| BLM awards stimulus contracts for trails |
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| Written by Pat Sunderland | |||
| Wednesday, 02 September 2009 00:00 | |||
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The Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area is kicking off BLM Colorado's first American Recovery and Reinvestment Act project. The BLM Colorado State Office awarded $60,000 in ARRA funding to the Colorado Youth Corps Association to conduct trail maintenance, construction and restoration work for the western slope of the Gunnison Gorge NCA.
Another $35,000 in ARRA funding will go to Bicycle Colorado to design and begin planning on the Gunnison Gorge NCA trail system.
Bicycle Colorado will be working with Singletrack Trails Inc. and is slated to begin planning a trail and travel management system this winter. They will survey the area and identify links to existing trails, new trails and areas suitable for restoration. Bicycle Colorado is a part of a statewide effort to ensure mountain bike trails are sustainable and that mountain bikers have places to ride. Once Bicycle Colorado completes the trail plan in spring 2010, the CYCA will begin construction on the system. The CYCA is a coalition of 10 conservation corps that engage youth and young adults in land, water and energy conservation projects while promoting education, work and life skills. They will work on trail construction, maintenance, fencing and signing on a 10- to 15-mile stretch of the Gunnison Gorge NCA. "The plan is to create an integrated trail system that provides diverse single-track riding experiences for motorized and non-motorized users," Karen Tucker, Gunnison Gorge NCA manager, said.
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