/Sopris Ranger Districts. Partner Information • Major Partners: None Prior Year Grants • Eagle Zoned OHV Crew 2021 – $85,000

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 81.13

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 11,000 $ 11,000 $ 11,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information OHV Royal Gorge Trail Crew 2022 Applicant Name: BLM – Royal Gorge Field Office (OHV Application # 14) Contact Name: Sean Reynolds

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 107,871 $ 70,102

Scope of Work A two-person crew, working in collaboration with local OHV enthusiasts through their partnerships and volunteer capacity, will continue the maintenance of BLM managed OHV riding areas and trail systems, and the education and support of OHV opportunities for the public within the Royal Gorge Field Office region. The crew’s primary responsibilities will be as follows: • Trail maintenance – construct drainage structures, clear corridor, remove debris, divert rills along the 7.25 miles of single-track and 91 miles of 50” trail. Upgrade existing structures such as cattle guards to improve access. • Travel management – install or replace designated route signage, close non-designated routes, maintain kiosk maps, install restrictor gates, provide maps to visitors, patrol and monitor to discover user created routes. • Education – contact public to describe the value of the OHV grant program, check registration, explain travel management and multiple use principles, describe Leave No Trace and Stay the Trail ethics. • Partnerships – organize workdays with OHV and Jeep clubs, collaborate with Salida Ranger District and San Carlos Ranger District for project work. • Trailhead improvement – install new informational kiosk at Turkey Rock motorcycle trials area in partnership with Rocky Mountain Trials Association and Mountain West Vintage Trials Association. Program Funding Acknowledgement – The crew and BLM staff will share the benefits of the program through positive messaging during public contacts. The OHV crew will use each visitor interaction as an opportunity to educate users on how the Colorado registration dollars get used towards trails and local improvements. All OHV related kiosks will contain a Colorado Registration Dollars at Work logo, crews will wear the provided “Your OHV Dollars at Work” shirts, and BLM OHVs will have CPW registration sticker displayed as an example. Location • Cañon City; Fremont, Lake, Park, Chaffee, Teller, Huerfano, Custer Counties; BLM – Royal Gorge Field Office areas under the Arkansas River, Four Mile, and Gold Belt Travel Management Plans including: the Texas Creek, Penrose Commons, Seep Springs and Fourmile OHV areas along with Turkey Rock Trials Area. Other popular areas include North Booger Red and Volcano Gulch permitted for Trials events, Temple Canyon permitted for a hill climbing event, a small section of the Rainbow Trail, Slaughterhouse Gulch trail head, and Birdseye Gulch, as well as several other non- designated areas. Partner Information • Major Partners: USFS – Salida and San Carlos Ranger Districts; OHV and Jeep clubs (RGATV, CO Rock Hoppers, CO Quad Runners, CCMR, Play Dirty ATV Tours, CORE, UTE Pass Iron Goats); Rocky Mountain Trials Association and Mountain West Vintage Trials Association Prior Year Grants • Royal Gorge OHV Crew 2021 - $ 52,472

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 85.27

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 107,871 $ 70,102 $ 70,102 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Grand Valley Hammer Operations - 2022 Applicant Name: USFS - Grand Valley Ranger District (OHV Application # 15) Contact Name: Lacie Juardo

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 107,200 $ 86,000

Scope of Work A crew consisting of an operator and two swampers utilizing a breaker attached to a skid steer will use the breaker as a mobile jack hammer on 50” or less OHV trails on the district. The crew will work to mitigate rocky obstacles on trails in an effort to prevent non-system routes being created. In addition to removing rock, the breaker will be used to harden tread surfaces. Large boulders will be crushed by the breaker to create smaller crush fill in order to armor and fill problem areas. The breaker will also be used to dig holes to facilitate the installation of signs and OHV trail head kiosks, as well as, repairing OHV width restrictors and fencing. A swamper working alongside of the breaker operator, and with the use of a chainsaw, will remove trees and overgrown brush to clear corridors in order to open line of sight on trails. Due to the breakers ability to crush or mitigate rocks, the need for this piece of equipment and crew is becoming more and more evident around the state and as a result the District will lend the breaker attachment out to partner agencies that also have trails crews that use the attachment strictly on OHV trails in the state. Working with the District’s club partners, the breaker will be used at volunteer work days to help break boulders to be used on the trail, as well as working alongside the clubs’ dozers. Funding will be used for the rental of a skid steer, maintenance, personnel, vehicle, camp trailer, and UTV costs associated with this project. Location • Grand Junction; Mesa and Delta Counties; Grand Mesa & Uncompahgre National Forest Partner Information • Major Partners: Western Slope ATV Association (WSATVA); Thunder Mountain Wheelers (TMW) Prior Year Grants • OHV Grand Valley Trail Crew 2021 – $85,000 • OHV Grand Valley Hammer Ops 2021 – $80,720 • OHV Grand Valley Dozer Ops 2021 – $140,240 • Grand Valley Equipment 2021 – $29,157

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 86.60

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 107,200 $ 86,000 $ 86,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Grand Valley Dozer Operations - 2022 Applicant Name: USFS - Grand Valley Ranger District (OHV Application # 16) Contact Name: Lacie Juardo

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 178,400 $ 150,000

Scope of Work Two trail dozer crews will conduct OHV trail maintenance across the entire Grand Valley Ranger District. One dozer crew will conduct basic maintenance on both the Uncompahgre and Grand Mesa National Forests, and the 2nd dozer crew will concentrate efforts on trails requiring a heavier amount of maintenance specific to the Grand Mesa National Forest. Each dozer crew would be comprised of a qualified operator and two “swampers” and will camp out at the project work sites. The crews will perform the following work associated: Dozer Crew #1: This crew will conduct trail maintenance on OHV trails across the District. Work will include: cleaning and rebuilding of existing drainage structures to prevent erosion and sedimentation. Additional work will include the clearing of down logs, hardening of creek crossings and where needed, the channeling of use to keep traffic on designated routes. Area clubs will assist with determining the trails that will be worked on. Dozer Crew #2: This crew will focuses on a few routes that require more intensive maintenance/reconstructive work. Trails most likely to be requiring heavy maintenance include: Monument Trail #518, High Trail #515, Salt Trail #514, Young’s Connector #508, Porter Mountain #534, Silver Spruce #517, 2 Peak #521, Massey #630, and Mailbox #619. In addition to our crew members wearing the “State OHV shirts”, to further recognize the use of State OHV funds, each trail dozer has a sign identifying that each machine is owned by the WSATV Association and were purchased through the State OHV program. Location • Grand Junction; Mesa and Delta Counties; Grand Mesa & Uncompahgre National Forest; Trails include: Monument Trail #518, High Trail #515, Salt Trail #514, Young’s Connector #508, Porter Mountain #534, Silver Spruce #517; 2 Peak #521, Massey #630, Mailbox #619. Partner Information • Major Partners: Western Slope ATV Association (WSATVA); Thunder Mountain Wheelers (TMW) Prior Year Grants • OHV Grand Valley Trail Crew 2021 – $85,000 • OHV Grand Valley Hammer Ops 2021 – $80,720 • OHV Grand Valley Dozer Ops 2021 – $140,240 • Grand Valley Equipment 2021 – $29,157

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 86.93

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 178,400 $ 150,000 $ 150,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information COHVCO 2022 OHV Workshops (2) Applicant Name: Colorado Trails Partnership (OHV Application # 17) Contact Name: Keith Douglas

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 65,000 $ 60,000

Scope of Work The COHVCO Trails Partnership will host 3 day and 2-day educational workshops designed to bring participants together to improve communication and strengthen relationships, especially between enthusiasts and agencies. Elements of the workshops and topics for discussion will include: • The Great Trails Workshop (GTW) will bring state of the art trail maintenance, construction, and rerouting and rehabilitation techniques for providing great sustainable trails, with hands on training, to individuals, clubs, organizations and agencies. Great Trails Workshop delivers both classroom and field work, including the use of hand tools, with the intent on participants coming away with the necessary materials and skills to be effective stewards of the land. • The implementation of the Forest Service, Region 2, National Trails Strategy plan, calling for more public stewardship of trails. • Interaction of various user groups, their social issues and conflicts will be discussed as an element of land stewardship to identify the responsibilities of the user, solutions to problems, and the relationship to the social sustainability of the trails. • Major agencies managing federal lands taking different approaches to designating e-MTB designations; the BLM’s federal rule favoring bicycle status and the Forest Service favoring OHV designation. The impacts of these rulings on motorized recreation of all types will be discussed as well as their impact on both motorized and non-motorized designated trails. • The BLM Colorado Motorized Recreation Action Plan for Colorado as part of the National Motorized Recreation Action Strategy being developed by the BLM in cooperation with NOHVCC will be discussed. • Discussion of The Forest Service’s new Risk Assessment Process for any activities on forest land, including volunteer work, events and projects on the forests, and understanding how to properly prepare the risk assessment document. Program Funding Acknowledgement - The Colorado OHV Workshops are one of the best ways to promote the Colorado OHV Program through workshop publicity, communication and related materials. All public communication and workshop materials will include acknowledgement of “Colorado Registration Dollars at Work.” Location • Statewide Partner Information • Major Partners: National Off Highway Vehicle Conservation Council (NOHVCC); Colorado Parks & Wildlife; US Forest Service; Bureau of Land Management, volunteers Prior Year Grants • Colorado 2021 OHV Workshops (2) – $60,000

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 80.94

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 65,000 $ 60,000 $ 60,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Texas Creek OHV Archeological Survey – 2022 Applicant Name: Central Colorado Mountain Riders (CCMR) (OHV Application # 18) Contact Name: Courtney Brown

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 15,025 $ 15,025

Scope of Work An archaeologist will complete a BLM approved archaeology survey on a proposed 5.4 mile multiuse single track trail in the Texas Creek OHV area in order to complete part of NEPA in a timely manner. CCMR will be responsible for managing the archaeology survey in partnership with the BLM and a sub-contractor. The Central Colorado Mountain Riders (CCMR) and BLM personnel have jointly hiked, designed, flagged and recorded a GPS track for the proposed trail. The survey must be completed before trail alignment can be finalized and on the ground construction started. Program Funding Acknowledgement – Funding acknowledgement will be minimal for the survey. However, if the trail gets constructed the OHV program will be recognized on signage and CCMR media.

Location • Cañon City; Fremont County; Bureau of Land Management - Royal Gorge Field Office; Texas Creek OHV Area; The proposed trail will be located on BLM (Royal Gorge Field Office) property within the Texas Creek OHV area north of Highway 50/Highway 69 intersection in Fremont County. The trail will be on the east side of the OHV area. Partner Information • Major Partners: Bureau of Land Management - Royal Gorge Field Office Prior Year Grants • None

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score Withdrawn by Applicant

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 15,025 $ 15,025 $ 0 $ 0

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Withdrawn by applicant.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Rainbow Trail Reroute - 2022 Applicant Name: Central Colorado Mountain Riders (CCMR) (OHV Application # 19) Contact Name: Bob Daniel

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 201,416 $ 201,416

Scope of Work The project will reroute 7.5 miles of multi-use singletrack Rainbow Trail (FS1336) near Coaldale to restore continuity and reopen this 101-mile long popular trail. The Central Colorado Mountain Riders (CCMR), BLM, and FS personnel have jointly hiked, laid out, and flagged the proposed rerouted trail. The reroute has 4.3 miles of trail on BLM and 3.2 miles of trail on Forest Service property. CCMR will be responsible for managing the trail construction in partnership with the BLM and the FS. CCMR will hire a subcontractor for the mechanical trail building effort. Trail building will include preparing the trail corridor, tree clearing and brushing, benching the trail, back-slope smoothing, root cutting, large rock moving, and final grooming effort, mostly by hand. The trail will be built to NOHVCC trail construction standards and best practices for this area. CCMR volunteers, combined with BLM and FS assistance, will prepare the corridor before the machine arrives, and do the finishing work after the major benching has been accomplished. Program Funding Acknowledgement - All signs will include Colorado Registration Dollars at Work logos, USFS or BLM logos, and CCMR logos. Location • Coaldale; Fremont County; Bureau of Land Management – Royal Gorge Field Office; US Forest Service – Salida Ranger District; Rainbow Trail (FS1336) near Coaldale. Partner Information • Major Partners: Bureau of Land Management – Royal Gorge Field Office; US Forest Service – Salida Ranger District; Volunteers Prior Year Grants • None

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 86.00

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 201,416 $ 201,416 $ 201,416 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Trail Tools for Clubs-2022 Applicant Name: Colorado Trail Preservation Alliance (TPA) (OHV Application # 20) Contact Name: Ned Suesse

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 39,700 $ 37,700

Scope of Work The Colorado TPA will buy and distribute durable and high quality, packable trail maintenance equipment and handsaws to affiliated clubs across the state to use while performing volunteer duties on adopted OHV trails. Each club will receive two packs of tools to maintain trail tread, drainage structures and corridor. The tools break down for easy and safe transport, and come in their own pack and will allow the clubs to be more effective in performing volunteer work on trails. Additionally, stickers and T- shirts, displaying the “OHV Dollars at work” logo will be bought for distribution to club volunteers that are completing trail maintenance work. Program Funding Acknowledgement - There are three ways to acknowledge project funding from the OHV grant program. First, the tools will be stickered so that people know where they came from. Second, we will provide stickers to the clubs with their tool kits so that they can add or refresh the Colorado Registration Dollars at Work logos on Carsonite wands as they complete trail work. Finally, the TPA will buy T-shirts for distribution to clubs that are completing this work, that include the “OHV Dollars at work” logo. Location • Statewide Partner Information • Major Partners: Affiliated Clubs: Book Cliff Rattler Motorcycle Club, Boot Hill Enduro Club, Boulder County Trail Riders; CCMR, CMTRA, Colorado Back County Trailriders Alliance (CBTRA),Cortez/Timberline Trail Riders, GOATS, Grand Lake Area Club (name TBD), Montrose/MCRR, Mountain Trails Axxess (MTA), MTRA, Northern Colorado Trail Riders (NCTR), PAPA (Public Access Preservation Association), Rampart Range Motorized Management Committee (RRMMC), Rocky Mountain Sports Riders, San Carlos Trail Riders, San Juan Trail Riders, SCORR, Steamboat/Timberline Trail Riders, Tomichi Trail Riders, WESTCORE Inc. Prior Year Grants • None

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 85.71

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 39,700 $ 37,700 $ 37,700 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information OHV Trail Dozer Maintenance Program - 2022 Applicant Name: USFS – Ouray Ranger District (OHV Application # 21) Contact Name: Julie Jackson

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 367,436 $ 241,609

Scope of Work Trail maintenance work will be performed by two dozer crews, each consisting of an equipment operator and swamper. Work required will range from heavy maintenance, reconstruction, general maintenance, or major work projects. One of the dozers will work primarily on the Ouray District while the other “roving” dozer will work mainly on the Grand Mesa (Grand Valley and Paonia districts) with assistance from Thunder Mountain Wheelers (TMW) and will also spend two weeks on the Gunnison District. The GM OHV Ouray trail crew assists both dozers by clearing trails and assists on work projects as needed. Trail maintenance work will also be performed on the BLM OHV trails on the plateau section of the BLM Uncompahgre Field Office where the crew works closely with the BLM trails coordinator and the Uncompahgre Valley Trail Riders. An annual trail dozer meeting will be held to review areas needing work and to discuss a work schedule. Funding will include: training, supplies and materials, and equipment repair and maintenance. OHV State Grant Funding is acknowledged through signing on the trails, all equipment has the blue and white State OHV Program decals on them, and crew shirts have the FS and the State OHV Crew logos on them. During contacts in the field, the crews always make sure that the public knows that their OHV registration dollars – through the grant process, is the funding behind the work that is being done by the crews in the field. Location • Montrose; Montrose, Ouray, Delta, Mesa, Gunnison, Hinsdale Counties; Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre & Gunnison National Forests; Ouray, Grand Valley, Paonia, Gunnison Districts and the Uncompahgre BLM Field Office; Uncompahgre Plateau, Grand Mesa, Mountain Division, and Gunnison area trails. Partner Information • Major Partners: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Thunder Mountain Wheelers (TMW); Uncompahgre Valley Trail Riders; Volunteers Prior Year Grants • OHV Ouray Trail Crew 2021 – $85,000 • OHV Trail Dozer Maintenance Program 2021 – $150,463

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 80.47

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 367,436 $ 241,609 $ 241,609 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information UFO Equipment & Supplies - 2022 Applicant Name: BLM – Uncompahgre Field Office (UFO) (OHV Application # 22) Contact Name: Joseph Knob

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 64,390 $ 43,730

Scope of Work The goal of this request is to allow the OHV crew to complete more on the ground work by providing them with all the necessary equipment in high functioning order, to provide better educational outreach to the public, and to complete much needed cultural clearances on OHV trails to allow for a quicker maintenance and reroute process. Funds will be used for the following: • Completing annual maintenance on both the UTV and motorcycle fleets. • Purchasing new tires annually for the motorcycles. • Purchasing two new motorcycles. • Purchasing new Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to keep OHV staff safe while riding both motorcycles and the UTVs. Items to be purchased will include: new helmets, riding boots, and riding pants. • Purchasing new brochures for Peach Valley OHV Area to allow the BLM to provide better customer service to recreationalists who are visiting the area, as well as promote responsible riding on trails and minimize damage to sensitive resources due to off route travel. • Partial salary for a seasonal archaeologist technician in order to allow more routes to have the necessary cultural clearances to allow our crew to complete reroutes and maintenance of existing trails, streamlining the NEPA review process and allowing the OHV crew to work on the backlog of proposed projects to increase trail sustainability. Program Funding: The UFO will use the Colorado Registration Dollars at Work logo on the brochures for the Peach Valley- Flat Top OHV Area. Also, the equipment will have the Colorado Registration Dollars at Work attached to them. When contacting users, the crew attributes the opportunities of the area to the funds provided through CPW. Location • Montrose, Delta, Olathe, Norwood, Nucla, Naturita; Montrose, Delta, San Miguel, Ouray, Mesa, Gunnison Counties; Bureau of Land Management – Uncompahgre Field Office and the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area (GGNCA); Dry Creek Travel Management and Flat Top - Peach Valley OHV Areas. Partner Information • Major Partners: None Prior Year Grants • OHV Uncompahgre Trail Crew 2021 – $85,000

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 80.80

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 64,390 $ 43,730 $ 35,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score at $35,000. Fund archeologist at $7,000.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information North Zone OHV Crew - 2022 Applicant Name: USFS - North Zone [Canyon Lakes RD & (OHV Application # 23) Pawnee National Grassland (PNG)] Contact Name: Geoffrey Godfrey

