2020 Newsletter
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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.
General Meeting Presentation
We had a great General Meeting last night. Thanks everyone for coming!
Here are the presentation slides, in case you missed it:
Download: BCPOA general mtg 2019.pdf
2019 Newsletter & General Meeting, June 11th
The 2019 General Meeting of the BCPOA membership will be held on June 11th at the fire station community room. Please see the agenda in the newsletter for details:
Download BCPOA newsletter 2019 v3.pdf
Note: the date for the Pancake Breakfast has changed to September 21st.
Custer Gallatin Forest Plan Revision
The Custer Gallatin National Forest is currently revising its long term plan. This will shape many decisions for decades to come.
Comments are open through June 6th, so you can still influence the planning process. See the Public Involvement links on the FS’ master page for the new plan and specifically How to Comment on the Proposed Action. There’s a helpful Roadmap to the plan.
Specifics on Bridger Canyon and the Crazies start at page 130 of the Proposed Action, which you can review here. We’ve reproduced the maps from the plan here, for quick access:
For comparison, the current 1987 plan, as amended through 2015, is here.
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