Massive wildfires burned over 215,000 acres of Ventana Region public lands in the summer and autumn of 2008. Public trails in the burned area were severely damaged by the fires and by fire suppression work. Many side-slope trails have been buried by dry erosion which occurs when brush on steep hillsides burns away. Hundreds of fire-killed trees have fallen across trails. Accelerated winter runoff scoured gullies across trails and severely impaired stream crossings.Bulldozed fuel breaks disrupted miles of ridge top trails.
The Forest Service has been able to restore some of the most popular fire-damaged trails including sections of the Pine Ridge and Carmel River Trails. But Forest Service funds are grossly insufficient for the restoration needs in the aftermath of these fires. Many fire damaged trails are now virtually impassable.
There has never been a greater need for private donations to fund the restoration of our public trails.
Your contribution to the Ventana Trails Forever—2008 Fire Fund will go directly to the recovery of back-
country thoroughfares like the Ventana Double Cone, Lost Valley, Marble Peak and Stone Ridge Trails which will otherwise revert to eroded slopes and impenetrable thickets.
In the Ventana Region, backcountry access is our best assurance that future generations will be able to experience this wonderful wilderness and learn to
protect it. Please make your contribution today.