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 217,766 $ 121,205

Scope of Work A motorized OHV crew will patrol, maintain, restore, and improve motorized routes on the North Zone. Patrol activities will include conducting visitor contacts, providing education and information, and performing Forest Protection Officer (FPO) duties. Maintenance, restoration, and improvement activities will include building and maintaining drainage structures, clearing deadfall, constructing minor re-routes, blocking and restoring non-system routes, signing routes to standard, and working with OHV partners and motorized volunteers on route specific projects. Crew tasks include: • Post-fire route restoration, improvements, and maintenance shall occur: on approximately 9 miles of the North Zone’s single-track motorized trails; on all 4 miles of 50” trail located in the Old Roach area or the north-west portion of the district; and on about 38 miles of other motorized routes. • Reconstruction, heavy maintenance, and minor re-routes shall occur, with the help of the Youth Corps, on about 2 miles of the Donner Pass and Lookout Mountain motorized single-track trails. • Sign 60 miles of motorized routes, including all 18 miles of single track, 4 miles of 50” trails and 38 miles of other motorized routes, to standard. • Perform maintenance, patrol, inform and educate users at the, one-third of a square mile area, called the Main OHV area, located on the Pawnee National Grassland. • Patrol, enforce decommissioned areas, including all post-fire decommissioned areas, inform and educate users on 100 miles of motorized routes on district, emphasizing those routes that are not frequently and more difficult to patrol such as the road networks of Storm Mountain, Lookout Mountain, Swamp Creek, Old Roach, and Deadman. • Plan and lead all the OHV Club 4x4 projects and manage the opening and closing of seasonally open routes with our motorized partners. Program Funding Acknowledgement: The North Zone will recognize the importance of the OHV grant program by placing the “Colorado Registration Dollars at Work” logo on purchased equipment, on helmets, and at key locations along all of our motorized routes such as trailhead kiosks, route finding signs, and road designation carsonites. We will highlight the CPW OHV grant on our social media feeds and on our public website road information webpage. Location • Fort Collins; Larimer and Weld Counties; Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland; Trails include: Donner Pass, Lookout Mountain, Old Roach area, and the Main OHV area located on the Pawnee National Grassland. Other motorized routes include: Storm Mountain, Lookout Mountain, Swamp Creek, Old Roach and Deadman road networks. Partner Information • Major Partners: Youth Corps; Volunteers Prior Year Grants • None

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 83.53

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 217,766 $ 121,205 $ 87,205 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Fund at $87,205. Remove youth corps.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information GJFO Sutter 300 Dozer - 2022 Applicant Name: BLM - Grand Junction Field Office (GJFO) (OHV Application # 24) Contact Name: Mike Jones

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 75,000 $ 75,000

Scope of Work A Sutter 300, and supplies to maintain the machine, will be purchased. The machine will be used to build and maintain single track OHV trails on Field Offices and Ranger Districts on the western slope. The office using the equipment would be responsible for covering all maintenance costs while it was used in their area. Program Funding Acknowledgement – The equipment used by the crew includes a decal that notifies the public that the equipment is funded by the Colorado Parks and Wildlife OHV program. Notification sign will be on site to notify public that this project is funded by CPW OHV program. Location • Grand Junction, Fruita, Palisades; Mesa, Montrose, Garfield, Delta Counties; Grand Junction Field Office and McInnis Canyon & Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Areas; Trails include: Grand Valley Open Area, North Desert, Bookcliffs, parts of Bangs Canyon, Gateway, Barrel Springs, Horse Mountain, Rabbit Valley, Cactus Park, Hunting Grounds, and Sawmill Mesa-Wagon Park. Partner Information • Major Partners: None Prior Year Grants • OHV BLM GJFO Trail Crew 2021 – $85,000 • BLM NCAs OHV Trail Crew 2021 – $85,000 • OHV GJFO Equipment Ops 2021 – $70,000 • GJFO & NCA Motorcycles 2021 – $10,000

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 85.71

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 75,000 $ 75,000 $ 75,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information GJFO Mini Excavator-2022 Applicant Name: BLM - Grand Junction Field Office (GJFO) (OHV Application # 25) Contact Name: Mike Jones

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 45,000 $ 45,000

Scope of Work A Mini-excavator, trailer and supplies to maintain the machine will be purchased. The mini excavator will be used on OHV trails for construction and maintenance, to work the back-slope, for knocking down critical edge, cleaning out drainages by bringing the soil back up on the tread, for creating a more stable trail base, and to decommission non-system routes. The machine, and an operator, may be used to support other field offices and ranger districts on the western slope. The office that used it would be responsible for covering all maintenance costs while it was used in their area. The trailer will be dedicated to transporting the machine, designated tools and a diesel tank to work sites. Program Funding Acknowledgement – The equipment used by the crew includes a decal that notifies the public that the equipment is funded by the Colorado Parks and Wildlife OHV program. Notification sign will be on site to notify public that this project is funded by CPW OHV program. Location • Grand Junction, Fruita, Palisades; Mesa, Montrose, Garfield, Delta Counties; Grand Junction Field Office and McInnis Canyon & Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Areas; Trails include: Grand Valley Open Area, North Desert, Bookcliffs, parts of Bangs Canyon, Gateway, Barrel Springs, Horse Mountain, Rabbit Valley, Cactus Park, Hunting Grounds, and Sawmill Mesa-Wagon Park. Partner Information • Major Partners: None Prior Year Grants • OHV BLM GJFO Trail Crew 2021 – $85,000 • BLM NCAs OHV Trail Crew 2021 – $85,000 • OHV GJFO Equipment Ops 2021 – $70,000 • GJFO & NCA Motorcycles 2021 – $10,000

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 83.87

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 45,000 $ 45,000 $ 45,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information GJFO Equipment Operations - 2022 Applicant Name: BLM - Grand Junction Field Office (GJFO) (OHV Application # 26) Contact Name: Mike Jones

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 135,000 $ 110,000

Scope of Work The GJFO will utilize funding to pay for an equipment operator, swamper, equipment support and maintenance costs and a conservation crew. This equipment operation will be used to maintain existing routes and build new trails in accordance with the area’s travel management plan. Tasks will include maintaining trails and building new trail by cutting the initial tread with a dozer, using a mini excavator to work the back-slope and critical edge, and using a hand crew to do the finishing work. Many of the new routes will connect dead end routes. Youth Corps and volunteers will assist with projects. Program Funding Acknowledgement – The equipment used by the crew includes a decal that notifies the public that the equipment is funded by the Colorado Parks and Wildlife OHV program. Notification sign will be on site to notify public that this project is funded by CPW OHV program. Location • Grand Junction, Fruita, Palisades; Mesa, Montrose, Garfield, Delta Counties; Grand Junction Field Office and McInnis Canyon & Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Areas; Trails include: Grand Valley Open Area, North Desert, Bookcliffs, parts of Bangs Canyon, Gateway, Barrel Springs, Horse Mountain, Rabbit Valley, Cactus Park, Hunting Grounds, and Sawmill Mesa-Wagon Park. Partner Information • Major Partners: US Forest Service (USFS), Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW), Western Slope ATV Association (WSATVA), Motorcycle Trail Riders Association (MTRA), Timberline Trail Riders; Western Colorado Conservation Corp (WCCC) Prior Year Grants • OHV BLM GJFO Trail Crew 2021 – $85,000 • BLM NCAs OHV Trail Crew 2021 – $85,000 • OHV GJFO Equipment Ops 2021 – $70,000 • GJFO & NCA Motorcycles 2021 – $10,000

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 86.36

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 135,000 $ 110,000 $ 110,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Divide Heavy Maintenance Crew 2022 Applicant Name: USFS – Divide Ranger District (OHV Application # 27) Contact Name: Bryce Hofmann

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 125,568 $ 99,915

Scope of Work Sustainment and improvement of the motorized trail systems across three Ranger Districts on the Rio Grande National Forest will be done by a heavy maintenance crew. Work will be accomplished with an OHV crew lead, equipment operator, swamper, two additional trail crewmembers and utilization of a mini excavator. Volunteers will assist with projects. General Objectives include: • Armoring at stream crossings, development and reinforcement of drainages, including the larger drainage structures • Tread-work to include excavation to create a more sustainable base, using on site material/rock as well as hauling rock and gravel from off-site, incorporating Geoblock or similar material • Installing trail restrictors/pinch points and other work to clarify legal use • Clearing trees and debris, and rehabilitating areas impacted by non-system use • Being a resource for motorized trails forest-wide and acknowledging the “Colorado OHV Registration Dollars at Work” partnership 2022 Specific Emphasis Objectives include: • Widen switchbacks for OHVs and construct challenge features on Frisco/Fitton Trail #894 • Construct new re-route and rehab existing route on upper section of W. Frisco Trail #850 • Improve the trail tread and improve switchbacks on Bennett Trail #872 • Improve drains and tread on South Rock Trail #702 • Incorporate minor time associated to data collection/planning while crew already on trail Location • Del Norte; Rio Grande, Hinsdale, Mineral, San Juan, Saguache, Conejos Counties; Rio Grande National Forest; Trails include: Divide RD Trails: Dry Creek, South Rock, Alamosa Rock, American Gulch, Bear Creek, Palisade, Benino, LaGarita SD, LaGarita SD Cutoff, Salt Canyon, Embargo, LaGarita Ck., LaGarita Ck. Cutoff, Cathedral, Groundhog, Perry Creek, Middle Alder #797, West Alder, Alder Bench, Miners Ck, Cross Creek, Continental Divide NST, Fern Creek, Pole Ck, Lost Trail, West Lost, Trout, Tewskberry, Hankerchief Mesa, Castle Rock, Main Beaver, Wolf Creek, West Frisco, Bennett, Burro, Munger Canyon, Fremont, Frisco-Fitton #894, Shady, East Fork Middle Pole, Middle Pole, West Bear, Shrader, Church Creek; Saguache District: Antora Meadows, Miner’s Creek, Continental Divide NST, Bowers Peak; Conejos Peak District: Silver Mtn., Big Lake (Shawcroft), Hot Creek, Saddle Creek, Lake Fork, Valdez, Hidden Lake, Willow Mtn., Acascosa, Hughes Trail, Archuleta, Empedrado Lake, Sawmill Gulch, Blanca Peak. Partner Information • Major Partners: Volunteers Prior Year Grants • OHV Divide Heavy Maintenance Crew 2021 – $95,975 • OHV Divide GM Trail Crew 2021 – $85,000 • OHV Divide Heavy Maintenance Trailer 2021 – $10,500

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 85.19

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 125,568 $ 99,915 $ 81,407 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score at $81,407.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information BLM Statewide (OHV) Law Enforcement - 2022 Applicant Name: BLM – Colorado State Office (OHV Application # 28) Contact Name: Glenn Van Airsdale

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 131,214 $ 23,688

Scope of Work The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), consistent with the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Statewide OHV Law Enforcement Program, and BLM Colorado State Law Enforcement Plan, will conduct law enforcement details and/or saturation patrols in key areas and times of the year where OHV management is a priority. BLM law enforcement officers will patrol areas, contacting public land users and OHV operators, focusing efforts on public education, monitoring, public safety, reporting and enforcement of OHV regulations and registration requirements. Duties will include: • Increase public awareness of designated OHV areas and opportunities for legal OHV use, including compliance with Federal and State OHV regulations. • Improve public awareness of appropriate OHV use including Tread Lightly and Stay the Trail principles. • Visitor assistance including directions, maps, first aid and search and rescue. • Monitoring and reporting of trail conditions in an effort to help protect natural, cultural, and historic resources. Increased law enforcement staffing is planned on high-use weekends (North Sand Hills) and high-visitation areas (Alpine Loop). Monitoring and enforcement of Colorado OHV regulations is continuous and on-going during all patrols and OHV-user contacts. The planning target for budget purposes will include staffing the three holiday weekends at North Sand Hills with at least 2 officers each, staffing two holiday weekends on the Alpine Loop with at least two officers each weekend, and a seasonal average of two patrol days per week on the Alpine Loop from July-September. Program Funding Acknowledgement – BLM Law Enforcement policy limits additional markings on law enforcement vehicles. However, signage present at BLM administered public land trailheads and OHV areas display the Colorado ‘Stay the Trail’ and ‘Colorado Registration Dollars at Work’ logos. The BLM will make every effort to acknowledge and credit the OHV grant program for funding received. Any materials BLM develops for the program will acknowledge and incorporate the ‘Colorado Registration Dollars at Work’ logo. Location • Statewide; Areas of focus for BLM law enforcement details and patrols include, but are not limited to the following: Kremmling Field Office (Jackson County) -North Sand Hills Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA) (Memorial Day), North Sand Hills (Labor Day), North Sand Hills (Independence Day); Gunnison Field Office (San Juan and Hinsdale Counties) - Alpine Triangle Recreation Area (“Alpine Loop”) (July – September); Colorado River Valley Field Office (Garfield and Eagle Counties) - Hubbard Mesa, Roan Plateau, Hardscrabble, Bocco Mountain (TBD); Grand Junction Field Office (Mesa County) - West Desert, Bangs Canyon, Cactus Park (TBD); San Luis Valley Field Office (Saguache County) - Poncha Pass, Elephant Rocks (TBD); Additional areas of high OHV use will be covered as they are identified and time and resources allow. Partner Information • Major Partners: None Prior Year Grants • None

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 77.73

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 131,214 $ 23,688 $ 23,688 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information High Alpine Counties Partnership - 2022 Applicant Name: Hinsdale County on behalf of (OHV Application # 29) High Alpine Counties Contact Name: Kristine Borchers

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 106,000 $ 82,000

Scope of Work Funding will allow Four High Alpine Counties working with the BLM, the Forest Service, and volunteers from area nonprofit organizations and trail user groups to: • Finalize the development of one informational video for what it means to visit the counties High Alpine areas, with focus on Stay The Trail ethics and appropriate stewardship. This video will be widely distributed by lodges / rental companies / county visitor centers for clarity and consistency of message. • Develop personal interactions and visitor contacts, utilizing partnerships for information kiosks and an ambassador program out in the High Alpine country. This in-person interaction will promote education, stewardship goals, and be welcoming to visitors of the region. Volunteers will work with agency and County personnel to provide educational materials, maps, and other information. Grant funding will also be used for volunteer support such as such as tents, materials, volunteer food. • Install rock/boulder barriers to protect fragile areas of tundra impacted by increased visitation in the Four County area. • Purchase materials to improve safety in areas of concern on High Alpine roads used as trails, specified by the Four Counties. Program Funding Acknowledgement: The video will include an OHV program funding acknowledgement and review opportunity of DRAFT video prior to distribution. A banner including program funding acknowledgement will be hung at every checkpoint. Outreach in regional newspapers will identify grant award, if appropriate, with stories relating to work being accomplished (rock barriers and increasing safety in road areas of concern). “Colorado Registration Dollars at Work” logo will be included in these acknowledgements. Location • Lake City, Ouray, Silverton, Telluride; Hinsdale, Ouray, San Juan, San Miguel Counties; BLM – Gunnison Field Office; USFS – San Juan National Forest & Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, Gunnison National Forests; High Alpine area roads, including, Alpine Loop Backcountry Byway and other high alpine roads, such as Shelf Road and areas of San Juan County Road 2, and passes utilized as trails, such as Engineer Pass, Imogene Pass and Black Bear Pass. In-person educational/informational kiosks and/or host program locations will be determined with each county and partners and may be at locations such as Animas Forks, Lake San Cristobal, the City of Ouray, or the historic town of Tomboy. Partner Information • Major Partners: Volunteers; Hinsdale, Ouray, San Juan, San Miguel Counties; Bureau of Land Management, US Forest Service; the four County Road & Bridge Departments Prior Year Grants • None

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 80.40

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 106,000 $ 82,000 $ 82,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information WSATVA Equipment Grant - 2022 Applicant Name: Western Slope ATV Association (WSATVA) (OHV Application # 30) Contact Name: Jim Reed

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 79,336 $ 79,336

Scope of Work Funding will be used to purchase and maintain equipment to support WSATVA volunteer OHV trail projects. This equipment will be used on all trails maintained by WSATVA on USFS and BLM lands and will be utilized by WSATVA members on major trail maintenance projects, and for trail assessments and minor repair projects conducted by a few primary members. These projects include hauling welders, steel, concrete and other heavy items. Each usage will be logged with member name, date, project and specific work associated with that project. The equipment to be purchased includes: • Two ATVs • Two Side-by-Sides • Four trailers to be towed by the ATVs /Side-by-Sides to haul project equipment and materials • 24 Foot Deck-over equipment trailer for ATVs and equipment trailers • Covered, movable equipment storage unit for the above listed items • Lot rental for Covered Equipment Storage Program Funding Acknowledgement - Program funding will be acknowledged as we have in the past, by placing decals on the equipment giving credit to the states OHV Grant Program. Location • Grand Junction; Mesa County; Uncompahgre Plateau; Grand Mesa National Forest; BLM – Grand Junction Field Office Partner Information • Major Partners: USFS – Grand Valley Ranger District, BLM – Grand Junction Field Office; Volunteers Prior Year Grants • 2021 Supply & Equipment Grant – $16,000 • 2020 Archeological Survey Funding – $30,000 • 2020 Backhoe & Trailer – $39,855

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 83.54

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 79,336 $ 79,336 $ 79,336 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information AHRA Patrol Side-by-Side 2022 Applicant Name: CPW - Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area (OHV Application # 31) Contact Name: Jeff Hammond

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 45,000 35,000

Scope of Work Funds will be used to purchase a utility Side-by-Side and to outfit it with accessories and specialized equipment such as a rescue litter, emergency lights and sirens, winches, and flood lights. It will be used for routine patrol, search and rescue, OHV accident investigation, trail maintenance, registration checks, and OHV etiquette education throughout a patrol area that encompasses more than 800 miles of OHV trail, 130 miles of which are directly accessible from AHRA campgrounds, in the upper Arkansas River valley. A trailer will also be purchased for hauling the side-by-side. AHRA will incorporate the Colorado Registration Dollars at Work logo into decals on the Side-by-Side. Information about how registration dollars directly benefit OHV trail users already and will continue to be a standard part of every OHV field contact. Location • Salida; Lake, Chaffee, Fremont, Pueblo Counties; CPW - Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area; USFS - San Isabel National Forest; BLM – Royal Gorge Field Office; Trail systems include: Mosquito Pass, Hagerman Pass, Fourmile, Carnage Canyon/Chinaman Gulch, St. Elmo, Marshall Pass, Sargents, Rainbow, Hayden Pass, Texas Creek, and Penrose Commons. Partner Information • Major Partners: None Prior Year Grants • Upper Arkansas Motorized Trail Crew 2021 – $38,700

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 69.36

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 45,000 $ 35,000 $ 0 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Tomichi Gate Improvement - 2022 Applicant Name: Tomichi Trail Riders (OHV Application # 32) Contact Name: Yon Iaccio

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 30,060 $ 30,060

Scope of Work Utilizing a skid steer, volunteers will replace 25 wire gates with wood posts, smooth wire, and steel gates in areas where trails pass through sections of the Gunnison National Forest that have also been permitted to allow cattle ranging. Along with project materials, signs will be purchased. One sign will be placed on each side of the new gates, for a total of 50 signs, stating ‘Please Close Gate.’ The project work will be done by a volunteer group led by the Tomichi Trail Riders and with supervision by the affected ranch managers. Program Funding Acknowledgement – One sign will be placed on both sides of the new gates stating ‘Please Close Gate’ with the Colorado Registration Dollars at Work logo at the bottom right corner. Location • Sargents; Gunnison, Saguache Counties; Gunnison National Forest. Partner Information • Major Partners: Volunteers; Ranch managers in the area. Prior Year Grants • None

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 82.00

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 30,060 $ 30,060 $ 30,060 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Grand Junction Motocross Track Phase 3 - 2022 Applicant Name: Motorcycle Trail Riders Association (MTRA) (OHV Application # 33) Contact Name: Cliff Allen

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 25,205 $ 20,205

Scope of Work MTRA, in partnership with the BLM, will work to maintain the Motocross Track in the Grand Valley OHV SRMA. Funding will provide continued quarterly maintenance of the track, including heavy equipment rental to rip/grade the track surface, provide soil amendment and watering, and improve safety features, such as purchase/installation of a starting gate. Program Funding Acknowledgement – The Motocross track will have a Kiosk, including signs which will showcase “Colorado OHV Program” stickers and acknowledgement of CPW’s involvement and funding of the Project. This message is important to communicate to the public about changes/improvements to the Motocross Track, and the State’s efforts to support opportunities for motorized recreation. Location • Grand Junction; Mesa County; Motocross Track in the BLM Grand Valley OHV Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA). Partner Information • Major Partners: Bureau of Land Management (BLM) – Grand Junction Field Office; Volunteers Prior Year Grants • Grand Junction Motocross Track 2021 – $10,000

