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Photo 5: This closed road was present prior to the gathering, but had to be closed again by dozer ripping after campers left the area.

Photo 6: New roads such as this were not rehabilitated sufficiently by the Rainbows. They were ripped and reseeded by the Forest Service.

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Photo 7: New road through meadow area, marked by sticks. Such roads were common and networked between the larger camps and parking areas.

Photo 8: This trail paralled Carnero Creek and was lined with sticks to keep foot traffic from impacting wet soils adjacent to the creek.

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Photo 9: Roads and foot trails were often lined with sticks to confine impacts.

Photo 10: Sticks were used to locate trails and to reduce foot traffic impacts to confined areas.

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Photo 11: The lack of ground cover and damage to existing vegetation is apparent at this group activity site. Note trail leading through a camp to the right.

Photo 12: Compaction of surface soils is significant in group areas. Vegetative ground cover has been removed by foot traffic though root crowns often survived.

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Photo 13: Trails such as this need significant scarification and seeding.

 

Photo 14: Trails between rocks, such as on the left, need hand work to scarify. Wider areas can be worked by machine

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Photo 15: Trails leading up hilsides need to be scarified, water barred and seeded.

Photo 16: Trails such as these have not been significantly compacted, and have little long term impact. No scarification is required although seeding, raking in the seed and scattering slash would help.

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Photo 17: New roads such as this one were scarified using a tractor-drawn harrow, then seeded by the Family.


Photos - Continued