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Recovery-Funded Maintenance at Jump Creek Canyon includes Graffiti Removal, Trails Work 
(October 29, 2009)

Energy Efficiency Improvements at Shoshone Field Office complex (September 2009)

Improvements at Lewis & Clark "Pirimids" National Historic Trail Site (October 2009)

PHOTOs from the Field

Members of the Idaho Youth Corps (IYC) rebuild the West Rim trailhead


Trails and visitor facilities at the popular Jump Creek Canyon Recreation Site in Owyhee County have been refurbished.  Work was done with the help of the Idaho Youth Corps (IYC).  An IYC crew built a new cutoff on the Falls Overlook Trail (right) and installed water check dams along the Goat Trail.  BLM crews repaired flood damage to the access road, parking lot, picnic areas, and toilet facilities, and removed graffiti and other signs of vandalism that had marred the site.

 

Oregon-California Trail ruts on a ridge in southeastern Idaho
Portions of the Oregon Trail and the Hudspeth Cutoff of the California Trail run through the Pocatello Field Office in southeastern Idaho.  An ARRA contract funded an inventory of archaeological sites and cultural resources found along these 28 miles of trail - including places where wagon ruts are still visible (left).  The BLM can now better plan for the monitoring, maintenance, signing and interpretation needed to protect important trail resources and the associated landscape. 

  

Workers construct a log-rock bard to stabilize the shoreline of the St. Joe River at the BLM Huckleberry Recreation Site.

 

Winter ice scouring was eroding the river shoreline at the popular Huckleberry Campground in the Coeur d'Alene Field Office. Under an ARRA-funded contract, workers installed log-and-rock barbs along the river shore, protecting campsites that see more than 27,000 visitor-days of use each year and restoring habitat in the St. Joe River for the endangered bull trout. 

 

 Sheep cross Camas Creek in the Shoshone Field Office using the aging Macon Bridge, which will be rebuilt next summer using Recovery Act funding. 

A band of sheep uses the Macon Bridge to cross Camas Creek in the Shoshone Field Office, on their way in from summer pasture.  First built in the early 20th century, bridge approaches and supports have been dangerously weakened by seasonal high water flows in the creek.  The BLM will soon advertise a contract to replace or rebuild the bridge.

Power for the new sprinkler system is connected, against the backdrop of the "Pirimids"  The old circuit breaker box in the Cottonwood Field Office  The newly sealed and striped parking lot at the Luclie Recreation Site  The new HVAC unit atop the Shoshone Field Office building

Reclaimed trail in the Crystal Lake WSA-Coeur d'Alene Field Office  Materials had to be hand-carried in and out by the crew rebuilding the Noon Creek fence on the Indian Meadows allotment in the Owyhee Field Office  Construction of a new vent chimney for one of the comfort stations in Silver City  Workers carry graffiti-removal equipment up the trail at Jump Creek Canyon.

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flagging fence in the Noon Creek area that will be rebuilt with Recovery Act funding Canada thistle that has grown taller than a man

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Projects at a Glance

Capital Improvement | 5 projects 
Bring facilities up to current codes, increase energy efficiency, and promote safety

Deferred Maintenance (Construction) | 19 projects 
Promote public health and safety by upgrading and repairing facilities

Deferred Maintenance (MLR) 
| 3 projects 
Increase energy efficiency at existing facilities, leading to cost savings

Habitat Restoration 
| 60 sub-projects 
Noxious weed eradication and rebuilding wildlife-friendly fences

Hazardous Fuels | 4 projects 
Reduce hazardous fuel build-up to protect homes and other structures

Roads & Bridges (Maintenance) 
| 1 project/15 sites  
Sealcoat asphalt at 14 recreation sites and the Pocatello Tanker Base

Trails (Maintenance) | 10 projects 
Implement travel management plans; preserve National Historic Trails; invest in trail inventory

Renewable Energy Authorization 
| 2 projects 
Update and digitize case records and GIS files to facilitate authorization and permitting of renewable energy applications

 
Last updated: 11-23-2009