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 79.93

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 25,205 $ 20,205 $ 20,205 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Grand Junction Area Trailhead Signage - 2022 Applicant Name: Motorcycle Trail Riders Association (MTRA) (OHV Application # 34) Contact Name: David Clapp

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 10,300 $ 5,300

Scope of Work MTRA, in partnership with the BLM, will work to improve trailheads in the area of Grand Junction through increased signage encouraging multiple usage and mutual trail courtesy. Volunteers will install signs using the format established by the Trails Preservation Alliance (TPA) to encourage trail courtesy between multiple singletrack user groups. Each sign will include the BLM Field Office and MTRA logos at the bottom to showcase the cooperation between the BLM and local user groups to maintain and improve the local trail experience on BLM lands. Funds will be used to purchase signs, signposts, and the concrete required for installation. Program Funding Acknowledgement –As stated above, the signs will incorporate funding acknowledgement at the bottom of the signs, incorporating the Colorado Registration Dollars at Work logo. Location • Grand Junction; Mesa County; BLM – Grand Junction Field Office; Bangs Canyon, Third Flats, Rabbit Valley, Book Cliffs and North Desert trail systems. Partner Information • Major Partners: Bureau of Land Management (BLM) – Grand Junction Field Office; Volunteers Prior Year Grants • Grand Junction Motocross Track 2021 – $10,000

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 82.73

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 10,300 $ 5,300 $ 5,300 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Skid Steer - 2022 Applicant Name: CPW – State Forest State Park (OHV Application # 35) Contact Name: Lee Freeburg

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 62,000 $ 62,000

Scope of Work A skid steer will be purchased to allow the OHV Trail Crew to continue to focus on maintaining and improving the approximate 80 miles of natural surface / forest roads and motorized trails in order to enhance education and user safety in an effort to promote an OHV friendly experience in Northern Colorado. The skid steer will be used to: • Clean drainage dips, assess, replace and install new culverts with the use of heavy equipment, improve surface tread. • Replace and install new trail information, boundary and etiquette signs • Install and repair boundary fences at trailheads and at junctions with old/unused forest access roads to reduce resource damage and trespass • Clear trail corridors and remove Mountain Pine Beetle kill hazard trees • Reinforce banks that are beginning to slide and conduct critical edge work due to erosion Location • Walden; Jackson County; State Forest State Park and North Sand Hills Recreation Area Partner Information • Major Partners: Bureau of Land Management; Colorado State Land Board Prior Year Grants • State Forest OHV Trail Crew 2021 – $ 42,500 • SFSP Pennock Trail 2021 – $70,000 • OHV Bobcat Skid Steer 2021 – $5,000

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 78.33

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 62,000 $ 62,000 $ 62,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information PPRD OHV Management - 2022 Applicant Name: USFS – Pikes Peak Ranger District (OHV Application # 36) Contact Name: Jon Pfeiffer

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 295,434 $ 111,934

Scope of Work A trail crew, along with volunteers, will perform trail maintenance work on a trail system of more than 700 miles of OHV riding opportunities in the area. Youth Conservation Corps will assist with large scale OHV related projects. Project goals include: • Signing and maintenance projects throughout the three main OHV areas (approximately 60-100 miles) • Minor trail reroutes (planning, designing, and construction) • Tree removal within the Hayman Fire burn and other OHV areas • Decommission, restoration, and rehabilitation of non-system user created routes • Trailhead improvements (better signage and education boards) • Purchase and installation of 4 picnic tables to further improve rider experience at trail heads (2 tables each at 357C and Phantom Creek trail heads) • Coordination and supervision of large volunteer group projects • Contracted Services: trail dozer for heavy trail construction and maintenance, pumping of CXT facilities, and portable restrooms at OHV trailheads (two units for approximately four months) • Purchase of Demolition Saw for trail maintenance, repair, and construction • OHV trail maps and additional educational handouts Location • Colorado Springs, USAFA, Monument, Woodland Park, Divide; El Paso, Teller, Douglas, portion of Park Counties; Pike National Forest; Rainbow Falls/Rampart Range, North Divide, Gold Camp and Captain Jacks Trail System areas. Single track trails to be worked on include 665, 667, 626, 668, 672, and 701. OHV trails to be maintained for vehicles 50 inches or less include 717, 717A-F, 631, 633, 634, and 650. Signing, route clearing, and other minor maintenance will also be performed on other OHV routes open to all 4x4 vehicles, unlicensed vehicles, ATVs, and ROVs; Phantom Creek trailheads. Partner Information • Major Partners: Mile High Youth Corps; Volunteers Prior Year Grants • OHV Pikes Peak Trail Crew 2021 – $85,000

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 71.20

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 295,434 $ 111,934 $ 111,934 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information 2022 SPKRD OHV Trail Crew Applicant Name: USFS – South Park Ranger District (SPKRD) (OHV Application # 37) Contact Name: Jeremy Schoonover

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 93,286 $ 35,614

Scope of Work An OHV trail crew will perform annual trail maintenance and reconstruction on a system of over 700 miles of motorized trails and roads open to OHV’s on the district. The crew’s tasks include building water diversion structures, clearing deadfall, replacement and installation of signs to standard, and rehabilitating non-system routes. The crew will be responsible for outreach and coordination with local agencies, volunteer groups, user clubs and associations to facilitate work projects. The crew’s other main role will be contacting visitors utilizing OHV’s within the SPRD providing education and information to encourage proper use of OHV’s on USFS trails. The crew will distribute Motor Vehicle Use Maps (MVUM) to the public to educate them about legal routes and riding opportunities in the area. In addition, the crew will check OHV operators for current state registration and required equipment to promote public safety and assist law enforcement with trail related issues. Program Funding Acknowledgement: The Forest Service will recognize the importance of our partners including CPWs OHV program by placing "Colorado OHV Registration Dollars at Work" stickers/signs on trail system signs, kiosks and equipment used throughout the project areas. The 3 Person OHV Trail Crew will also wear hardhats and shirts with the "Colorado OHV Registration Dollars at Work" logo. In addition, signs stating "Colorado Registration dollars at work" will be posted in select spots throughout the district. As always public contacts include discussions about the importance for OHV's to be registered and how the OHV registration funds are being used to support the Districts OHV programs. Location • Fairplay; Park County; Pike National Forest; Badger Flats, Packer Gulch, Sheep Mountain areas. Partner Information • Major Partners: None Prior Year Grants • SPKRD OHV Trail Crew 2021 – $35,000 • OHV SPKRD Badger Flats Implementation 2021 – $92,600

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score Not a competitive grant – institutionalized funding

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 93,286 $ 35,614 $ 35,614 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Do not score. Accepted into Good Management program. Fund at $ 35,614.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Sheep Mountain Management Project - 2022 Applicant Name: USFS – South Park Ranger District (SPKRD) (OHV Application # 38) Contact Name: Jeremy Schoonover

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 89,166 $ 55,696

Scope of Work A designated trailhead for accessing the Sheep Mountain trail system will be provided and will include adequate parking, trail system information and a loading ramp for public use. This project will also focus on rerouting sections of trail, construction of erosion control structures and narrowing of excessively wide trails on the system. Specific activities would include: • Construct a new trailhead on NFSR 178 near the intersection with NFSR 176, to accommodate 15 to 20 trailers, and restrict parking along NFSR 176 from the forest boundary to the trailhead. This trailhead will include an information kiosk. • Rerouting Trail 740 and Trail 691: This includes building about 2.5 miles of trail and decommissioning and restoring about 1.5 miles of unsustainable trail. • Install trail signage and install trail restrictors, post and cable, or similar barriers as necessary for resource protection. • Convert existing NFSR to NFST open to motorcycles (single-track use), designed to Trail Class 2 USFS standards: o The most northern and southern segments of NFSR 178 o A portion of NFSR 179 o The most southern segment of NFSR 176.2A • Correct the mapping of routes on the MVUM throughout the project area, including connecting NFST 689 to NFSR 179. • Realign or reroute segments of existing NFSRs and NFSTs, including NFSR 178 and NFST 660, at riparian areas to avoid resource impacts or improve sustainability of the route. Program Funding Acknowledgement - The Forest Service will recognize the importance of our partners including CPW's OHV program by placing "Colorado OHV Registration Dollars at Work" stickers and signs on trail system signs, kiosks and equipment used throughout the project area. Specifically, the new Sheep Mountain trailhead will include this message as well as educational information about the importance of registering OHV's. In addition, heavy equipment operators and maintenance crewmembers will wear hard hats and shirts with the "Colorado OHV Registration Dollars at Work" logo. Workers will be encouraged to educate the public that the work is being funded through State OHV funds. As always public contacts will include discussions about the importance for OHV's to be registered and how OHV registration funds are used to support the District's OHV programs. Location • Fairplay; Park County; Pike National Forest; Sheep Mountain Management Area; Trails include:660,689,740,961,739; Trail head work on National Forest System Road (NFSR) 178 near NFSR 176; Conversion of NFSR 178, 179,176.2A to National Forest System Trail (NFST). Partner Information • Major Partners: None Prior Year Grants • SPKRD OHV Trail Crew 2021 – $35,000 • OHV SPKRD Badger Flats Implementation 2021 – $92,600

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 86.50

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 89,166 $ 55,696 $ 55,696 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Boulder Ranger District OHV Crew – 2022 Applicant Name: USFS – Boulder Ranger District (OHV Application # 39) Contact Name: Jared Smith

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 194,720 $ 99,610

Scope of Work A motorized OHV crew will patrol, maintain and improve motorized routes on the District. Patrol activities will include conducting visitor contacts, providing education and information, and performing Forest Protection Officer (FPO) duties. Maintenance and improvement activities will include building drainage structures, clearing deadfall, minor route reconstruction, blocking and restoring unauthorized routes, signing routes to standard, and working with Adopt-a-Road partners and motorized volunteers on route specific projects. Project tasks include: • Sign 110 miles of motorized routes, or approximately half of the District, to standard. • Maintain 110 miles of motorized routes to standard. • Patrol, inform and educate users on all 215 miles of motorized routes, emphasizing those routes that are not frequently and more difficult to patrol such as the road networks of Miller Rock, Middle St. Vrain/Coney Flats, Park Creek, Kingston Peak and Rollins Pass. The OHV crew will also place special emphasis on gaining user compliance with the State OHV registration program. • Plan and lead all OHV Club 4x4 projects and seasonal opening and closing runs.

Program Funding Acknowledgement – The Boulder Ranger District will recognize the importance of the OHV grant program by placing the “Colorado Registration Dollars at Work” logo on purchased equipment, helmets, and at key locations along all of our motorized routes such as trailhead kiosks, on route finding signs, on road designation carsonites, on our social media feeds, and on our public website road information webpage. For the past few years this District has been successful at receiving signage grants from the “Uniform Trail and Road Signage Grant under the Stay The Trail – Education & Stewardship Alliance” which comes from the CPW OHV Grant Program. These signage grants will allowed us to use the necessary signage and equipment to fully implement this project’s goal of signing our motorized routes to standard. Location • Boulder; Boulder, Gilpin Counties; Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland; Motorized routes include: Miller Rock, Middle St. Vrain/Coney Flats, Park Creek , Kingston Peak, Rollins Pass Partner Information • Major Partners: Volunteers; OHV 4x4 Clubs Prior Year Grants • Boulder RD OHV Crew Equipment 2021 – $17,000

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 82.20

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 194,720 $ 99,610 $ 65,663 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Fund at $65,663. Remove one truck from budget.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Lefthand Motorized Roads & Trails Project - 2022 Applicant Name: USFS – Boulder Ranger District (BRD) (OHV Application # 40) Contact Name: Matt Henry

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 117,745 $ 91,720

Scope of Work A consultant, the National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council (NOHVCC), will be hired to lead a collaborative travel management process on the area known as the Lefthand OHV Area in the Boulder Ranger District. NOHVCC would facilitate and engage the vast stakeholders, partners, and other interested parties to collaborate and work in unison to develop preferred alternatives for travel management within the project area. These preferred alternatives would be analyzed through the NEPA process. Among the many objectives of NOHVCC, one is to improve and promote responsible OHV recreation management and resource protection by working in partnership with private and public land managers and recreation planners. Project deliverables will include, but are not limited to the following: • Host 1-2 open house meetings to identify partners, stakeholders, and interested parties that want to engage in the process and help drive alternatives • Continue engaging identify partners, stakeholders, and interested parties through series of bi-monthly meetings (approximately 5-6 total) • Facilitate and document mutually agreeable and disagreeable findings. • Provide final preferred alternative(s) to Boulder Ranger District to be analyzed through travel management NEPA. Location • Boulder; Boulder County; Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland; Lefthand OHV Area Partner Information • Major Partners: National Off-highway Vehicle Conservation Council (NOHVCC) Prior Year Grants • Boulder RD OHV Crew Equipment 2021 – $17,000

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 83.60

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 117,745 $ 91,720 $ 91,720 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information HPBE OHV Trail Crew 2022 Applicant Name: USFS – Hahn’s Peak/Bears Ears (OHV Application # 41) Ranger District Contact Name: Eli Rosenstein

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 117,000 $ 85,000

Scope of Work To develop, maintain and improve OHV trails, trailheads, parking and support facilities; reconstruct OHV trails and related facilities; produce, install and maintain signage for OHV trails and support facilities; develop, deliver and provide education and rider ethics training to the OHV riding community; maintain, supply and operate facilities owned by the USDA Forest Service and BLM that are used by OHV recreationalists; implement approved federal Travel Management Plans; and provide a field presence for visitor contacts, compliance and enforcement.

A 3-5 person crew will perform the above mentioned tasks on the approximate 150 miles of motorized trails (singletrack and 50”) and 500 miles of roads used as popular OHV routes (mainly connecter routes). Projects will include maintaining existing trails, improving and replacing aging trail infrastructure (bridges, turnpikes, width restrictors), addressing problem areas, , replacing OHV trail signs, educating and enforcement rules and regulations, educating “STAY the Trail”, and working with volunteer organizations to improve OHV trails on Forest Service lands near Steamboat Spring, CO. Funding will also be used to purchase a dirt bike, for dozer operations and repairs, and for project materials including tools, bridge and trailhead supplies, personal protection equipment, and fuel and equipment maintenance. Program Funding Acknowledgement – The Routt OHV Trail crew has an enclosed trailer with “Stay the Trail” and CPW acknowledgements posted on the outside. All news releases of project completed will include acknowledgement of CPW grant funding and partner involvement with Mountain Trails Axxess or other motorized partners. Dollars at Work stickers are placed on all dirt bikes and chest proctors for crewmembers. Crew members also educate the importance of registration for non- compliant OHV users. Location • Steamboat Springs, Clark, Hayden, Yampa, Oak Creek, Craig; Routt, Moffat Counties; Medicine Bow/Routt National Forests; limited work on Yampa and Parks Districts of the Routt National Forest, where trails cross boundaries. Partner Information • Major Partners: Mountain Trail Axxess Prior Year Grants • OHV Routt Trail Crew 2021 – $85,000 • OHV Routt Trail Crew Equipment 2021 – $26,000

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 81.93

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 117,000 $ 85,000 $ 85,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information New Rider Skills Training Area - 2022 Applicant Name: Rampart Range Motorcycle Management (OHV Application # 42) Committee (RRMMC) Contact Name: Brett Johnson

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 131,196 $ 131,196

Scope of Work Phase 2 of the Rampart Range Enduro Training Area will be designed by the RRMMC and the USFS, and constructed by independent contractors RRMMC will also assist with labor over the course of the project. Additions to the Area will consist of a series of man-made and natural obstacles including logs and small to large rock formations. Work to be done will include a training area featuring tiered levels of skill building incorporating an area designated for “First Timers,” a Picnic and Family Viewing area, the re-route of a short section of 681, appending the existing Lightfoot Loop, new Advanced Skills features, as well as on-site and online educational media. The features will provide training elements that range from First Timer to Advanced riders. Hardwoods will be used for log features to decrease wear and improve longevity. Solid granite rocks will be used in place of the decomposing granite that would also wear quickly. A range of sand, medium sized gravel and small rocks will be utilized for beginner and intermediate sections. Post and cable will be utilized for perimeters. The RRMMC will work closely with the South Platte Ranger District to ensure build standards, safety and environmental impacts, as well as the on-site educational elements, meet USFS best practices. Program Funding Acknowledgement - Acknowledgement of the OHV grant program and the Colorado Registration Dollars at Work logo will be displayed on all relevant signs, kiosks, and digital channels. Any printed materials will include a visible logo. The OHV grant will be mentioned by name in all relevant promotions and updates. Location • Denver; Douglas County; Pike & San Isabel National Forests; USFS - South Platte Ranger District; Work will be performed within the Rampart Range Motorized Recreation Area trail systems and augment the Dutch Fred Trail Head, Kiddy Corral and Lightfoot Loop, reroute of short section of trail 681. Partner Information • Major Partners: USFS - South Platte Ranger District; Volunteers Prior Year Grants • 2021 RRMMC Trail Maintenance – $220,385

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 72.53

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 131,196 $ 131,196 $ 131,196 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Timberline Maintenance & Patrol - 2022 Applicant Name: USFS – South Platte Ranger District (OHV Application # 43) Contact Name: Andrew Barnhorst

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 63,785 $ 58,085

Scope of Work The first component of this project is route, staging area, and campsite maintenance and improvement. Secondly, user created route identification and rehabilitation. Finally, provide the education, support and enforcement to help keep routes sustainable and open. The crew will focus on maintenance and patrol on a system of 79.51 miles to enhance OHV travel experiences and to help protect the natural resources. This crew will be certified as Forest Protection Officers as well as in basic first aid and CPR. They will be trained for handling medical and other emergencies. They will be available for visitor questions, education, the distribution of information and maps, and enforcement of the rules and regulations. General maintenance will be handled by this crew, volunteers from local clubs and organizations, as well as our wilderness crews for the larger projects. The crew will work with local interest groups and volunteers once a month by hosting monthly work parties during the open season. Examples of work projects are as follows: • Kiosk and informational board installations • Loading/Off-loading ramps • Safety concerns such as hazard tree removal after storms and beginning of the season • Tread hardening projects involving blocks, rock work etc… • Water shed and drainage structure improvements • Repairing non-system routes • Promoting special events involving volunteer groups Program Funding Acknowledgement - This highly visible ambassador crew will be a great opportunity to show the users how their OHV dollars are being spent. They will display, “Colorado Registration Dollars at Work” logos on their OHVs and equipment. Every chance that they get they will advertise the importance of the program and provide examples of how it works. They will be advertised as “OHV Rangers.” Location • Grant, West Creek; Park, Clear Creek, Douglas, Teller Counties; Pike National Forest; areas and routes defined as “Roads open to all vehicles” on the South Platte Ranger District MVUM map; concentration on the higher altitude locations, but including, Metberry and Longwater. Routes include: 101, 105, 107, 108 A/B, 119 A/B, 120 B/C, 121 C, 123 A, 126 A/B/C, 360 B, 565, 809, 810, 811 A/B, 849 A/1A, 118 D/E. Partner Information • Major Partners: Volunteers Prior Year Grants • Rampart Trail Crew & Patrol III - 2021 – $70,964 • OHV Rampart Trail Crew 2021 – $ 85,000 • Rampart OHV Equipment Replacement 2021 – $ 39,950

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 80.33

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 63,785 $ 58,085 $ 58,085 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Rampart Trail Crew & Patrol IV - 2022 Applicant Name: USFS – South Platte Ranger District (OHV Application # 44) Contact Name: Andrew Barnhorst

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 83,219 $ 75,519

Scope of Work There are two main components of this project. A two person trail crew and maintenance equipment to focus primarily on maintaining a system of 90 miles of single-track trail in the area. To maintain this system of single track requires a somewhat specialized crew above and beyond what the Good Management OHV crew can handle. Additionally, a second two person patrol crew will focus on visitor contact, education, and compliance. This crew will patrol the Rampart Range Motorized Recreation area which includes the entire trail system, 5 developed and 11 undeveloped trailheads, approximately 50 miles of level II roads open to unsilenced OHV's, and 99 dispersed campsites. This crew will be certified as Forest Protection Officers as well as in basic first aid and CPR. They will be trained for handling medical and other emergencies. They will be available for visitor questions, education, the distribution of information and maps, and enforcement of the rules and regulations. Certain projects will require that these two teams work directly together. Examples of such projects are as follows: • Bridge repair and installation • Safety concerns such as hazard tree removal after storms and beginning of the season • Tread hardening projects involving blocks, rock work etc… • Restrictor gate repairs and installations • Long stretches of tread repair • Special events involving volunteer groups and poker runs Program Funding Acknowledgement - This highly visible ambassador crew will be a great opportunity to show the users how their OHV dollars are being spent. They will display, “Colorado Registration Dollars at Work” logos on their bikes and equipment. Every chance that they get they will advertise the importance of the program and provide examples of how it works. They will be advertised as “OHV Rangers.” Location • Sedalia; Douglas County; Pike National Forest; Rampart Range Motorized Recreation Area; trail 770 near Bergen Rock, the Bergen Rock trailhead to the newly constructed Dakan trailhead and the Bail Out trail connecting trail 770 (Turtle Mtn.) to trail 650. Trails include: 770 A-J, 693, 683. Partner Information • Major Partners: Rampart Range Motorcycle Management Committee (RRMMC) volunteers Prior Year Grants • Rampart Trail Crew & Patrol III - 2021 – $70,964 • OHV Rampart Trail Crew 2021 – $ 85,000 • Rampart OHV Equipment Replacement 2021 – $ 39,950

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 85.53

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 83,219 $ 75,519 $ 75,519 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information CCRD OHV Crew - 2022 Applicant Name: USFS - Clear Creek Ranger District (OHV Application # 45) Contact Name: Brant Wobig

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 122,300 $ 55,500

Scope of Work An OHV crew will provide basic route maintenance and patrols on our popular OHV routes. The crew objectives include: completing basic route maintenance, clearing trees and corridor improvements, cleaning culverts and water bars, and installing signs on approximately 110 miles of popular routes in the region. The crew will also provide information/education programs in coordination with Stay the Trail at Columbine Campground and other popular areas. The OHV crew will focus weekend patrols on public contacts, information, education, and compliance to Forest Service Regulations including required OHV registrations. In addition, the crew helps provide oversight and coordination to the Adopt-a- Road Volunteer program. Volunteers assist with maintenance and upkeep of adopted areas to provide a more enjoyable OHV riding experience and to help ensure routes remain open.

