The second stakeholder meeting for the master plan amendment with the DNR happened Wed Jan 6. The revised proposal and maps are
posted on the DNR's website.
A heartfelt THANK YOU to those who spoke or submitted written comments in support of the CORP trail proposal. To summarize, our proposal was largely adopted. Over Lode Trail will continue to exist as a loop. We have promised to make extensive changes to accommodate the DNR's concerns with sustainability and proximity to endangered animals. The trail will be a little shorter overall. Trail steepness (grade) will be significantly flattened. Still a lot of vertical, but more spread out. Trail construction professional Travis Bellman will be given encouragement to build some fun stuff.
We will be allowed to build Pokerville as we proposed, but work will have to be delayed until higher priority improvements have been undertaken to the satisfaction of the DNR.
The Friends have agreed to fund the Beginner Loop rebuild and some critical machine work in Pleasure Valley. These are the number one and two priorities. There is some additional work that needs to be completed for Holy Schist too. We will attempt to find funding for doing as much of this as possible by trail professional. Nothing is certain.
