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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