Location • Idaho Springs; Clear Creek, Gilpin Counties; Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests; Kingston Peak/Yankee Hill, Bill Moore/Mill Creek, Leavenworth/Waldorf/Argentine, Devils Canyon/Barbour Fork, Pickle Gulch, and Saxon Mountain areas. Partner Information • Major Partners: Adopt-a-Road Volunteer groups. Prior Year Grants • CCRD OHV Crew 2021 – $ 57,690

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 83.33

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 122,300 $ 55,500 $ 55,500 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Stay The Trail Education & Stewardship Alliance - 2022 Applicant Name: Stay The Trail Education & Stewardship (OHV Application # 46) Alliance Contact Name: Allison Needler

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 247,906 $ 227,801

Scope of Work Funding will allow continuation and enhancement of the Stay The Trail Campaign throughout the state. The campaign may also work in bordering or nearby states when large Colorado visitor groups are expected to attend in an effort to target and educate out-of-state trail users who visit Colorado. The primary elements and deliverables include: • Promote responsible OHV recreation through educational programs, stewardship projects, direct user contacts, a nationally-recognized web site and trail map service, advertising, and other efforts related to sustainable trail systems, resource protection, and mitigation. • Expenses for delivering the Stay The Trail (STT) educational message through its direct outreach tools including traveling State-wide with the (2) Stay The Trail educational trailers to at least 65 events annually. Expenses include: travel, project materials & supplies, advertising, equipment, and other miscellaneous expenses. The events include trail head outreach, trade shows, club and agency meetings and events, workshops, stewardship projects, and non-motorized recreation outreach. • A full-time project coordinator and a full-time stewardship and outreach specialist with associated personnel costs, including salary/wages, benefits, taxes, cell phones and Wi-Fi, required computers/printers/software, audio/visual equipment, office supplies, Volunteer expenses, and miscellaneous operating expenses, maintenance and enhancement of the Stay The Trail web site and social media sites, including up-to-date maps showing legal riding areas and routes coordinated with Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the federal agencies, Smartphone apps, events calendar, news, brochures, videos, agency contacts, OHV related links, Tips, FAQs, requests for educational materials, presentations, and events. • Costs for grant administration and for printing - maps, brochures, youth activity books, decals, stickers, posters, videos, promotional materials, including costs for development, graphic design, printing, mailing, and other delivery methods. • Costs for vehicle/OHV insurance, equipment, maintenance, parts, supplies and storage Program Funding Acknowledgement - Awarded funding is acknowledged and advertised to the public in a variety of ways; printed acknowledgment on all STT educational materials, by representing ‘Major Program Funding Provided By Colorado Registration Dollars at Work ’ posted on STT vehicles and trailers, continually posted during updates to STT social media sites, signage projects, kiosks, apparel, permanent acknowledgment on STT website, mention in any news conferences, interviews, and press releases as well as during conversations with the OHV community. Location • Statewide Partner Information • Major Partners: US Forest Service; Bureau of Land Management; Colorado Parks & Wildlife; Yamaha Grant, Rugged Ridge, Local Stewardship sponsors; Club, Organizations, Event & Private Donations, Volunteers Prior Year Grants • STT Education & Stewardship Alliance 2021 - $200,000 • Travel Management Signage 2021 - $90,000

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 79.87

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 247,906 $ 227,801 $ 180,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score at $180,000.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Travel Management Signage - 2022 Applicant Name: Stay The Trail Education & Stewardship (OHV Application # 47) Alliance Contact Name: Allison Needler

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 120,000 $ 120,000

Scope of Work Travel Management signage will be distributed for installation in the field to allow users to quickly and easily relate the travel management maps to the designated motorized use roads and trails. Funds from the grant will be used to purchase fiberglass, wood, and steel sign posts, numbers, letters, and “open to/closed to” strip stickers. Some unique signs are occasionally needed and might include kiosks and metal plates Program Funding Acknowledgement – Stickers and PolyFlex signs provided by the Colorado Parks and Wildlife will be used on signage and/or other unique signs. Location • Statewide Partner Information • Major Partners: Colorado Parks & Wildlife Prior Year Grants • Stay The Trail Education & Stewardship Alliance - 2021 – $200,000 • Travel Management Signage - 2021 – $90,000

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 79.73

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 120,000 $ 120,000 $ 80,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score at $80,000.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Alpine Tunnel & Palisades Repair - 2022 Applicant Name: National Forest Foundation (NFF) (OHV Application # 48) Contact Name: Joe Lavorini

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 151,628 $ 90,100

Scope of Work Funding will be used for Phase 1 of this two phased project to restore OHV access and use to the Alpine Tunnel and to repair and historically rehabilitate the Palisades Wall and damaged section of the Alpine Tunnel Road. The first phase of reopening access to the Alpine Tunnel from Williams Pass will involve completing rock scaling and clearing in order to reopen a significant portion of OHV access (a 1.4-mile section), but will also allow for dirt bike access, to the Alpine Tunnel from the junction with Tomichi Pass Trail. This work will provide a safe and accessible work site for the second phase of the project, the repair and historical rehabilitation of the damaged Palisades Wall and damaged area of the Alpine Tunnel Road. Funding will also be used for design work to support both goals of this project. Specific activities to complete Phase 1 include: • Contract with locally based heavy equipment operator(s) to complete rock scaling under the damaged section of the Palisades Wall and clear rocks from the Alpine Tunnel Road. • Partner with Colorado Off-road Enterprise (CORE), the Ute Pass Iron Goats, and Gunnison Ranger District to complete a two-day volunteer event to clear rock and reopen access between the Alpine Tunnel and Williams Pass. • Complete design work via a local engineering/architecture firm to set us up for the second rehabilitation and construction phase of the project (to rebuild the damaged section of the Palisades and Alpine Tunnel Road). Program Funding Acknowledgement: The NFF would be excited to acknowledge and credit the Colorado State Trails OHV grant program for funding in a variety of ways. Within the Alpine Tunnel Historic District, we plan to install at least one new kiosk promoting restored access to the Alpine Tunnel Road. We would feature the Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Colorado Registration Dollars at Work logo prominently on that kiosk and any other signage that is replaced or upgraded during the project. We would also work together to update the Forest Service’s digital and print materials related to the Alpine Tunnel Historic District to acknowledge OHV grant funding. Finally, the NFF would be happy to acknowledge the OHV grant program funding and partnerships involved in the proposed project through our very active social media channels (232k Facebook fans) and regional newsletter (approximately 3k recipients). Location • Pitkin; Gunnison County; Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre & Gunnison National Forests; Alpine Tunnel Historic District; project, when completed, will provide OHV access and use of the Alpine Tunnel Road (FS Road 839), as well as connectivity and access to Williams, Hancock, and Tomichi Passes (Tomichi Pass Trail –FS Road 888). Partner Information • Major Partners: USDA Forest Service - Gunnison Ranger District of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre & Gunnison National Forests; Colorado Off-road Enterprise (CORE); Ute Pass Iron Goats; Volunteers; Polaris Grant; Great American Outdoors Act, OHV Groups, and railroad and history enthusiasts. Prior Year Grants • None

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score 83.75

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 151,628 $ 90,100 $ 90,100 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Score as is.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Dillon OHV Trail Crew 2022 Applicant Name: USFS – Dillon Ranger District (OHV Application # GM-01) Contact Name: Cindy Ebbert

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 129,000 $ 105,000

Scope of Work Develop, maintain and improve OHV trails, trailheads, parking and support facilities; reconstruct OHV trails and related facilities; produce, install and maintain signage for OHV trails and support facilities; develop, deliver and provide education and rider ethics training to the OHV riding community; maintain, supply and operate facilities owned by the US Forest Service and BLM that are used by OHV recreationalists; implement approved federal Travel Management Plans; and, provide a field presence for visitor contacts, compliance and enforcement by authorized Good Management programs. This may include, but not be limited to, personnel costs, materials, supplies, equipment and contracted services as approved through the annual State Trail OHV grant review and allocation process. A trail crew will maintain and improve OHV trails on a system consisting of 109 miles of OHV routes including 29 miles of motorized single-track. The crew is responsible for basic trail maintenance, trail clearing, construction and reconstruction of OHV trails, restoration and rehabilitation of non-system routes, maintenance of trailhead facilities, installing and maintaining travel management signs, kiosk maintenance, and implementation of the White River NF travel management plan. Tasks will include heavy maintenance work utilizing a mini-ex and hand work focusing on drainage and erosion issues on trails, and installing seasonal gates, width limiters, and buck/rail fencing. The crew will also conduct patrols to provide visitor education, making enforcement contacts and OHV registration compliance checks, and will host a “Stay the Trailer” event at one of the OHV trailheads on the district. The crew will work with a youth corps crew, volunteer groups and partners on projects. Program Funding Acknowledgement - The Tenderfoot Motorcycle Trail system map includes the Colorado Parks & Wildlife OHV program logo along with the information at the kiosk. The program logo will be added to other OHV trailheads including Tiger, Peru Creek, and Montezuma. We currently have the OHV program stickers on carsonite signs through the Golden Horseshoe trail system. We will work with Summit Daily News to write an article about the OHV Trail Crew and include the information about the funding source. Location • Silverthorne; Summit County: White River National Forest; Trails include: Swan River Area - North Fork Swan, Middle Fork Swan, Georgia Pass, Glacier Ridge, #10 Road, Garibaldi Gulch; Montezuma Area - Deer Creek, Peru Creek, Webster Pass, Chihuahua Gulch, Warden Gulch, Radical Hill, Saints John; Tenderfoot Mountain Motorcycle Trail System - Power Hair, Outer Wide Open, Monkey Butt, and Tenderfoot Mountain; Breckenridge Area - Pennsylvania Gulch, Indiana Gulch, Boreas Pass, Spruce Creek; Golden Horseshoe Trail System; Spring Creek Area - Lower/Upper Spring Creek, Mahan Lake; Green Mountain Reservoir Area - Brush Creek, Mumford Gulch, Cottonwood Gulch. Partner Information • Major Partners: Friends of the Dillon Ranger District; Summit County Off-Road Riders; Mile High Jeep Club; Colorado Quad Runners; Rocky Mountain Youth Corps Prior Year Grants • Dillon OHV Trail Crew 2021 – $85,000

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score Not a competitive grant – institutionalized funding

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 129,000 $ 105,000 $ 105,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Fund at $ 105,000.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information OHV Uncompahgre Trail Crew 2022 Applicant Name: BLM – Uncompahgre Field Office (UFO) (OHV Application #GM-02) Contact Name: Joseph Knob

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 147,000 $ 105,000

Scope of Work Develop, maintain and improve OHV trails, trailheads, parking and support facilities; reconstruct OHV trails and related facilities; produce, install and maintain signage for OHV trails and support facilities; develop, deliver and provide education and rider ethics training to the OHV riding community; maintain, supply and operate facilities owned by the US Forest Service and BLM that are used by OHV recreationalists; implement approved federal Travel Management Plans; and, provide a field presence for visitor contacts, compliance and enforcement by authorized Good Management programs. This may include, but not be limited to, personnel costs, materials, supplies, equipment and contracted services as approved through the annual State Trail OHV grant review and allocation process.

In addition to the tasks listed above the crew, working with partners, cooperators, local and county government agencies as well as clubs and organizations, will focus on sign maintenance/installation, installing/maintaining drainages, tread reconstruction, debris removal, and corridor clearing. A crew member, a certified UTV instructor, will offer educational training classes to novice trail UTV users in the GGNCA Peach Valley Training Site and the UFO/GGNCA will also continue to support MSF and ASI certified motorcycle and ATV educational trainings as well. The crew will educate users about Tread Lightly, Stay the Trail, and other stewardship programs through personal contacts, UTV and motorcycle safety trainings, maps and brochure development, information, and signing. The crew is also essential for customer service, working with local clubs, users and landowners, GPS/GIS work, inventorying trails and roads, trail maintenance, rehabilitation projects, signing, collecting use data, volunteer projects, implementing BLM and USFS travel management plans, assisting with permit compliance for events, and coordinating with BLM/USFS offices in Grand Junction, Gunnison, Montrose, Norwood and Delta on user information and joint trail maintenance and signing. Location • Montrose, Delta, Olathe, Norwood, Nucla, Naturita; Montrose, Delta, San Miguel, Ouray, Mesa, Gunnison Counties; BLM – Uncompahgre Field Office, Dry Creek Area- Playland Loops, Blue Moon Loops, Porkchop, Todja, Fenceline, Fingers, Lower Spring Creek, and Burn Canyon Areas; Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area (GGNCA) – Sidewinder, Black Ridge, Spikes, Slanty Bridge, Sunset Rocks, GGNCA Peach Valley Training Site; portions of the Uncompahgre National Forest. Partner Information • Major Partners: Bureau of Land Management, US Forest Service Prior Year Grants • OHV Uncompahgre Trail Crew 2021 – $85,000

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score Not a competitive grant – institutionalized funding

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 147,000 $ 105,000 $ 105,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Fund at $ 105,000.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Columbine Good Management OHV Program 2022 Applicant Name: USFS – Columbine Ranger District (OHV Application #GM-03) Contact Name: Don Kelly

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 86,150 $ 56,950

Scope of Work Develop, maintain and improve OHV trails, trailheads, parking and support facilities; reconstruct OHV trails and related facilities; produce, install and maintain signage for OHV trails and support facilities; develop, deliver and provide education and rider ethics training to the OHV riding community; maintain, supply and operate facilities owned by the US Forest Service and BLM that are used by OHV recreationalists; implement approved federal Travel Management Plans; and, provide a field presence for visitor contacts, compliance and enforcement by authorized Good Management programs. This may include, but not be limited to, personnel costs, materials, supplies, equipment and contracted services as approved through the annual State Trail OHV grant review and allocation process.

On-the-ground OHV trail improvement and reconstruction efforts will be done by a trail crew. The crew will open (log out) and maintain approximately 75 miles of the 150 miles of the designated motorized single-track, two-track OHV and jeep trails found on the ranger district. The trail crew will also perform heavy trail maintenance, reconstruction, site stabilization and rehabilitation, and monitoring on designated system motorized multiple-use trails and will decommission non-system routes. A crew from the Southwest Conservation Corps (SCC) will be utilized on labor intensive, heavy maintenance and reconstruction efforts on OHV trail projects. The trail crew will assist with OHV related kiosk and sign placement, enforce travel management regulations via visitor contacts and education, as well as law enforcement as actions, as needed. The Trails Foreman, a Forest Protection Officer (FPO), will work independently, as well as alongside the crew, performing sign placement, making visitor contacts, educating the public and performing law enforcement assignments. Funding will also provide for materials and supplies, PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), carsonite signage, fuel, ATV and skid steer upkeep and maintenance, vehicle expenses and other miscellaneous needs to support the trail crew’s activities. Program Funding Acknowledgement: The funding source will be acknowledged verbally (when interacting with trail users), and with “Work Ahead” and “Funded by State OHV Registration” signs placed at worksites. Carsonite signposts on motorized multiple-use trails are stickered with “Colorado OHV Registration Dollars at Work”, and we have also placed the blue and white Colorado Parks and Wildlife “Colorado OHV Registration Dollars at Work” decals on all equipment purchased with OHV funds to further illustrate the partnership and support between the district and Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) OHV Program. Location • Durango, Bayfield, Silverton; La Plata, San Juan, Archuleta, Hinsdale Counties; San Juan National Forest; work areas include designated motorized single-track, two track and jeep trails on the district along with the Beaver Meadows area and the HDs landscape. Partner Information • Major Partners: Southwest Conservation Corps Prior Year Grants • OHV Columbine Trail Crew 2021 – $56,950

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score Not a competitive grant – institutionalized funding

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 86,150 $ 56,950 $ 40,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Fund at $ 40,000.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information OHV San Carlos Trail Crew 2020 GM Applicant Name: USFS – San Carlos Ranger District (OHV Application #GM-04) Contact Name: Jeffer Wingate

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 126,206 $ 104,839

Scope of Work Develop, maintain and improve OHV trails, trailheads, parking and support facilities; reconstruct OHV trails and related facilities; produce, install and maintain signage for OHV trails and support facilities; develop, deliver and provide education and rider ethics training to the OHV riding community; maintain, supply and operate facilities owned by the US Forest Service and BLM that are used by OHV recreationalists; implement approved federal Travel Management Plans; and, provide a field presence for visitor contacts, compliance and enforcement by authorized Good Management programs. This may include, but not be limited to, personnel costs, materials, supplies, equipment and contracted services as approved through the annual State Trail OHV grant review and allocation process.

