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Horse Fire July 23-30, 2006 Corral Canyon OHV Area Impacts

Horse Fire July 23-30, 2006 Corral Canyon OHV Area Impacts. The Horse Fire consumed 16,294 acres 1/3 of Pine Creek Wilderness 2/3 of Hauser Wilderness 3/4 of Corral Canyon OHV Area . Corral Canyon OHV Area with Los Pinos lookout tower in the background. The Horse Fire impacted

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Horse Fire July 23-30, 2006 Corral Canyon OHV Area Impacts

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  1. Horse Fire July 23-30, 2006 Corral Canyon OHV Area Impacts

  2. The Horse Fire consumed 16,294 acres 1/3 of Pine Creek Wilderness 2/3 of Hauser Wilderness 3/4 of Corral Canyon OHV Area Corral Canyon OHV Area with Los Pinos lookout tower in the background

  3. The Horse Fire impacted • 79% of Corral Canyon OHV Area • removed the vegetation adjacent to over 22 miles of OHV routes • 11 miles of OHV routes form the boundary of 2 Wilderness Areas Corral Canyon OHV Area Skye Valley Road A mixed use route

  4. Corral Canyon is the closest OHV area to San Diego. It offers a number of highly valued recreation opportunities. The area features maintained trails for motorcycles, ATV’s, 4X4’s and contains two developed campgrounds. Corral Canyon Road

  5. OHV trails impacted by the fire(shown in red)

  6. Corral Canyon OHV Area The following pictures show before and after pictures of the OHV trails impacted by Horse Fire. The before pictures were taken in May & June 2006 to document trail conditions. The pictures illustrate some of the severity of the damage to the area. They do not show the damage done by bulldozers during the fire suppression effort. Dozers obliterated several miles of trail in constructing fire line that was used to help control the Horse fire.

  7. Wrangler Trail #1

  8. Wrangler Trail

  9. Bronco Peak #3 Bronco Peak Trail is adopted by San Diego Four Wheelers

  10. Bronco Peak #3

  11. Bronco Peak #3 9

  12. Bronco Peak #3 14a

  13. Bronco Peak Connector

  14. Junction of Bronco Peak #3 and Bronco Flats #5

  15. Bronco Flat #5 4c

  16. Junction of Bronco Flats #5 & Gun Slinger #11

  17. Bronco Flats 6a

  18. Bronco Flats

  19. Gunslinger #113a

  20. Current Situation The Forest is in the process of planning and implementing a strategy that will allow OHV users back into Corral Canyon as soon as possible. Burned areas will need fencing installed to help keep users on designated routes. Trails that were obliterated by dozer line will need to be reconstructed. Patience is needed to ensure that the trails are put back in a sustainable condition. It will take time but Corral Canyon will be back.

  21. Example of fencing to be installed

  22. Some areas will require pipe barriers because there will not be sufficient vegetation to keep users from wandering off the trail. These pipe barriers were installed in 2000 to help keep users on the trail

  23. Public Involvement • The Forest has talked with key members of the local OHV community about • the impacts of the fire, • the need to physically construct barriers to define the designed routes and reconstruct the ones obliterated by fire fighting efforts, • the need for volunteer, peer based, OHV patrols in the area, • the need for volunteers to help install/maintain fence • and the need to educate users. • Before Corral Canyon can re-open, the damage from the fire must be repaired. We are looking for volunteers to help in this effort. If you or your club are willing to volunteer please contact Richard Tull, OHV Program Manager, at (619) 445 6235 ext 3451 rtull@fs.fed.us

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