2021-11-04 Forest Advisory Board Agenda Packet Published

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should be clarified and would that be allowed? The CEP is largely based on the ACFL comp plan, if that doesn't change dramatically, then the easement language remains the same. The document needs a little bit of work, but it's close. Good step forward to the mechanics to specifically do what is deemed necessary for the land trust. Asa - cleaning up the document was necessary. As we're approaching 2022, the set of challenges that will come forth will give us clarity and be clear about what the parameters are for the easements. Other Business: JoAnn - Bob brought Brad and I to the Cap Sante trail upgrade. That was very helpful and I believe it'll come back to the Parks Commission meeting. We'll have the opportunity to chime in and approve moving forward with that. It's a great approach how they're taking it and it'll be a good thing. Brian: If Evergreen Island board members wanted a site visit at the Whistle Lake Dam, do you want Marlene to contact Bob to set up the meeting? Yes. Would like to walk through the proposed equipment route so they can see. FoF benefit is on November 5th with a guest speaker that will talk about her work up in Alaska. Meeting Adjourned: 6:39pm Respectfully submitted by: Victoria Wong Date: Oct 28, 201 ACFL Maintenance Report October – 2021 by Steve Phillips October 28, 2021 As I write it rains from the “atmospheric river” event that has made its way up the coast to us. A few days ago, we were all holding on to our hats as the “bomb cyclone” event brought terrifically strong winds to most of the West Coast. Fortunately from my perspective, the winds were mostly out of the south/southeast and this is what our forest seems to be accustomed to. Not too many trees have been reported as blocking trails since the powerful storm. I had help with trail clearing early in the month. A large Douglas fir blocking 113 took a few hours of work, spread between Braydn and Brian of the Parks team along with me. Braydn also hiked out to clear a 24” tree on 116, which was no small effort, and certainly appreciated. I spent a few hours making sure trail 216 was clear to the Mount Erie summit in support of the Dallas Kloke Mt. Erie Road and Trail Run, clearing low-hanging vegetation and a few logs and blatant tripping hazards from the trail. I found a firepit (cold ashes) directly on trail 201, just downhill from a downed alder blocking the trail, on October 9. This seemed strange, but Bob and I agreed that it likely came from someone sleeping in a vehicle in the parking lot who started a fire for warmth or food. As far as I know, this was an isolated incident. On October 13, Myles from Parks and I cleared the trees near Toot Swamp on 206. I returned on the 14th to work the trail a bit where an alder had tipped to create a rooty hole in the trail. The trail is now open after having been obstructed since last January…where I had described on my list of tree issues as a “nasty big mess.” I had the help of a superstar volunteer removing trees and improving drainage on the trails south and west of Heart Lake on October 15. She needs trail work volunteer hours for an upcoming 100-mile trail run on Orcas Island. I think she’ll be back to help more in December. As most readers of this report know, on October 18, City Council discussed approving the 2014 draft of the Forest Lands Comprehensive Plan. The discussion was favorable, and a vote on this action is scheduled for November 1. A 2021 draft has now been created to include suggested changes.