The San Carlos OHV trail crew, with assistance from Arrowhead Trails Inc. on some projects, will maintain over 70 miles of trail. Trails will be maintained to Forest Service standards and will be properly signed. Trail structures will be built and maintained to reduce soil erosion and stream siltation. Wildlife habitat will be preserved by decommissioning unauthorized routes that impact wetlands and big game migration routes. Education and compliance will be an integral part of the crew’s tasks. Info kiosks will be kept updated with timely notices and regulatory information. Public contacts will be made by Forest Protection Officers to explain trail etiquette and the need for OHV registration. Volunteers will assist with projects tailored to promote participation. Program Funding Acknowledgement – The Colorado Registration Dollars at Work logo is displayed on signs and kiosks around the District. Almost all our public contact discussions include thanking trail users for registering their machines to support the grants that enable the hiring of OHV trail crews and purchasing the tools they need to maintain trails. Location • Cañon City; Fremont, Pueblo, Custer, Huerfano Counties; San Isabel National Forest; System trails include: Rainbow, St. Charles, Cisneros, Snowslide, South Creek, Squirrel Creek, Second Mace, Dome Rock, Silver Circle, Middle Creek, Left Hand Fork, Pole Creek, Horse Ranch, Tanner, Stultz, Dodgeton, Short Cut, Baker Creek, Indian Trail. Partner Information • Major Partners: Arrowhead Trails, LLC; Royal Gorge ATV Club; San Isabel Trails Preservation Club; Mile High Youth Corps Prior Year Grants • OHV San Carlos GM Trail Crew 2021 – $85,000 • OHV San Carlos Trail Project 2021 – $106,300

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score Not a competitive grant – institutionalized funding

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 126,206 $ 104,839 $ 104,839 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Fund at $104,839.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Upper Arkansas Motorized Trail Crew - 2022 Applicant Name: CPW – Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area (OHV Application #GM-05A) Contact Name: Jeff Hammond

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 42,260 $ 42,260

Scope of Work Develop, maintain and improve OHV trails, trailheads, parking and support facilities; reconstruct OHV trails and related facilities; produce, install and maintain signage for OHV trails and support facilities; develop, deliver and provide education and rider ethics training to the OHV riding community; maintain, supply and operate facilities owned by the US Forest Service and BLM that are used by OHV recreationalists; implement approved federal Travel Management Plans; and, provide a field presence for visitor contacts, compliance and enforcement by authorized Good Management programs. This may include, but not be limited to, personnel costs, materials, supplies, equipment and contracted services as approved through the annual State Trail OHV grant review and allocation process. This successful dual agency project will utilize a trail crew to continue to repair and improve existing motorized trails, as well as, continue to develop new travel routes within the Upper Arkansas River Valley. In addition to the tasks listed above, the OHV trail crew will: • Continue to work on reconstruction, maintenance, and minor reroutes on the Rainbow Trail (#1336) including sections running through the Hayden Pass Fire Scar and Decker Fire burn area. Potential for new construction of the proposed reroute at Pole Mtn may be approved by 2021/2022 facilitating new reroute construction. • Assist with the planning of potential new motorized trail proposals in an effort to prevent the creation of non-system routes. The crew will help GPS, document, and propose routes for rehab work or for adopting them into the system routes. Continued planning or new construction, NEPA decision dependent, for Monarch Crest reroute, adding a single track access point from Marshall Pass that is currently on a road, may occur. • Focus on maintenance efforts on the Greens Creek motorized single track to address rockslides on this popular trail amongst motorists, hikers, and mountain bikers. Continues maintenance will be done on the midway section requiring erosion prevention and drain installation. • Continue to provide the OHV recreating public with three informational events. Messages and partners will include Leave No Trace, Tread Lightly, Stay The Trail and staffing at the annual 14er Fest. Posting of “OHV Dollars at Work” decals and signs at all OHV trail heads. The crew continues to wear uniform jersey with the same decal on the back and educates public on how the registration dollars directly impact keeping trails open. Location • Salida, Cotopaxi, Buena Vista; Chaffee, Fremont, Lake, Park, Saguache; Pike & San Isabel National Forests; Rainbow Trail #1336; Four Mile Travel Management Area; Greens Creek Motorized Single Track, possible reroute at Pole Mountain. Partner Information • Major Partners: USFS – Salida Ranger District; Bureau of Land Management - Royal Gorge Field Office; Central Colorado Mountain Riders (CCMR); Salida Mountain Trails (SMT); Trail Adopters; Volunteers; Stay the Trail, Tread Lightly, Leave No Trace Prior Year Grants • Upper Arkansas Motorized Trail Crew 2021 – $38,700

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score Not a competitive grant – institutionalized funding

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 42,260 $ 42,260 $ 42,260 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Fund at $ 42,260. *This project is shared by 2 agencies acting in partnership.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Upper Arkansas Motorized Trail Crew - 2022 Applicant Name: USFS – Salida Ranger District (OHV Application #GM-05B) Contact Name: Danielle Cook

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 80,240 $ 62,740

Scope of Work Develop, maintain and improve OHV trails, trailheads, parking and support facilities; reconstruct OHV trails and related facilities; produce, install and maintain signage for OHV trails and support facilities; develop, deliver and provide education and rider ethics training to the OHV riding community; maintain, supply and operate facilities owned by the US Forest Service and BLM that are used by OHV recreationalists; implement approved federal Travel Management Plans; and, provide a field presence for visitor contacts, compliance and enforcement by authorized Good Management programs. This may include, but not be limited to, personnel costs, materials, supplies, equipment and contracted services as approved through the annual State Trail OHV grant review and allocation process. This successful dual agency project will utilize a trail crew to continue to repair and improve existing motorized trails, as well as, continue to develop new travel routes within the Upper Arkansas River Valley. In addition to the tasks listed above, the OHV trail crew will: • Continue to work on reconstruction, maintenance, and minor reroutes on the Rainbow Trail (#1336) including sections running through the Hayden Pass Fire Scar and Decker Fire burn area. Potential for new construction of the proposed reroute at Pole Mtn may be approved by 2021/2022 facilitating new reroute construction. • Assist with the planning of potential new motorized trail proposals in an effort to prevent the creation of non-system routes. The crew will help GPS, document, and propose routes for rehab work or for adopting them into the system routes. Continued planning or new construction, NEPA decision dependent, for Monarch Crest reroute, adding a single track access point from Marshall Pass that is currently on a road, may occur. • Focus on maintenance efforts on the Greens Creek motorized single track to address rockslides on this popular trail amongst motorists, hikers, and mountain bikers. Continues maintenance will be done on the midway section requiring erosion prevention and drain installation. • Continue to provide the OHV recreating public with three informational events. Messages and partners will include Leave No Trace, Tread Lightly, Stay The Trail and staffing at the annual 14er Fest. Posting of “OHV Dollars at Work” decals and signs at all OHV trail heads. The crew continues to wear uniform jersey with the same decal on the back and educates public on how the registration dollars directly impact keeping trails open. Location • Salida, Cotopaxi, Buena Vista; Chaffee, Fremont, Lake, Park, Saguache; Pike & San Isabel National Forests; Rainbow Trail #1336, possible reroute at Pole Mountain; Four Mile Travel Management Area; Greens Creek Motorized Single Track; possible Monarch Crest reroute. Partner Information • Major Partners: USFS – Salida Ranger District; Bureau of Land Management - Royal Gorge Field Office; Central Colorado Mountain Riders (CCMR); Salida Mountain Trails (SMT); Trail Adopters; Volunteers; Stay the Trail, Tread Lightly, Leave No Trace Prior Year Grants • Upper Arkansas Motorized Trail Crew 2021 – $46,300

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score Not a competitive grant – institutionalized funding

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 80,240 $ 62,740 $ 62,740 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Fund at $ 62,740. *This project is shared by 2 agencies acting in partnership.

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OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Dolores Good Management Trail Crew #18 - 2022 Applicant Name: USFS – Dolores Ranger District (OHV Application #GM-06) Contact Name: Tom Rice

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 105,000 $ 85,000

Scope of Work Develop, maintain and improve OHV trails, trailheads, parking and support facilities; reconstruct OHV trails and related facilities; produce, install and maintain signage for OHV trails and support facilities; develop, deliver and provide education and rider ethics training to the OHV riding community; maintain, supply and operate facilities owned by the US Forest Service and BLM that are used by OHV recreationalists; implement approved federal Travel Management Plans; and, provide a field presence for visitor contacts, compliance and enforcement by authorized Good Management programs. This may include, but not be limited to, personnel costs, materials, supplies, equipment and contracted services as approved through the annual State Trail OHV grant review and allocation process.

The OHV crew is responsible for the maintenance of over 200 miles of motorized Forest Service trails that includes nearly 120 miles of motorized single-track multi-use trail. Crew activities include: • Annual trail opening duties that include clearing fallen trees from trails and maintaining and installing trail features focusing on providing access to the public, addressing safety concerns and addressing resource concerns by maintaining drainage or other trail features. • Maintenance, heavy maintenance and reconstruction projects include switchback maintenance, intensive trail tread repair, and the protection of wet areas such as seeps or creek crossings. Wet sections and switchbacks are two areas that the OHV crew will continue to focus on including maintaining many of the district’s high elevation trails. • Trail signing which includes identifying signage needs, replace vandalized trail signs and ensuring that trails are signed to Forest standards. Sign supplies, especially trail usage strips that show allowed trail uses, are stored in all trail crew vehicles and trail signs are checked and repaired on every visit to system trails. • Visitor contacts / public education include providing trail users public information, educational materials and conducting limited law enforcement activities by explaining forest rules and regulations, giving directions, documenting encounters and reporting any issues that arise. The OHV crew will include a Forest Protection Officer (FPO) who can enforce Forest Service rules and regulations, if necessary, and to provide additional patrol work and educational outreach on the District’s trails where they are most needed. The FPO can issue warnings and citations while also using education as the first tool in the toolbox. The focus of the crew’s public contacts is public education and the goal is to ensure that trail users understand the various regulations that relate to trail use including trail usage designations, OHV sound regulations and OHV sticker requirements. Location • Dolores; Montezuma, Dolores Counties; San Juan National Forest; Work to be done on area trails including the Calico Trail. Partner Information • Major Partners: None Prior Year Grants • OHV Dozer 21 Project – $43,002 • OHV Dolores Trail Crew #17 - 2021 – $85,000 • OHV East Fork Trail project – $72,000

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score Not a competitive grant – institutionalized funding

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 105,000 $ 85,000 $ 85,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Fund at $ 85,000.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information BLM Kremmling OHV Trail Crew 2022 Applicant Name: BLM – Kremmling Field Office (OHV Application #GM-07) Contact Name: Andrew McElwee

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 155,600 $ 105,000

Scope of Work Develop, maintain and improve OHV trails, trailheads, parking and support facilities; reconstruct OHV trails and related facilities; produce, install and maintain signage for OHV trails and support facilities; develop, deliver and provide education and rider ethics training to the OHV riding community; maintain, supply and operate facilities owned by the US Forest Service and BLM that are used by OHV recreationalists; implement approved federal Travel Management Plans; and, provide a field presence for visitor contacts, compliance and enforcement by authorized Good Management programs. This may include, but not be limited to, personnel costs, materials, supplies, equipment and contracted services as approved through the annual State Trail OHV grant review and allocation process. The OHV Crew working with volunteers, local OHV enthusiasts and youth corps, will: • Maintain and improve OHV opportunities and access of the designated trail system and associated facilities such as parking areas; perform trail maintenance, sustainable rerouting and new construction; open and clear corridors, remove fallen timber, clear culverts and ditches; continue to maintain and improve the North Sand Creek to reduce sedimentation impacts; construct width restrictors and post and cable fencing in areas or routes requiring protection or rehabilitation and in locations to assist and direct visitor and riders to Stay the Trail. • Implement TMP motorized access and recreational OHV designations by signing routes with the allowable modes of travel, public lands boundary signs on travel routes, and identifying areas as Limited to Designated Routes. • Maintain and improve camping OHV opportunities within the Cooperative Management Area (CMA) which includes adjacent Colorado State Trust Lands used by the public for camping and OHV recreation. • Make visitor contacts to provide public information, monitoring, sign and resource protective barrier compliance and a presence to ensure area rules and regulations are being followed especially during weekends, holidays and main hunting seasons where visitors utilizing OHV’s can be contacted for OHV registration and use compliance and allowing outreach to many OHV enthusiasts at the entrance, campsites and the dune areas. Carry out volunteer work days that includes an annual dune clean-up project and continued maintenance to the Sidewinder Extreme Jeep Trail and trailhead. • Install and maintain kiosks to provide the public with maps of the designated transportation system, allowable uses and Stay the Trail and Tread Lightly educational messages. Kiosks also include the Colorado Registration Dollars at Work logo so that the public can identify where OHV registration funding is being used in areas they recreate. • Purchase 2 motorcycles and accessories to assist with crew activities. Location • Kremmling, Walden, Granby; Grand, Jackson, Eagle, Summit, Larimer Counties; BLM – North Sand Hills and Wolford Mountain Special Recreation Management Areas(SRMA); State Trust Lands route to the Wolford Mountain SRMA;A small portions of State Forest State Park; Sidewinder Extreme Jeep Trail. Partner Information • Major Partners: State Land Board; White River Trail Runners; Mile-Hi Jeep Club Patrol 16-Sasquatch Jeepers; Youth Corps; Volunteers Prior Year Grants • OHV BLM Kremmling Trail Crew - 2021 – $85,000

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score Not a competitive grant – institutionalized funding

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 155,600 $ 105,000 $ 105,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Fund at $ 105,000.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information OHV Grand Lake Trail Crew 2022 Applicant Name: USFS – Sulphur Ranger District (OHV Application #GM-08) Contact Name: Miles Miller

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 105,000 $ 105,000

Scope of Work Develop, maintain and improve OHV trails, trailheads, parking and support facilities; reconstruct OHV trails and related facilities; produce, install and maintain signage for OHV trails and support facilities; develop, deliver and provide education and rider ethics training to the OHV riding community; maintain, supply and operate facilities owned by the US Forest Service and BLM that are used by OHV recreationalists; implement approved federal Travel Management Plans; and, provide a field presence for visitor contacts, compliance and enforcement by authorized Good Management programs. This may include, but not be limited to, personnel costs, materials, supplies, equipment and contracted services as approved through the annual State Trail OHV grant review and allocation process.

The Grand Lake Trail Crew’s (GLTC) primary area of emphasis is the Grand Lake Trail System which consists of 46 miles of multiple-use motorized trails including 11.4 miles of motorized single-track (currently constructing 9 more single track miles) as well as 154 miles of OHV open roads. The crew is responsible for; maintenance, construction and reconstruction of trails, trail clearing, construction and maintenance of trailhead facilities, installation of kiosks and bulletin boards for user education, installation of trail and travel management signs to inform, direct, and regulate trail users, construction of buck-n-rail fence for travel management purposes to regulate users and to prevent resource damage, patrolling and cleaning OHV camping areas, extinguishing unattended campfires, distribution of trail maps and education materials, and field presence during peak use times (Weekends, Holidays, Hunting Seasons, Special Events, etc.) to provide information, education, assistance, and compliance for the State OHV registration program, as well as, enforcement of Forest Service rules and regulations. The trail crew will also work on rehabilitation of the trails and trail infrastructure on the Williams Fork/Keyser Creek OHV Trail System, performing the same tasks as indicated above. Funding will be used for: personnel costs, including, personal protective gear and for training and certifying crew members in chainsaw operations, motorcycle and ATV operations, level 2 law enforcement, CPR and 1st Aid, and other required skills as necessary; and to purchase, lease, rent, and maintain equipment and/or materials and supplies to support the crew and associated projects which includes funding for vehicles and fuel, utility trailers, motorcycles and ATV’s, and other tools, equipment. The GLTC acknowledges CPW by handing out Colorado OHV dollars at work stickers to the public in the field and at our front desk. We also put the stickers on trail carsonites and kiosks across the district and on our fleet of trail tractors, ATV’s and motorcycles. Location • Granby, Grand County; Arapaho National Forest; Grand Lake/Stillwater Pass area; Grand Lake Trail System, Williams Fork/Keyser Creek OHV Trail system. Partner Information • Major Partners: None Prior Year Grants • OHV Statewide Trail Crew – $170,000 • OHV Grand Lake Trail Crew – $85,000

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score Not a competitive grant – institutionalized funding

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 105,000 $ 105,000 $ 105,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Fund at $ 105,000.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information OHV Statewide Trail Crew 2022 Applicant Name: USFS – Sulphur Ranger District (OHV Application #GM-09) Contact Name: Miles Miller

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 170,000 $ 170,000

Scope of Work Develop, maintain and improve OHV trails, trailheads, parking and support facilities; reconstruct OHV trails and related facilities; produce, install and maintain signage for OHV trails and support facilities; develop, deliver and provide education and rider ethics training to the OHV riding community; maintain, supply and operate facilities owned by the US Forest Service and BLM that are used by OHV recreationalists; implement approved federal Travel Management Plans; and, provide a field presence for visitor contacts, compliance and enforcement by authorized Good Management programs. This may include, but not be limited to, personnel costs, materials, supplies, equipment and contracted services as approved through the annual State Trail OHV grant review and allocation process.

Funds will be used for the operations for a motorized trail crew consisting of 3-4 skilled trail maintenance professionals who perform land stewardship work on multiple-use motorized trails on Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and State owned land throughout Colorado. The crew will assist hosting agencies in multiple trail maintenance and travel management tasks including, but not limited to: trail clearing, construction of trail structures and drainage features, new trail construction, trail reconstruction, trail rerouting, installation of trail and travel management signs to inform, direct, and regulate trail users, gate installation, some trailhead work, construction of buck-n-rail fence for travel management purposes to regulate users and prevent resource damage; making visitor contacts to provide information, education, assistance, and compliance for rules and regulations, enforcement of Forest Service rules and regulations when on National Forests, supervision of volunteers on trail related projects and events. The large majority of grant funds for this program are used to fund salary for personnel assigned to the Statewide OHV Trail Crew and Per Diem for travel. Funds are also used to purchase and maintain tools and equipment and/or materials and supplies to support the crew and the program. Funds are utilized to maintain fleet vehicles (truck, trailers, motorcycles, and ATV’s), including fuel, and will be used for the purchase of a replacement motorcycle to support the program. The Colorado Statewide OHV Crew acknowledges Colorado Parks and Wildlife grant funds by educating trail users on the motorized grant funding program and by posting OHV Dollars at Work stickers on all signage and kiosk locations, as well as, on our OHV’s and equipment. SOHVC also makes it a point to thank users for having a current sticker and emphasize the importance of grant funding to keep our crew working on the ground for OHV recreation. Location • Statewide Partner Information • Major Partners: None Prior Year Grants • OHV Statewide Trail Crew – $170,000 • OHV Grand Lake Trail Crew – $85,000

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score Not a competitive grant – institutionalized funding

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 170,000 $ 170,000 $ 170,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Fund at $ 170,000.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Flat Tops OHV Crew 2022 Applicant Name: USFS – Blanco & Rifle Ranger Districts (OHV Application #GM-10) Contact Name: Aaron Grimes

