Here’s the update report and map for Wednesday:
PIO_archCland_20200908_2200_BridgerFoothills_MTCGF214_Day0909.pdf
Sep 9 Fire Update
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Custer Gallatin Forest Plan II
The objection period closes on September 8th, 2020 on the proposed Custer Gallatin Forest Plan. During the objection period, people who have previously filed comments have another chance to respond.
The full plan is here: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/custergallatin/landmanagement/planning/?cid=fseprd733838
The Bridger/Bangtail section of the document starts on page 158 here: https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd762990.pdf
Differences
There is at least one substantial change from the 2019 draft. The earlier plan placed substantial portions of the Bridgers in a “high” scenic integrity category. The 2020 draft places most of the range in the “moderate” category.
I have an inquiry pending about this change, and how to comment.
If you notice other substantial differences, please note them in the comments!
Other excerpts and maps:
Vision for the Bridger, Bangtail, and Crazy Mountains Geographic Area
All three mountain ranges support diverse activities on the landscape, including motorized and nonmotorized use, summer and winter recreation opportunities, grazing, timber, and hunting. Parts of the Crazy Mountains and Bridger Mountains both have large unroaded and undeveloped settings. The roaded northern Crazy Mountains is actively managed. The higher elevations of the Crazy Mountains provide for the exercise of reserved treaty rights, and the practice of spiritual, ceremonial and traditional cultural activities by the Crow Tribes. The Bridger and Bangtail Mountains are in close proximity to one of the largest towns in Montana and provide important value to the community and its economy. The Bridger Mountains also play an important role for wildlife connectivity, especially for wide-ranging dispersing species.
2020 General Meeting
Hi Neighbors –
The BCPOA General Meeting will be held on July 14th, 7pm, virtually.
The slides for the meeting are here: BCPOA general mtg 2020.pdf, in case you’re on the phone and can’t see the visuals.
Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Jul 14, 2020 07:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada) Topic: BCPOA General Meeting Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8423VhixSNGvE_painyNCw After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
There will be a dry run at 7pm on July 7th, which you can attend if you’d like to test your connection in advance.
Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Jul 7, 2020 07:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada) Topic: BCPOA General Meeting Dry Run Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wshz819BSlaYKXbPSQUaHQ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
This is a great time to consider joining the BCPOA board!
See you there!
Tom
2020 Newsletter
New Coronavirus Assistance Email List
BCPOA has created an email list dedicated to matching COVID19 assistance requests with volunteers – for example, shopping for people who are high risk and want to stay out of town. You can sign up for the list here: http://bcpoa.net/mailman/listinfo/canyon-assist_bcpoa.net This is an open discussion list so feel free to jump in with information, requests, or offers of help.
BCPOA’s long-running general list is: http://bcpoa.net/mailman/listinfo/canyon_bcpoa.net This list is announce-only, to keep traffic low. We typically use it for announcements of BCPOA events like the General Meeting, pending County zoning actions, the occasional stray dog or cow, and (very rarely) fire information.
Crosscut Mountain Sports Vision
Crosscut Mt. Sports Center has published a master plan vision, see
https://www.crosscutmt.org/vision-pages/our-plan
The Chronicle covered this in December:
An application to move portions of the B2 and B3 zones in support of this development has been submitted to the County, but BCPOA has not yet seen a copy.
Proposed Base Area Zoning Setbacks Amendment
Bridger Pines has proposed a text amendment to the B4 zoning, which covers most of the Base Area. The proposed change reduces the setbacks from property boundaries and roads for small parcels. I’ve attached a copy of the application, and the changed language is just below. BCPOA board members toured the area last weekend to get a feel for what this might imply. The application will be heard at the commission meetings in February.
The complete application is here:
Potential Target Shooting Site in Bangtails
The Chronicle reports that agencies are exploring 4 possible sites for target shooting, including one in the Bangtails off Jackson Creek.
The U.S. Forest Service, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, state Rep. Kerry White, the Gallatin County Commission, Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office, Montana State University, the city of Bozeman, Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the Bureau of Land Management came together to find potential sites after the closure of Hyalite Canyon to target shooting in 2017.
Overlaying the Chronicle’s map on Google Earth, it looks like the site is about 3 miles in:
The overlay isn’t terribly accurate, but the location appears to be near the Jackson Creek Trailhead:
If so, the location is actually just over the county line, in Park County.
There will be a public meeting to solicit input on the 4 locations on October 7th at the courthouse community room, 6-8:30pm. Details have been copied to the BCPOA calendar.
Bridger Canyon Picnic & Pancake Breakfast
USFS Aerial Assessment
The USFS recently published an aerial survey of forest disease and insect damage in the Bozeman area. The full map is here:
https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd622553.pdf
Here’s an excerpt for Bridger Canyon:
Most of the damage is identified as WSB-DF/SAF-H = Western spruce budworm in Douglas Fir/Subalpine Fir with heavy defoliation. There’s also some DFB = douglas fir beetle, mainly around Green Mountain and Kelly Canyon.
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