RMFI Publications
Pikes Peak
Erosion Control and Restoration Research Project, North Crystal Creek
June 1, 2011Adequately addressing gullies created by stormwater runoff originating from high mountain roads and the resultant sedimentation of connected streams and wetlands has been a challenge for land managers across Colorado due to the impacted areas often being located in difficult to reach terrain. Remote streams and wetlands on Pikes Peak can be included among those most affected.
Severy Creek Basin Analysis
June 1, 2011This study found that Severy Creek Basin has been impacted over the last 10,000 years by multiple landslide and fire events, however the most immediate impact on the basin's biological diversity is from the erosion and transport of sediments that have occurred in the basin due to anthropogenic activities since the early 20th century.
Garden of the Gods
Garden of the Gods Restoration Report, Implementation Guide
October 1, 2000This Implementation Guide has been prepared to serve as a resource for the City of Colorado Springs Parks and Recreation Department for implementing strategies and prescriptions for restoration proposed in the Garden of the Gods Restoration Report. The guide provides recommendations for restoration standards, illustrated examples and cost estimates
Garden of the Gods Restoration Report, Current Conditions and Recommendations
August 1, 2000The information and recommendations presented in the Garden of the Gods Restoration Report are based on a scientific inventory and analysis of the Park’s trails, vegetation, soils, and other Park resources, as well as the views and insights of the people who were contacted. The Report will help citizens, their elected officials, and the City's park management staff make the decisions and take the actions that will lead to the preservation, restoration, and stewardship of the Garden of the Gods.
Garden of the Gods Restoration Report, Summary
August 1, 2000A summary of the findings from the Garden of the Gods Restoration Report.
Sangre de Cristo Wilderness Area
Mount Humboldt Climbing Route Improvement and Restoration Project: A Case Study in Addressing Recreational Impacts on Colorado's Wilderness Peaks
August 1, 2000During the period 1997- 1998, the Rocky Mountain Field Institute completed an extensive erosion control and restoration project on Mount Humboldt (14,064 ft.) in the heart of the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness. The project involved the stabilization and revegetation of a climber created erosion gully between 12,000- 13,000 ft., and the construction of a new summit trail. The paper summaries why the project was developed, the methodology that the project is based upon, and the accomplishments to date.
Indian Creek Canyon-Utah
Recreation Inventory and Report: Rock Climbing and Related Activities in Indian Creek Canyon, Utah
January 25, 2002This Recreation Inventory and Report was prepared by the Rocky Mountain Field Institute to aide the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in developing a revised recreation management plan for the area. The purpose of the report is to provide the Bureau of Land Management with a description of recreational rock climbing and related activities, baseline information on levels of impacts related to these uses, and recommendations for mitigating these impacts.
South Platte
Upper South Platte/Hayman Effectiveness and Baseline Monitoring, Year 1
November 28, 2011The National Forest Foundation (NFF), Vail Resorts and the U.S.D.A. Forest Service (USFS) are collaborating to complete on-the-ground restoration work in the Upper South Platte watershed as part of the NFF’s Upper South Platte/Hayman Conservation Campaign. An effectiveness monitoring plan was designed by RMFI in conjunction with personnel from the Pike National Forest and the Rocky Mountain Research Station that will assess the success of selected project sites in regards to reduced sediment transport and increased vegetation cover for a period of three years following the project’s completion.
Upper South Platte/Hayman Conservation Campaign Effectiveness Monitoring 3-Year Plan
September 30, 2010The National Forest Foundation, Vail Resorts and the USDA Forest Service are collaborating to complete on-the-ground restoration work in the Upper South Platte watershed as part of the NFF’s Upper South Platte/Hayman Conservation Campaign. The project area covers over 115,000 acres, with the majority of work completed in a 45,000 acre area burned by the Hayman Fire. The goal of the restoration effort is to reduce sediment output and increase aquatic habitat and stream channel stability in a number of critical sub-basins within the burn area.
Other
Wilderness Recreation Forums Core Team Recommendations
February 20, 2007At the 2006 Wilderness Managers Winter Meeting, Director Steve Sherwood and Ralph Swain met with key non-government partners and friends groups to begin a discussion on how to mitigate the impacts of high recreation use in “magnet” Colorado Wilderness destinations. The objective of this meeting was to establish a partnership between non governmental organizations, Friends Groups and the USFS with the common goal of developing recommendations to protect wilderness character in magnet areas.