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 121,000 $ 100,000

Scope of Work Develop, maintain and improve OHV trails, trailheads, parking and support facilities; reconstruct OHV trails and related facilities; produce, install and maintain signage for OHV trails and support facilities; develop, deliver and provide education and rider ethics training to the OHV riding community; maintain, supply and operate facilities owned by the US Forest Service and BLM that are used by OHV recreationalists; implement approved federal Travel Management Plans; and, provide a field presence for visitor contacts, compliance and enforcement by authorized Good Management programs. This may include, but not be limited to, personnel costs, materials, supplies, equipment and contracted services as approved through the annual State Trail OHV grant review and allocation process. An OHV Crew will maintain a system of nearly 500 miles of routes open to OHVs including 30 miles of motorized singletrack, and 25 miles of motorized trails open to vehicles 62” wide or less. The OHV trail crew’s goals include: • Working with partner organizations to address priority motorized trail maintenance needs and performing initial season- opening log out and trail opening. Coordinating with local OHV clubs and utilizing a BLM employee, operating a trail dozer, to perform re-construction, maintenance, and minor re-route projects. Potential short re-routes will likely be constructed to improve trail sustainability. Reclaim non-system trails or routes. • Installation or moving the 4-6 width-restricting pinch gates to place physical barriers at all width restricted locations in the area. Season long installation of signage, including finishing the two-year effort to replace or install signage on the Rifle Ranger District to conform to travel management plan decisions. • Season long, provide visiting riders with information and educational materials, monitor OHV special events, and thank riders for displaying proper OHV registrations. During the busiest time of year for OHV riding in this area, perform hunter patrol and visitor contacts, including performing OHV registrations checks. • Purchase a new 62” or less Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) to assist with crew activities by providing an efficient mode of transportation for travel and trailering gear, materials, and supplies in this riding area. The funding for these efforts and accomplishments are acknowledged by placing “Colorado Registration Dollars at Work” stickers on all information kiosks, large road and trail signage, and handing out brochures about the program. When in compliance, all OHV riders are thanked for properly displaying their registration and told about how these dollars have contributed to maintaining their OHV riding opportunities in this area. Yampa Valley Trail Riders trail dozer has “Dollars at Work” decal on the side. Wagon Wheel OHV Club does social media posts about how sticker dollars maintain and improve local OHV trails. Location • Meeker; Rio Blanco, Garfield Counties; White River National Forest; Wagon Wheel OHV Trails system; trails in the areas of Yellowjacket Pass, Sleepy Cat Peak, Ripple Creek Pass, Hay Flats, Bar HL Park, Meadow Lake, and Blair Mountain. Partner Information • Major Partners: Wagon Wheel OHV Club; Yampa Valley Trail Riders, White River Trail Runners Prior Year Grants • OHV Flat Tops Trail Crew 2021 – $85,000

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score Not a competitive grant – institutionalized funding

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 121,000 $ 100,000 $ 100,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Fund at $ 100,000.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Eagle Zoned OHV Crew 2022 Applicant Name: USFS - Eagle/Holy Cross Ranger District (OHV Application #GM-11) Contact Name: Paula Peterson

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 135,000 $ 105,000

Scope of Work Develop, maintain and improve OHV trails, trailheads, parking and support facilities; reconstruct OHV trails and related facilities; produce, install and maintain signage for OHV trails and support facilities; develop, deliver and provide education and rider ethics training to the OHV riding community; maintain, supply and operate facilities owned by the US Forest Service and BLM that are used by OHV recreationalists; implement approved federal Travel Management Plans; and, provide a field presence for visitor contacts, compliance and enforcement by authorized Good Management programs. This may include, but not be limited to, personnel costs, materials, supplies, equipment and contracted services as approved through the annual State Trail OHV grant review and allocation process. The goals of the OHV crew are to maintain a system of 450 miles of routes open to OHVs in order to provide long-term sustainable riding opportunities, protect sensitive high alpine, meadow, and riparian environments, continue to implement the Forest Travel Management Plan, and maintain partnerships with motorized groups. This will be done through maintenance, re- construction of trails, trail clearing, maintenance of trailhead facilities, installation of kiosks and bulletin boards for user education, installation of fence / natural barriers for travel management purposes and prevent resource damage, patrolling and visiting OHV camping areas, distribution of Motor Vehicle Use Maps, Tread Lightly / Stay the Trail educational material, and having a field presence during high use times (weekends, holidays, hunting season, special events) in order to provide information, education, assistance, and compliance with forest regulations, Tread Lightly / Stay the Trail standards, and state regulations (OHV registration compliance). Another goal of the OHV crew is to continue to support an ambassador program for the Basalt to Gypsum single track trail system. Developed in agreement with local partners, the ambassador program aids in compliance during the seasonal wildlife closure timeframes assigned to this trail system to sustain the important elk habitat the trails travel through. More crew time, extended into the hunting season, will support the local ambassadors during the trail closure season. Funding will also be used to purchase protective equipment, nominal recognition awards for volunteers, and to develop new kiosk signage and education materials with our local motorized clubs to be placed at our Motorized staging areas and trail heads. The Eagle-Holy Cross District continually credits the benefits that the State OHV grant funds have contributed to our forest and to managing sustainable recreation. We place Colorado Registration Dollars at Work stickers on the motorized trail signage, trail head kiosks, motorized equipment, trailer, and continually educate the public on how their registration dollars directly benefit their OHV riding opportunities through state OHV grants funding motorized trail crews. Location • Minturn; Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin Counties; White River National Forest; Eagle-Holy Cross and Aspen-Sopris Ranger Districts; Camp Hale, Red & White/Muddy Pass, Coffeepot/Flattops, Derby Mesa, South Eagle/Basalt to Gypsum, Woody Creek/Triangle Peak areas. Partner Information • Major Partners: Volunteers; Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers(RFOV), Vail Valley Mountain Trails Alliance (VVMTA), Colorado Backcountry Trail Riders Association (CBTRA), Rocky Mountain Sports Riders (RMSR), Clubs Prior Year Grants • Eagle Zoned OHV Crew 2021 – $85,000

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score Not a competitive grant – institutionalized funding

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 135,000 $ 105,000 $ 105,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Fund at $ 105,000.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information OHV Gunnison Trail Crew 2022 Applicant Name: USFS – Gunnison Ranger District (OHV Application #GM-12) Contact Name: Greg Austin

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 122,000 $ 103,000

Scope of Work Develop, maintain and improve OHV trails, trailheads, parking and support facilities; reconstruct OHV trails and related facilities; produce, install and maintain signage for OHV trails and support facilities; develop, deliver and provide education and rider ethics training to the OHV riding community; maintain, supply and operate facilities owned by the US Forest Service and BLM that are used by OHV recreationalists; implement approved federal Travel Management Plans; and, provide a field presence for visitor contacts, compliance and enforcement by authorized Good Management programs. This may include, but not be limited to, personnel costs, materials, supplies, equipment and contracted services as approved through the annual State Trail OHV grant review and allocation process. A trail crew, along with volunteer groups or organizations, will perform light and heavy maintenance and monitoring of the district’s motorized trails and recently reconstructed trails. The crew will: help implement sign plans and monitor trail and travel management signing on motorized trails; continue to implement and improve the district’s motorized user education program, which includes emphasizing the use the Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) by either hard-copy maps or Smart phone map applications. The education program will be provided in Taylor Park or other locations on holiday weekends or at Taylor Park’s semi-annual Razor Rally. The crew leader will also attend one of the Colorado 500 Charity Motorcycle Ride’s breakfasts or dinners. Education Days will also occur during the primary fall big game hunting seasons and include hunter patrols. The crew will continue to work with CPW and the ‘Stay the Trail’ trailer on those weekends or when otherwise possible. The crew will participate in sound testing of OHV’s alongside CPW staff members. The trail crew leader and the Gunnison Ranger District Trails Manager annually teach two ATV Safety Institute/Forest Service ATV trainings to employees and partners, and both also teach an off-road motorcycle training to Forest Service and BLM employees. The trail crew leader and at least one other trail crew member will perform Forest Protection Officer (FPO) duties when necessary or assigned. A 50” or less UTV will be purchased to support crew activities such as carrying/towing cargo and for patrol and education purposes. Program Funding Acknowledgement – On a daily basis “Trail Work Ahead” signs will be placed above and below the working trail crews that will be working on the motorized trails on the Gunnison Ranger District. The signs include the Colorado Parks and Wildlife “Colorado OHV Registration Dollars at Work” sticker as part of the sign. The signs state that the project is being funded by the Colorado State OHV Registration Fund. Also, the sticker will be prominent on some of the crew’s equipment such as the motorized power carriers utilized by our trail crews. The sticker is also prominently displayed by the Ranger District’s other trail crew. The Good Management Program is also often mentioned or covered in the local newspapers. This has occurred in the past. Lastly, credit to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife “OHV Registration Dollars at Work” is also featured at some of the Ranger District’s informational kiosks and on recently reconstructed motorized trails such as Italian Connector Trail #648. The State’s annual brochure covering funded projects would also acknowledge the project and the State OHV Grant Program. Location: Gunnison; Gunnison, Saguache, Hinsdale Counties; Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre & Gunnison National Forests; Taylor Park, Cement Creek, Pitkin areas. Trails include: Carbon, Block & Tackle, Italian Connector, Waterfall Creek, & others. Partner Information • Major Partners: Tomichi Trail Riders, Central Colorado Trail Riders, Gunnison OHV Alliance of Trail Riders (GOATS), Colorado College and Western Colorado University. Prior Year Grants • OHV Grizzly Peak-Timberline Trail • OHV Gunnison Trail Crew 2021 – $ 85,000 Reconstruction 2021 – $64,700

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score Not a competitive grant – institutionalized funding

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 122,000 $ 103,000 $ 100,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Fund at $ 100,000, with a maximum of $ 10,000 for side-by-side.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Pikes Peak Trail Crew 2022 Applicant Name: USFS – Pikes Peak Ranger District (OHV Application #GM-13) Contact Name: Jon Pfeiffer

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 200,000 $ 105,000

Scope of Work Develop, maintain and improve OHV trails, trailheads, parking and support facilities; reconstruct OHV trails and related facilities; produce, install and maintain signage for OHV trails and support facilities; develop, deliver and provide education and rider ethics training to the OHV riding community; maintain, supply and operate facilities owned by the US Forest Service and BLM that are used by OHV recreationalists; implement approved federal Travel Management Plans; and, provide a field presence for visitor contacts, compliance and enforcement by authorized Good Management programs. This may include, but not be limited to, personnel costs, materials, supplies, equipment and contracted services as approved through the annual State Trail OHV grant review and allocation process.

A trail crew will perform OHV maintenance and upkeep of the existing motorized routes and their related facilities. Additional work might also be performed on or near portions of the South Park and South Platte Ranger Districts where common borders are shared with the PPRD. The crew will be dedicated to: making public contacts and providing a public agency presence, assisting forest visitors, engaging in weekend patrols, visitor education/compliance, maintenance of existing OHV roads & trails, travel management signing, and the protection and restoration of forest resources in general. Specific tasks could include: facility maintenance, providing education & rider ethics, implementing travel management plans and decisions, signing and clearing motorized routes, mapping and inventorying routes when needed, and performing level 2 law enforcement duties and compliance checks (i.e. administering State OHV statutes and regulations; 33 CRS 14.5) as Forest Protection Officer’s (FPO’s). The crew will utilize and maintain existing agency or leased vehicles used to support their work. Acknowledgement of “Colorado Registration Dollars at Work” logos to be installed on major informational kiosks and other related high use OHV areas/OHV Trailhead area signage and map boards. Location • Colorado springs, USAFA, Monument, Woodland Park, Divide; El Paso, Teller, Douglas, Park Counties; Pike National Forest; Trails and areas include: 717 Trail System, Rainbow Falls and Captain Jack’s Trail Systems; Cedar Mountain, Gold Camp Road and Bear Creek areas. Additional work might also be performed on or near portions of the South Park and South Platte Ranger Districts (where common borders are shared with the PPRD). Partner Information • Major Partners: Volunteer Organizations; Individual Volunteers; OHV Clubs Prior Year Grants • Pikes Peak Trail Crew 2021 – $85,000

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score Not a competitive grant – institutionalized funding

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 200,000 $ 105,000 $ 85,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Fund at $ 85,000.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information 2022 BLM Gunnison OHV Trail Crew Applicant Name: BLM – Gunnison Field Office (OHV Application #GM-14) Contact Name: Megan Mast

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 256,000 $ 105,000

Scope of Work Develop, maintain and improve OHV trails, trailheads, parking and support facilities; reconstruct OHV trails and related facilities; produce, install and maintain signage for OHV trails and support facilities; develop, deliver and provide education and rider ethics training to the OHV riding community; maintain, supply and operate facilities owned by the US Forest Service and BLM that are used by OHV recreationalists; implement approved federal Travel Management Plans; and, provide a field presence for visitor contacts, compliance and enforcement by authorized Good Management programs. This may include, but not be limited to, personnel costs, materials, supplies, equipment and contracted services as approved through the annual State Trail OHV grant review and allocation process.

A trail crew will maintain and improve OHV opportunities, education, and infrastructure through positive educational contacts, trail maintenance, facilities maintenance and travel management implementation, and will perform large trail and maintenance projects. Goals and focus of the Gunnison BLM OHV Trail Crew are: • To maintain 48 miles of trails at Hartman Rocks Recreation Area. • To maintain numerous facilities, including OHV staging areas, toilets, and multiple interpretive pull-offs, parking areas and dispersed campsites for OHV users throughout the Gunnison Field Office. • To maintain and replace signage in popular OHV recreation areas. • To offer information and educational messages, like “Stay the Trail” events, to visitors and hunters concerning resource issues and responsible riding practices. • To continue implementing the 2010 Gunnison Basin Travel Management Plan decision on BLM lands and the 2020 Silverton Travel Management Plan. The crew salary, travel for overnight work assignments or training, PPE, trailer maintenance, and UTV/motorcycle maintenance costs would be provided by the grant. Program Funding Acknowledgement: The crew will wear “Your OHV Dollars at Work” T-shirts with the State CPW Logo. The crew truck and UTV will have large “Your OHV Dollars at Work” magnet decals on their doors/hood. Additionally, crew members will make sure to mention the OHV Grant funding in all of their public contacts and place “Your OHV Dollars at Work” stickers on signing where appropriate. Location • Gunnison, Lake City, Silverton; Gunnison, Hinsdale, San Juan, Saguache, Ouray Counties; BLM – Gunnison Field Office; Hartman Rocks Recreation Area, Alpine Loop, and other areas. Partner Information • Major Partners: None Prior Year Grants • BLM Gunnison OHV Trail Crew 2021 – $85,000 • BLM Gunnison OHV Crew Motorcycle Replacement 2021 – $15,000

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score Not a competitive grant – institutionalized funding

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 256,000 $ 105,000 $ 105,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Fund at $ 105,000.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Grand Valley OHV Trail Crew - 2022 Applicant Name: USFS – Grand Valley Ranger District (OHV Application #GM-15) Contact Name: Lacie Juardo

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 132,700 $ 105,000

Scope of Work Develop, maintain and improve OHV trails, trailheads, parking and support facilities; reconstruct OHV trails and related facilities; produce, install and maintain signage for OHV trails and support facilities; develop, deliver and provide education and rider ethics training to the OHV riding community; maintain, supply and operate facilities owned by the US Forest Service and BLM that are used by OHV recreationalists; implement approved federal Travel Management Plans; and, provide a field presence for visitor contacts, compliance and enforcement by authorized Good Management programs. This may include, but not be limited to, personnel costs, materials, supplies, equipment and contracted services as approved through the annual State Trail OHV grant review and allocation process.

The Grand Valley OHV trail crew will work to maintain, reconstruct, monitor and improve system routes and trail heads by working alongside our partners and volunteers. This crew will also produce, install, and maintain signage for OHV trails and support facilities; develop, deliver and provide education and rider ethics training to the OHV riding community; maintain, supply and operate facilities owned by the USDA Forest Service that are used by OHV recreationalists; implement approved federal Travel Management Plans; and provide a field presence for visitor contacts, compliance and enforcement. The OHV crew will camp in the field throughout the work week and will collaborate with local volunteer clubs to ensure OHV trails are clear and free of down and hazard trees, as well as, assist with volunteer projects. The work will include ensuring water drains are installed and functioning to help mitigate spring runoff erosion; inspecting and maintaining signs; ensuring kiosks contain updated maps and area information, OHV trail directional and informational signs; implementation of grant recognition with "OHV Dollars at Work" signs and stickers at applicable locations, as well as overall travel management signs and education to assist in identifying OHV recreation opportunities. The crew will provide a presence during the busy holiday weekends, as well as fall hunting seasons, to help enforce and educate users on OHV registrations, travel management policy, agency regulations, trail conditions, and CPW requirements. The OHV trail crew will also offer on the job training and collaboration with our Youth Conservation Corps for approximately 2 weeks during the season, working on motorized single-track trails by clearing corridors, opening and constructing drains, and installing retaining structures. One new UTV will be purchased to support crew activities by providing more storage room for tools and equipment. Location • Grand Junction; Mesa, Delta Counties; Grand Mesa and Uncompahgre National Forests. Partner Information • Major Partners: Western Slope ATV Association (WSATVA); Thunder Mountain Wheelers(TMW); Youth Conservation Corps Prior Year Grants • OHV Grand Valley Trail Crew 2021 – $85,000 • OHV Grand Valley Hammer Ops 2021 – $80,720 • OHV Grand Valley Dozer Ops 2021 – $140,240 • Grand Valley Equipment 2021 – $29,157

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score Not a competitive grant – institutionalized funding

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 132,700 $ 105,000 $ 105,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Fund at $ 105,000.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Ouray OHV Good Management Trail Grant-2022 Applicant Name: USFS – Ouray Ranger District (OHV Application #GM-16) Contact Name: Julie Jackson

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 228,225 $ 105,000

Scope of Work Develop, maintain and improve OHV trails, trailheads, parking and support facilities; reconstruct OHV trails and related facilities; produce, install and maintain signage for OHV trails and support facilities; develop, deliver and provide education and rider ethics training to the OHV riding community; maintain, supply and operate facilities owned by the US Forest Service and BLM that are used by OHV recreationalists; implement approved federal Travel Management Plans; and, provide a field presence for visitor contacts, compliance and enforcement by authorized Good Management programs. This may include, but not be limited to, personnel costs, materials, supplies, equipment and contracted services as approved through the annual State Trail OHV grant review and allocation process.

This crew will primarily focus on trail maintenance on system of over 160 ATV/Side by Side trail miles and 150 motorcycle trail miles in the area. All trails are cut out in the spring and priorities are set for which trails need the most work and are scheduled accordingly. In addition to bucking and tread work which occurs on all trails, there is also construction/reconstruction of water bars, check dams, puncheons, signing, and hardening creek crossings. More involved projects will include tread stabilization with grass paver, retaining walls, closing and rehabilitating non-system trails, installing ATV and motorcycle OHV cattle guards, OHV restrictors, rock blasting ,constructing reroutes, and new sign installations. This crew, along with its primary duties, will offer support and assistance to the OHV Trail Dozer Program and to Thunder Mountain Wheelers on complex OHV projects. The crew will also team up with the BLM trail crew to increase productivity on both FS and BLM lands. A Southwest Conservation Corps crew will be hired to assist the trail crew with more involved projects. A motorcycle will be purchased to support crew activities. Location • Montrose; Montrose, Ouray, Delta, Mesa, Gunnison, Hinsdale Counties; Uncompahgre & Gunnison National Forests (GMUG); Uncompahgre Plateau and Mountain Division Areas. Partner Information • Major Partners: Thunder Mountain Wheelers (TMW); BLM - Uncompahgre OHV Trail Crew; Southwest Conservation Corps (SCC) Prior Year Grants • OHV Ouray Trail Crew 2021 – $85,000 • OHV Trail Dozer Maintenance Program 2021 – $150,463

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score Not a competitive grant – institutionalized funding

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 228,225 $ 105,000 $ 105,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Fund at $ 105,000.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information CRVFO OHV Crew 2022 Applicant Name: BLM- Colorado River Valley Field Office (OHV Application #GM-17) Contact Name: Justin Jones

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 110,000 $ 85,000

Scope of Work Develop, maintain and improve OHV trails, trailheads, parking and support facilities; reconstruct OHV trails and related facilities; produce, install and maintain signage for OHV trails and support facilities; develop, deliver and provide education and rider ethics training to the OHV riding community; maintain, supply and operate facilities owned by the US Forest Service and BLM that are used by OHV recreationalists; implement approved federal Travel Management Plans; and, provide a field presence for visitor contacts, compliance and enforcement by authorized Good Management programs. This may include, but not be limited to, personnel costs, materials, supplies, equipment and contracted services as approved through the annual State Trail OHV grant review and allocation process.

