SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS TRAIL STEWARDS

and lack of sustainable design,the trails were eroded,especially in steeper areas,and it was becoming dicult to keep up with the maintenance.SCMTS used their GIS skills to create scouting maps and evaluate the trails at JoaquinMillerPark.They spent a day hiking and biking the trails to perform an assessment and identify issues with the trails and the characteristics of the design or construction that contributed to those issues.All of this data was compiled into an assessment report that included identification of the trail issues,recommendations for corrective actions,and the estimated costs of the corrections. Hollow Tree Trail Fuel Reduction Agencies:CA State Parks Contact:Tim Hyland (831)345-3331 Value:$317,000 Dates:June 2023 to October 2023 Description:Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship was hired to clear a control line along the 2.5-mile Hollow Tree Trail in Big Basin Redwoods State Park.The control line is for a 1000-acre controlled burn planned for Fall 2023.All dead trees within 20 feet of the trail were felled,bucked,and limbed and formed into burned piles.All brush (mainly Ceanothus)within 50 feet of the trail was trimmed below knee height,and cuttings were dispersed within the burn zone. Cotoni-Coast Dairies Trail Construction Agency:Bureau of Land Management Contact:Adam Wilde (831)582-2222 awilde@blm.gov Value:$1,500,000 Length:5 miles Volunteer hours:3000 Dates:October 2021 to Present Skills:Trail system planning,trail design,corridor clearing,machine trail construction,hand trail construction,hand trail finishing,rock wall construction,switchback construction,bridge design,bridge construction,puncheon construction,trail armoring,volunteer management Description:SCMTS is partnering with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)to provide public access to the recently designated Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument in Davenport,CA.They worked with the recreation planners at the BLM to develop a trail system that is multi-user and provides a variety of recreation opportunities.At final build out,the trail system will include 19 miles of trail,including a 2.5-mile loop designed specifically for access by adaptive mountain bikes.The trail system will eventually link the coastal trail with the San Vicente Redwoods Trail System.Currently,SCMTS has completed construction on two loops totalling 5 miles of trail.The first loop,known as Aqua Puerca is a 48-inch multi-user trail that includes two bridges and several armored sections.The second loop, known as Molino Creek,is a narrow 24-inch trail with a number of stone retaining walls and a 200-foot,pitched stone causeway. Cotoni -Coast Dairies Trail Design,California Coastal National Monument,Davenport,CA Agencies:Bureau of Land Management Contact:Adam Wilde (559)676-9809 awilde@blm.gov Value:$1.5 million DocuSign Envelope ID: 58391F88-9A81-4109-96D6-C25AFCC4681A