The OHV crew will primarily be working to implement decisions made in the RMP and TMP. This includes route designations, new OHV trail construction, trail maintenance, trail tread maintenance, trailhead construction, signage, work on parking and support facilities, educational work, work on facilities owned by the US Forest Service and BLM in the area that are primarily used by OHV users, and over all to provide a field presence with visitor contacts, compliance, and enforcement. Funding will also be used to outfit the OHV crew with proper riding and work gear, maintain OHVs and work equipment, purchase signs and signing materials for trailheads, directional, and travel management signs, and to produce map handouts and web based downloadable maps for popular riding areas. Location • Eagle, Gypsum, Glenwood Springs, Carbondale, Rifle, Aspen, Basalt, Silt, New Castle, McCoy, and Wolcott; Pitkin, Garfield, Routt, Mesa, and Eagle Counties; BLM areas: Bocco Mountain, Gypsum Hills, Hardscrabble, Hubbard Mesa, McCoy, Red Hills (near Gypsum), and Silt Mesa OHV riding areas, among others. Partner Information • Major Partners: Rocky Mountain Sports Riders, local 4x4 clubs, Volunteers Prior Year Grants • CRVFO OHV Crew 2021 – $85,000 • CRVFO Motorcycles 2021 – $17,600

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score Not a competitive grant – institutionalized funding

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 110,000 $ 85,000 $ 85,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Fund at $ 85,000.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information 2 Person OHV Trail Maintenance Crew - 2022 Applicant Name: USFS – Pagosa Ranger District (OHV Application #GM-18) Contact Name: Tyler Albers

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 65,617 $ 48,074

Scope of Work Develop, maintain and improve OHV trails, trailheads, parking and support facilities; reconstruct OHV trails and related facilities; produce, install and maintain signage for OHV trails and support facilities; develop, deliver and provide education and rider ethics training to the OHV riding community; maintain, supply and operate facilities owned by the US Forest Service and BLM that are used by OHV recreationalists; implement approved federal Travel Management Plans; and, provide a field presence for visitor contacts, compliance and enforcement by authorized Good Management programs. This may include, but not be limited to, personnel costs, materials, supplies, equipment and contracted services as approved through the annual State Trail OHV grant review and allocation process.

The 2 person OHV trail maintenance crew will focus their efforts on annual maintenance and reconstruction of the shared- use trail system in the area, with a goal of maintaining the entire motorized trail system each year. Crew tasks will include heavy trail maintenance, building water diversion structures, clearing deadfall, trail reconstruction/reroutes, signing trails to standard, and working with trail partners. In addition to program maintenance duties, the crew will also conduct visitor/user contacts, provide education & information, and assist law enforcement with trail­ related issues. Program Funding Acknowledgement: The Forest Service will recognize the importance of our partners including CPW's OHV program by placing "Colorado OHV Registration Dollars at Work" stickers/signs on trail system signs and equipment used throughout the project area. The 2 Person OHV Trail Maintenance Crew will also wear hardhats and shirts with the "Colorado OHV Registration Dollars at Work" logo and will also use large “CAUTION” signs at their project sites with the "Colorado OHV Registration Dollars at Work" logo. Location • Pagosa Springs; Archuleta, Hinsdale, Mineral Counties; San Juan National Forest; Trails include: Devil Mountain Trail, Treasure Mountain Trail, Horse Creek Trail, Elk Creek Trail, Monument Trail, Mule Mountain Trail, Middle Mountain Trail, Willow Draw Trail, Porcupine Connector Trail, Sand Creek Trail, and Turkey Creek Trail. Partner Information • Major Partners: Pagosa Trail Riders Prior Year Grants • 2 Person OHV Trail Maintenance Crew 2021 – $ 42,500

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score Not a competitive grant – institutionalized funding

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 65,617 $ 48,074 $ 48,074 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Fund at $ 48,074.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Divide Good Management Crew 2022 Applicant Name: USFS – Divide Ranger District (OHV Application #GM-19) Contact Name: Bryce Hofmann

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 114,150 $ 103,000

Scope of Work Develop, maintain and improve OHV trails, trailheads, parking and support facilities; reconstruct OHV trails and related facilities; produce, install and maintain signage for OHV trails and support facilities; develop, deliver and provide education and rider ethics training to the OHV riding community; maintain, supply and operate facilities owned by the US Forest Service and BLM that are used by OHV recreationalists; implement approved federal Travel Management Plans; and, provide a field presence for visitor contacts, compliance and enforcement by authorized Good Management programs. This may include, but not be limited to, personnel costs, materials, supplies, equipment and contracted services as approved through the annual State Trail OHV grant review and allocation process.

A trail crew will conduct trail maintenance work throughout all three Districts of the Rio Grande National Forest. A youth corps crew and volunteer partners will assist with trail projects. In addition to the tasks listed above, additional trail crew goals include: • Opening motorized trails and protecting immediate resource needs. Clearing and felling trees in the OHV trail corridors, addressing critical tread, drainage and corridor needs, and decommissioning non-system routes. Provide education, planning, signing, and enforcement. Addressing specific sections of trail either identified in long term trail schedules and/or those identified to have new critical needs while opening trails or from public reports • Coordinate and collaborate with partners, and strengthen communication and relationships between FS and Partners • Specific trail projects include trail maintenance and improvement to Miners Creek Trail or Pole Mountain Trails utilizing a CYCA specialized crew. Program Funding Acknowledgement – continue with ensuring signing of equipment, trailheads, and kiosks display “OHV Registration Dollars at Work”. Stress importance to crew members, front desk folks, and others to use public contacts as an opportunity to share this messaging through personal contacts and social media posts. Location • Del Norte; Rio Grande, Hinsdale, Mineral, San Juan, Saguache, Conejos Counties; Rio Grande National Forest; Trails include: Divide RD Trails: Dry Creek, South Rock, Alamosa Rock, American Gulch, Bear Creek, Palisade, Benino, LaGarita SD, LaGarita SD Cutoff, Salt Canyon, Embargo, LaGarita Ck., LaGarita Ck. Cutoff, Cathedral, Groundhog, Perry Creek, Middle Alder #797, West Alder, Alder Bench, Miners Ck, Cross Creek, Continental Divide NST, Fern Creek, Pole Ck, Lost Trail, West Lost, Trout, Tewskberry, Hankerchief Mesa, Castle Rock, Main Beaver, Wolf Creek, West Frisco, Bennett, Burro, Munger Canyon, Fremont, Frisco-Fitton #894, Shady, East Fork Middle Pole, Middle Pole, West Bear, Shrader, Church Creek; Saguache District: Antora Meadows, Miner’s Creek, Continental Divide NST, Bowers Peak; Conejos Peak District: Silver Mtn., Big Lake (Shawcroft), Hot Creek, Saddle Creek, Lake Fork, Valdez, Hidden Lake, Willow Mtn., Acascosa, Hughes Trail, Archuleta, Empedrado Lake, Sawmill Gulch, Blanca Peak. Partner Information • Major Partners: Colorado Youth Corps Association (CYCA) Specialized Crew, Volunteers Prior Year Grants • OHV Divide Heavy Maintenance Crew 2021 – $95,975 • OHV Divide GM Trail Crew 2021 – $85,000 • OHV Divide Heavy Maintenance Trailer 2021 – $10,500

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score Not a competitive grant – institutionalized funding

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 114,150 $ 103,000 $ 85,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Fund at $85,000.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Dominguez-Escalante & McInnis Canyons 2022 Applicant Name: BLM – McInnis Canyons & Dominguez- GM Trail Crew Escalante NCAs (OHV Application #GM-20) Contact Name: Mike Jones

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 130,000 $ 105,000

Scope of Work Develop, maintain and improve OHV trails, trailheads, parking and support facilities; reconstruct OHV trails and related facilities; produce, install and maintain signage for OHV trails and support facilities; develop, deliver and provide education and rider ethics training to the OHV riding community; maintain, supply and operate facilities owned by the US Forest Service and BLM that are used by OHV recreationalists; implement approved federal Travel Management Plans; and, provide a field presence for visitor contacts, compliance and enforcement by authorized Good Management programs. This may include, but not be limited to, personnel costs, materials, supplies, equipment and contracted services as approved through the annual State Trail OHV grant review and allocation process.

A trail crew will be responsible for the ongoing trail maintenance and monitoring of the designated route network and related facilities managed by the NCAs. The crew will conduct routine maintenance, monitoring, sign installation, and will also be charged with making public contacts. This work will take place on a system of approximately 500 miles of open OHV routes to enhance OHV recreation experiences in the motorized portions of both Rabbit Valley and Cactus Park OHV areas. Signing materials will be purchased and the crew’s tasks will include: • Maintaining trail systems; monitoring use; installing/repairing travel management signs • Construction of 6 miles of Ponderosa Loop trail that will connect dead end routes and afford quality riding experience • Construction of approx. 4 miles of trail at Farmers Canyon to connect trail system around wildlife closure area that will connect favorable trail systems during seasonal wildlife closure • Educating the public on Tread Lightly ethics, rules, and regulations; providing maps and disseminating information • Maintaining and expanding amenities within campgrounds and trailheads with in the OHV areas • Informing BLM staff and Law Enforcement about violations • Making management recommendations to BLM staff and other improvements to OHV management as needed Location • Grand Junction; Mesa, Delta, Montrose Counties; BLM – Dominguez-Escalante & McInnis Canyons National Conservation Areas; Work areas include: Escalante Canyon, Sawmill Mesa, the Hunting Grounds, Rabbit Valley, Cactus Park OHV Areas. Trails include: Ponderosa Loop, Farmers Canyon Partner Information • Major Partners: Volunteers Prior Year Grants • BLM NCAs OHV Trail Crew 2021 – $85,000

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score Not a competitive grant – institutionalized funding

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 130,000 $ 105,000 $ 85,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Fund at $ 85,000.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information GJFO Good Management Trail Crew Grant 2022 Applicant Name: BLM – Grand Junction Field Office (OHV Application #GM-21) Contact Name: Mike Jones

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 130,000 $ 105,000

Scope of Work Develop, maintain and improve OHV trails, trailheads, parking and support facilities; reconstruct OHV trails and related facilities; produce, install and maintain signage for OHV trails and support facilities; develop, deliver and provide education and rider ethics training to the OHV riding community; maintain, supply and operate facilities owned by the US Forest Service and BLM that are used by OHV recreationalists; implement approved federal Travel Management Plans; and, provide a field presence for visitor contacts, compliance and enforcement by authorized Good Management programs. This may include, but not be limited to, personnel costs, materials, supplies, equipment and contracted services as approved through the annual State Trail OHV grant review and allocation process.

A trail crew will perform the maintenance and operations of OHV riding areas and trail systems utilized for ATV riding, UTV use, jeeping, and motorcycle riding along with other non-motorized trail activities in the area. In partnership with local OHV clubs, the OHV crew will install informational kiosks and trail intersection signs showing designated routes using Colorado state signing standards and BLM sign plans; maintain OHV trails to meet designated trail management objectives and sustainable trail design standards; flag new ATV and single track trails; and install and maintain barriers to direct OHV use on designated trails and at OHV staging areas. Program Funding Acknowledgement – Every sign installed by the OHV Good Management Crew includes a sticker that notifies the public that the project is funded by the Colorado Parks and Wildlife OHV program. Location • Grand Junction, Fruita, Palisade; Mesa, Garfield Counties; BLM – Grand Junction Field Office, Special and Extensive Recreation Management Areas (respectively, SRMA and ERMA): Grand Valley Open Area, North Desert, parts of Bangs Canyon, Gateway, Barrel Springs, Horse Mountain; Trails include, but are not limited to: Bangs SRMA-Third Flats ATV Trails, Butterknife Trail, Magellan Loop, Tabeguache Trail, Billings Jeep Trails, Cuttoff Trail, new single track trail “Windmill Trail”; Grand Valley OHV SRMA-Open area; staging area improvements off of 27¼ Road. Partner Information • Major Partners: Western Slope ATV Association, Grand Mesa Jeep Club, Motorcycle Trail Riders Association; Bookcliff Rattlers; Grand Valley Trails Alliance, Volunteers Prior Year Grants • OHV BLM GJFO Trail Crew 2021 – $85,000 • OHV GJFO Equipment Ops 2021 – $70,000 • OHV GJFO & NCA Motorcycles 2021 – $10,000

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score Not a competitive grant – institutionalized funding

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 130,000 $ 105,000 $ 105,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Fund at $ 105,000.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Parks Moto Trail Crew 2022 Applicant Name: USFS – Parks Ranger District (OHV Application #GM-22) Contact Name: Jon Myers

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 103,700 $ 85,000

Scope of Work Develop, maintain and improve OHV trails, trailheads, parking and support facilities; reconstruct OHV trails and related facilities; produce, install and maintain signage for OHV trails and support facilities; develop, deliver and provide education and rider ethics training to the OHV riding community; maintain, supply and operate facilities owned by the US Forest Service and BLM that are used by OHV recreationalists; implement approved federal Travel Management Plans; and, provide a field presence for visitor contacts, compliance and enforcement by authorized Good Management programs. This may include, but not be limited to, personnel costs, materials, supplies, equipment and contracted services as approved through the annual State Trail OHV grant review and allocation process.

A trail crew, in partnership with the Northern Colorado Trail Riders, will maintain motorized trails on the District. The Rocky Mountain Youth Corp will team up with the trail crew to work on larger projects. Specific trail work will include continued replacement, armoring, and installing water bars, corridor clearing, clearing deadfall and hazard trees, fixing trail erosion, drainage, and rutting issues, as well as continued travel management signing and implementation. Some of the targeted work on the trails will include heavy tread work. There are plans to continue working on armoring (with blocks) and re-establishing the stream channels at some of the bigger creek crossings on the Grizzly Helena trail. Trail corridor clearing will also be an important focus to continue working for all the trails, and the north end of the Grizzly Helena Trail #1126 needs some heavy tread repair and maintenance as well as the section from Lone Pine South to the Red Canyon trailheads. An important component of this project will be continuing our visitor education efforts with State Consistent Signing, maintaining trailhead information, contacting visitors, and enforcing existing State and Federal regulations regarding the use of OHVs. We will continue to acknowledge the State of CO, OHV program for funding received in our brochures and signs. Location • Walden; Jackson County; Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Willow Creek and Snyder Creek Areas; Trails include: Snyder Creek Loop 1226.1,1226.1A-E, Radial Mountain 1227, Illinois Ditch 1228, Illinois Pass M25, Jack Park 1186, Owl Mountain trail 1227.1, Grizzly Helena Trail 1126, Percy Lake Trail 1134, Aqua Fria Trail 1229 and Wyoming Trail 1101. Partner Information • Major Partners: Northern Colorado Trail Riders; Rocky Mountain Youth Corps Prior Year Grants • OHV Parks Dist. Moto Trail Crew 2021 – $85,000

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score Not a competitive grant – institutionalized funding

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 103,700 $ 85,000 $ 85,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Fund at $ 85,000.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information State Forest State Park 2022 GM Trail Crew Applicant Name: CPW - State Forest State Park (SFSP) (OHV Application #GM-23) Contact Name: Lee Freeburg

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 62,500 $ 62,500

Scope of Work Develop, maintain and improve OHV trails, trailheads, parking and support facilities; reconstruct OHV trails and related facilities; produce, install and maintain signage for OHV trails and support facilities; develop, deliver and provide education and rider ethics training to the OHV riding community; maintain, supply and operate facilities owned by the US Forest Service and BLM that are used by OHV recreationalists; implement approved federal Travel Management Plans; and, provide a field presence for visitor contacts, compliance and enforcement by authorized Good Management programs. This may include, but not be limited to, personnel costs, materials, supplies, equipment and contracted services as approved through the annual State Trail OHV grant review and allocation process.

A trail crew will continue to focus on maintaining and improving the approximate 80 miles of natural surface / forest roads and motorized trails in Northern Colorado. Buck and rail fencing, route markings and updated trail signs will continue to be a priority to promote the “Stay the Trail” riding ethic. To mitigate water erosion issues, the crew will rent heavy equipment to help them create ditches on Bockman, Ruby Jewel, Pennock and South Canadian trails. Additional crew tasks are: • Clear drainage dips, assess, replace and install new culverts, improve surface tread, clear trail corridors and remove Mountain Pine Beetle kill hazard trees • Replace and install new trail information, boundary and etiquette signs • Install and repair boundary fences at trailheads and at junctions with old / unused forest access roads, to reduce damage and trespass • Conduct patrols focusing on providing trail information and education to visitors as well as respond to emergencies and enforcement as required • Perform much needed repairs and maintenance on Bockman Road, Bull Mountain, South Canadian, Pennock and Ruby Jewel Location • Walden; Jackson County; State Forest State Park, North Sand Hills Recreation Area; Trails: Bull and Kiwi, Pennock, South Canadian, Diamond Peaks, Bockman Road, Gould Mountain, Grass Creek, Montgomery Pass, Ruby Jewell, Custer Draw, Francisco Loop, North Sand Hills Road, Government Creek. Partner Information • Major Partners: Bureau of Land Management; Colorado Land Board Prior Year Grants • SFSP Pennock Trail 2021 – $70,000 • State Forest OHV Trail Crew 2021 – $ 42,500 • OHV Bobcat Skid Steer 2021 – $5,000

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score Not a competitive grant – institutionalized funding

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 62,500 $ 62,500 $ 62,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Fund at $ 62,000.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

OHV 2021-2022 GRANT SUMMARY

PROJECT TITLE Applicant Information Rampart Good OHV Trail Crew 2022 Applicant Name: USFS – South Platte Ranger District (OHV Application #GM-24) Contact Name: Andrew Barnhorst

Total Project Cost Grantee Funding Request $ 110,700 $ 105,000

Scope of Work Develop, maintain and improve OHV trails, trailheads, parking and support facilities; reconstruct OHV trails and related facilities; produce, install and maintain signage for OHV trails and support facilities; develop, deliver and provide education and rider ethics training to the OHV riding community; maintain, supply and operate facilities owned by the US Forest Service and BLM that are used by OHV recreationalists; implement approved federal Travel Management Plans; and, provide a field presence for visitor contacts, compliance and enforcement by authorized Good Management programs. This may include, but not be limited to, personnel costs, materials, supplies, equipment and contracted services as approved through the annual State Trail OHV grant review and allocation process.

A 5 person trail crew will work with internal and external partners to provide regular trail maintenance to a multi-use trail system that includes 200+ miles of OHV trails, 5 developed and 11 undeveloped trailheads. Tasks include all of the management practices highlighted above. In addition to maintenance, the crew may construct new bridges, trails and facilities as needed. The crew will also provide education by providing visitors with the guidance and information to navigate the trail system safely, appropriately and with the best trail practices in mind. They will also perform compliance checks. Tools, equipment, materials and supplies will be purchased to support crew activities. Location • Sedalia; Douglas County; Pike National Forest; Rampart Range Motorized Recreation Area Partner Information • Major Partners: Rampart Range Motorcycle Management Committee (RRMMC) Prior Year Grants • OHV Rampart Trail Crew 2021 – $ 85,000 • Rampart Trail Crew & Patrol III - 2021 – $70,964 • Rampart OHV Equipment Replacement 2021 – $ 39,950

FUNDING INFORMATION

Final Score Not a competitive grant – institutionalized funding

Total Project Grantee Funding OHV Subcommittee Funding State Trail Committee Funding Cost Request Recommendation Recommendation $ 110,700 $ 105,000 $ 105,000 $

SUBCOMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS Fund at $ 105,000.

STATE TRAIL COMMITTEE SCORING COMMENTS

Appendix E

2021-2022 OHV GRANT REGIONAL WILDLIFE IMPACT SUMMARIES Northwest Region Office 711 Independent Ave. Grand Junction, CO 81505 P 970.255.6100

MEMORANDUM

To: State Trails Committee

From: Jacob Brey Acting Northwest Region Manager

Subject: 2022 OHV trail grant applications review and comments

Date 2/2/21

District and Area Wildlife Managers and staff have reviewed and provided comments on the OHV trail grants for applications proposing work in the Northwest Region. Below is a list by application number with a summary of our comments and concerns. Should more information be desired on any of our comments please do not hesitate to contact Randy Engle ([email protected] or 970 260 2379) as he has all the source data from the Area Managers. We hope that the reviewers and staff find the enclosed information useful in evaluating and scoring the grant applications.

Good Management Grants

GM 1 Dillon OHV Trail Crew2022 The Northwest Region has no wildlife concerns with this grant.

GM 7 BLM Kremmling OHV Trail Crew The Northwest Region is looking forward to partnering with new Field Office staff to ensure protection of wildlife and habitat. We would prefer project work is done outside of the seasonal closure times when it can be avoided, and we would request increased education/enforcement of seasonal closures.

GM 8 Grand Lake Trail Crew The Northwest Region has no wildlife concerns with this grant.

Dan Prenzlow, Director, Colorado Parks and Wildlife • Parks and Wildlife Commission: Marvin McDaniel, Chair • Carrie Besnette Hauser, Vice-Chair Marie Haskett, Secretary • Taishya Adams • Betsy Blecha • Charles Garcia • Dallas May • Duke Phillips, IV • Luke B. Schafer • James Jay Tutchton • Eden Vardy

GM 10 Flat Tops OHV Trail Crew 2022 There should be minimal impacts to wildlife associated with the trail maintenance. The main impact would be disturbance due to increased activity along the trail system during the scheduled work period.

GM 11 Eagle Zoned Crew Overall there is support in the Northwest Region for funding to maintain and improve existing trails in the designated areas. CPW staff in these areas have had concerns regarding the amount of enforcement/public education and the efficacy of these efforts as unlawful use and violations continue to impact the resource. We support continued patrols and enforcement on the District and request that the District copy Area 8 on contact and patrol metrics for the Basalt to Gypsum trail as well as for the rest of the District.

GM 15 Grand Valley OHV Trail Crew The Northwest Region recommends starting work at low elevations in May accommodates calving/fawning, while ending work in early October avoids the busiest of rifle seasons.

GM 17 Colorado River Valley Field Office Trail Crew 2022 There should be minimal impacts to wildlife associated with the trail maintenance. The main impact would be disturbance due to increased activity along the trail system during the scheduled work period.

GM 20 DNCA/MNCA Crews The Northwest Region has no wildlife concerns with this grant.

GM 21 GJFO GM Grant The Northwest Region would like to have a discussion with the BLM about seasonal closures for the area around Horse Mountain.

GM 22 Parks Moto Trail Crew 2022 The Northwest Region appreciates the detailed summary of work to be completed and understands the difficulties associated with keeping remote trails open and safe especially given the amount of deadfall in the Parks Ranger District.

GM 23 State Forest State Park The State Forest State Park has been a great partner working with wildlife staff on multiple projects.

Competitive grants

OHV 1 Thunder Mountain Wheelers Trail Maintenance The Northwest Region has no wildlife concerns with this grant.

OHV 3 Dillon OHV Crew Equipment 2022 The Northwest Region has no wildlife concerns with this grant.

OHV 9 Sutter 500 Dozer/Attachments/Trailer The Northwest Region has no wildlife concerns with this grant.

OHV 13 Eagle Zoned Equipment 2022 The Northwest Region has no wildlife concerns with this grant.

OHV 15 Grand Valley Hammer Ops The Northwest Region has no wildlife concerns with this grant.

OHV 16 Grand Valley Dozer Ops The Northwest Region has no wildlife concerns with this grant.

OHV 24 GJFO Sutter 300 Dozer The Northwest Region has no wildlife concerns with this grant.

OHV 25 GJFO Mini Excavator The Northwest Region has no wildlife concerns with this grant.

OHV26 GJFO Equipment Operations The Northwest Region has no wildlife concerns with this grant.

OHV 30 WSATVA Equipment Grant The Northwest Region has no wildlife concerns with this grant.

OHV 33 Grand Junction Motocross Track Phase 3 The Northwest Region has no wildlife concerns with this grant.

OHV 34 Grand Junction Area Trailhead signage The Northwest Region has no wildlife concerns with this grant.

OHV 35 Skid Steer Replacement at State Forest State Park The Northwest Region has no wildlife concerns with this grant.

OHV 41 Hahn’s Peak/Bears Ears OHV Trail Crew 2022 The Northwest Region advises that crews do not enter or perform work in areas that are covered by seasonal closures during such times that the closures are in effect.

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February 11, 2021

Colorado Parks and Wildlife State Trails Program- Motorized Grant Cycle 2020-2021 Southwest Region Grant Application Review

There are thirty-four (34) Motorized grant applications within the Southwest Region requesting funding from the State Trails Program for the 2020-2021 process. These applications were sent to the CPW Area Field Staff (Area Wildlife Managers, District Wildlife Managers, and Biologists) for review and comment. In addition, the comments were reviewed and discussed by SW Region Staff including Regional Manager, Cory Chick, Deputy Regional Manager, Matt Thorpe, Regional Land Use Coordinator, Brian Magee, and Regional Trails Coordinator, Josh Stoudt.

The background information provided below is not intended to be comprehensive discussion on the best available science regarding trail development, trail use, and the subsequent impacts to wildlife. It is, rather, a brief overview of the wildlife management issues CPW Staff considers when evaluating the individual trail grant proposals with the intent to inform and educate the Statewide Trail Committee members. In addition, the individual grant comments and CPW Staff recommendations are detailed below.

Background information on trail related impacts to wildlife

Overall, the public and trail users are poorly informed on the potential impacts of non-motorized trails on wildlife, and how those impacts can manifest themselves into complex management issues for CPW. A recent study found that approximately 50% of recreationists felt that recreation was not having a negative effect on wildlife. Furthermore, recreationists tend to blame other recreation groups for adverse impacts to wildlife rather than themselves (Taylor and Knight 2005).

Big Game winter habitats and migratory corridors are known to be limiting factors on big game populations in western Colorado and other high mountain areas of the western United States (Sawyer et al. 2009, Bishop et al. 2009, Bartman et al. 1992). The protection and conservation of mule deer and elk winter range habitat is one of the foremost management objectives for CPW. These habitats are important for a variety of reasons, including:

1. Deer and elk tend to concentrate at lower elevations during winter months as snow accumulates at higher elevations.

2. Mule deer and elk typically display strong site fidelity to winter range, preferring to use the same areas year-after-year. CPW maps these areas as winter range, severe winter range and winter concentration areas for elk and deer.

Dan Prenzlow, Director, Colorado Parks and Wildlife • Parks and Wildlife Commission: Marvin McDaniel, Chair  Carrie Besnette Hauser, Vice-Chair Marie Haskett, Secretary  Taishya Adams  Betsy Blecha  Charles Garcia  Dallas May  Duke Phillips, IV  Luke B. Schafer  James Jay Tutchton  Eden Vardy

3. Winter habitats for big game provide essential forage and thermal cover to help mule deer and elk minimize energy expenditure. Mule deer and elk are in a nutritional negative energy balance during the winter months, making energy conservation critical for calf and fawn survival and adult female reproductive fitness.

Trail Use Impacts

Outdoor recreation associated with trail influence a variety of wildlife species in multiple ways. Impacts to wildlife from trail use are often negative and are associated with increased direct disturbance and displacement from optimal habitat due to the avoidance of human activities (Larson et al 2016). Elk and deer increase their daily activity levels and movements in the presence of mountain biking and hiking which reduces the time spent feeding and resting (Naylor et al 2009, Wisdom et al. 2004). This increased energy demand occurs simultaneously with decreased forage intake and displacement to areas with poorer quality forage. The net result is a decrease in body condition, which affects individual health, survival and reproduction (Bender et al 2008). Higher energy demand effectively decreases the carrying capacity of an area (Taylor and Knight 2003) and increases stress on individual animals. Many wildlife species also avoid areas of human disturbance completely, which decreases the amount of available habitat (Taylor and Knight 2003). Elk and deer generally do not become habituated to hiking or mountain biking (Wisdom et al. 2004, Wisdom et al 2018, Taylor and Knight 2003). Cumulatively, this leads to both immediate and long-term effects on individual animals and populations be decreasing the available energy for winter survival, growth, and reproduction, reducing the fitness of wildlife, and by displacing wildlife into marginal habitats (Miller et al 2001, Anderson 1995).

There is a large body of evidence documenting displacement of big game from roads and trails (including non-motorized trails) and a decline in habitat effectiveness from big game as road and trail densities increase (Wisdom et al. 2018, Preisler et al. 2013, Sawyer et al., 2013, WAFWA 2013, Rogala et al. 2011, Wilber et al. 2008, Rowland et al. 2005, Rowland et al. 2000, Phillips and Alldredge 2000). The presence of a dog with a recreationist is likely to result in a greater area of negative influence from trail use, including amplified avoidance distances of mule deer movements (Miller et al 2001).

2020-2021 Motorized Grant Comments: The following summary are grant specific comments received from CPW Wildlife staff.

No wildlife specific comments were received on the following applications:

#1 TMW Trail Maintenance & Restoration

#2 Tres Rios OHV Crew

#7 Dozer 22 Project

#8 Calico Trail Project

#10 424 Motorcycle Trail Reconstruction

#15 Grand Valley Hammer Operations

#16 Grand Valley Dozer Operations #17 COHVCO 2022 OHV Workshop

#20 Trail Tools for Clubs (TPA)

#21 OHV Trail Dozer Maintenance Program

#22 UFO Equipment & Supplies

#24 GJFO Sutter 300 Dozer

#25 GJFO Mini Excavator

#26 GJFO Equipment Operations

#28 BLM Statewide (OHV) Law Enforcement

#29 High Alpine Counties Partnership

#30 WSATVA Equipment Grant

#32 Tomichi Gate Improvement

#46 Stay the Trail Education & Stewardship Alliance

#47 Travel Management Signage (Stay the Trail)

#48 Alpine Tunnel and Palisades Repair

GM6 Dolores GM Trail Crew

GM9 OHV Statewide Trail Crew

GM12 OHV Gunnison Trail Crew

GM14 2022 BLM Gunnison OHV Trail Crew

GM15 Grand Valley OHV Trail Crew

GM16 Ouray OHV Good Management Trail Grant

GM18 2 Person OHV Trail Maintenance

GM20 DENCA GM Crew

GM21 GJFO Good Management Grant

Wildlife specific comments on the following applications:

#27 Divide Heavy Maintenance Crew: CPW would like to remind the Divide Forest Service Ranger District of the raptor-species nest-timing restrictions, particularly from May to the end of July. Over the years, the Divide Ranger District has done a great job working within these recommendations. Additionally we appreciate the good communication that has occurred between staff. CPW’s raptor buffer guidelines can be found on the CPW website at https://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/WildlifeSpecies/LivingWithWildlife/Raptor-Buffer- Guidelines.pdf

GM2 OHV Uncompahgre Trail Crew (BLM): Uncompahgre Field Office staff are aware of the active golden eagle nest along Lower Spring Creek Trail. CPW recommends that the BLM continue to follow CPW’s recommended buffer zones/seasonal restrictions for raptor nests. CPW’s raptor buffer guidelines can be found on the CPW website at https://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/WildlifeSpecies/LivingWithWildlife/Raptor-Buffer- Guidelines.pdf

GM3 Columbine Good Management OHV: Due to the unprecedented decline in elk calf recruitment in this area, CPW staff requests the Columbine District and the Southwest Conservation Corps avoid elk production areas within the Hermosa Creek watershed. We recommend scheduling maintenance activities in the Jones Creek, Pinkerton-Flagstaff and Dutch Creek Trails outside of the period from May 15th to June 30th. During this period, efforts should focus on the lower Hermosa Creek Trail.

GM19 Divide Good Management Crew: CPW staff greatly appreciates the communication we have had with the Divide Ranger District over the years. Game Management Unit 76 is a high quality special draw hunting opportunity with limited availability and is an area where the Divide District conducts trail work. The two agencies have communicated the importance of this area over the years and CPW greatly appreciates the steps the Divide District has taken to limit work in GMU 76. CPW has the following recommendations for GMU 76:

- Attempt to have all work completed by August 31st

- If completion of work by August 31st is not possible, work at higher elevations of these trails should be completed as early as possible and work after August 31st should be focused to the lower 1/3 of the trails

Literature Cited

Anderson, S. H. 1995. Recreational disturbance and wildlife populations. Pages 157-168 in A. L. knight and K. Gutzwiller, editors. Wildlife and recreationists: coexistence through research and management. Island Press, Washington, D.C.

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Bishop, C. J., G. C. White, D. J. Freddy, B. E. Watkins, and T. R. Stephenson. 2009. Effect of enhanced nutrition on mule deer population rate of change. Wildlife Monographs 172, 29p. Canfield, J.E., Lyon, J.L., Hillis, M.J., and Thompson, M.J. 1999. Effects of Recreation on Rocky Mountain Wildlife: A review for Montana. Montana Chapter of The Wildlife Society. Colorado Parks and Wildlife. 2014. Colorado Westslope Mule Deer Strategy.

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MEMORANDUM

DATE: February, 9th 2021

TO: Fletcher Jacobs, State Trails Program Manager

FROM: Mark Leslie, Northeast Regional Manager

SUBJECT: Wildlife Impacts Review, 2021 Motorized Trail Grant Cycle

The Northeast Region received 10 motorized trail project applications for wildlife impacts review. These applications were sent to Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Area field staff (Area Wildlife Managers and District Wildlife Managers) for review and comment. The comments were then reviewed and organized by Northeast Region Trails Coordinator Ben Plankis, Deputy Regional Manager Scott Roush, and Regional Manager Mark Leslie.

Below is a synopsis of applications with their associated wildlife impacts and CPW’s mitigation recommendations:

#12 Rampart Maintenance • No significant wildlife concerns.

#12 North Zone OHV Crew • No significant wildlife concerns.

#37 South Park Ranger District Maintenance • No significant wildlife concerns.

#38 Sheep Mountain Management • CPW would like to know how the applicant plans to address the erosional issues at waterways and riparian areas caused by OHV use in the project area. Natural revegetation may not occur in these areas based on the on the applicant’s description of the damage.

#39 Boulder Ranger District Maintenance • No significant wildlife concerns.

Dan Prenzlow, Director, Colorado Parks and Wildlife • Parks and Wildlife Commission: Marvin McDaniel, Chair • Carrie Besnette Hauser, Vice-Chair Marie Haskett, Secretary • Taishya Adams • Betsy Blecha • Charles Garcia • Dallas May • Duke Phillips, IV • Luke B. Schafer • James Jay Tutchton • Eden Vardy

#40 Lefthand Motorized Road and Trails Planning • CPW wildlife staff would like to be involved in this planning process.

#42 Rampart New Rider Skills Training Area • No significant wildlife concerns.

#43 Timberline Maintenance and Patrol • No significant wildlife concerns.

#44 Rampart Trail Crew and Patrol • No significant wildlife concerns.

#45 Clear Creek Ranger District Maintenance • No significant wildlife concerns.

4255 Sinton Road • Colorado Springs, Colorado 80907 Phone (719) 227-5200 cpw.state.co.us

MEMORANDUM

TO: Fletcher Jacobs Mark Leslie

FROM: Brett Ackerman SE Region Manager

SUBJECT: SE Region Review of 2021-2022 OHV Trail Grant applications

DATE: February 16, 2021

The Southeast Region received 12 trail project applications for wildlife impacts review. These applications were sent to Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) area field staff (Area Wildlife Managers, District Wildlife Managers and Wildlife Biologists) for review and comment. The comments were then reviewed and compiled by Southeast Regional Trails Coordinator Luke Svare, Deputy Regional Manager Brad Henley, and Regional Manager Brett Ackerman. It is our intention that the reviewers and staff find the enclosed information useful in evaluating and scoring the grant applications.

Below is a synopsis of applications with their associated wildlife impacts and CPW’s mitigation recommendations:

GOOD MANAGEMENT GRANTS:

GM 4 – San Carlos Trail Crew – Grant Request $104,839

GM 5 – Upper Arkansas Trail Crew – Grant Request $62,740

GM 13 – Pikes Peak Trail Crew - Grant Request $105,000

The SE Region supports all three Good Management Grant applications and supports the action of maintaining existing trails to a sustainable condition while addressing any resources damage that may be occurring. CPW appreciates assistance from the crew in contacting users and spreading bear aware information.

COMPETITIVE GRANTS:

4 San Carlos Trail Project - Grant Request $94,450 The SE Region supports this grant and supports the action of maintaining existing trails to a sustainable condition and addressing any resource damage that may be occurring. CPW appreciates assistance from the crew in contacting users and spreading bear aware information. Contractors and/or volunteers working on this project should exercise bear aware behavior and avoid creating any animal-human conflicts by not feeding any wildlife or attracting wildlife due to food or other means.

5 Upper Arkansas Motorized trail Crew Equipment - Grant Request $18,150 The SE Region has no significant wildlife concerns with this grant.

6 Jones Park Renovation Project - Grant Request $25,000 The SE Region supports this grant and the action of maintaining trails in The Bear Creek Drainage to provide a more sustainable trail system that will reduce sedimentation into Bear Creek.

11 Royal Gorge Field Office Trail Maintenance - Grant Request $49,976 The SE Region supports this grant and supports the action of maintaining existing trails to a sustainable condition and addressing any resource damage that may be occurring. CPW appreciates assistance from the crew in contacting users and spreading bear aware information. Contractors and/or volunteers working on this project should exercise bear aware behavior and avoid creating any animal-human conflicts by not feeding any wildlife or attracting wildlife due to food or other means.

14 Royal Gorge Trail Crew - Grant Request $70,102 The SE Region supports this grant and supports the action of maintaining existing trails to a sustainable condition and addressing any resource damage that may be occurring. CPW appreciates assistance from the crew in contacting users and spreading bear aware information. Contractors and/or volunteers working on this project should exercise bear aware behavior and avoid creating any animal-human conflicts by not feeding any wildlife or attracting wildlife due to food or other means.

18 Texas Creek Archeological Survey - Grant Request $15,025 The SE Region recommends not funding this grant application at this time. We have concerns with funding an archeological survey when there are potential substantive wildlife impacts related to the proposed trail alignment. It is CPW’s understanding that the proposed alignment was introduced in BLM’s 2008 Travel Management Plan (TMP) but the final design was not completed at that time due to rough terrain and time needed. It is also CPW’s understanding that the TMP left the proposed alignment as an option to be analyzed in an EA at a later time.

The proposed trail alignment is in a relatively undisturbed location. This area is utilized by Bighorn Sheep, often lambing in the region between Texas Creek and Hindman Gulch. The SE Region recommends that CCMR and BLM continue to work with local CPW staff to analyze and evaluate alternative trail alignments and/or management strategies whereby wildlife impacts can be avoided, minimized or mitigated.

19 Rainbow Trail Reroute - Grant Request $201,416 The SE Region has concern over the proposed location of the reroute in relation to habitat work which has been done by the HPP (Habitat Partnership Program), BLM and private landowners in an effort to reduce game damage issues on nearby private property. The SE Region understands the need for this reroute as the Rainbow Trail is heavily used and part of a larger trail network. If this grant application is approved, the SE Region recommends that stipulations be added to the trails grant contract that the applicant continues to work with local CPW staff to avoid, minimize or mitigate impacts to the completed habitat improvement projects and that local CPW staff must approve final reroute alignment before actual construction activities occur.

31 AHRA Patrol Side By Side - Grant Request $35,000 The SE Region has no significant wildlife concerns with this grant.

36 Pikes Peak RD MVUM EIS Implementation – Grant Request $146,934 The SE Region has no significant wildlife concerns with this grant.