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Trinity Alps Wilderness Trail Condition Report - USDA Forest Service

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<strong>Trinity</strong> <strong>Alps</strong> <strong>Wilderness</strong> <strong>Trail</strong> <strong>Condition</strong> <strong>Report</strong> October 25th, 2012<br />

Mumford Meadow. From the Landers Lake trail junction in Mumford Meadow up to Ward and Horseshoe Lakes,<br />

rather amazingly, there are no invasive weed infestations. The lakes were circumnavigated and no invasives were<br />

found around either lake.<br />

Tangle Blue Lake (8W23 and 8w01)<br />

There are several populations of Sweet Pea and Bull Thistle along the road/trail section that SP just logged a<br />

couple of years ago (the first 1.5 miles of trail that is not technically in the <strong>Wilderness</strong>). There is an additional<br />

Sweet Pea infestation just past the old turn-off to the Grand National Mine (approximately 2.5 miles in --and<br />

within the <strong>Wilderness</strong> boundary).<br />

Telephone Lake<br />

The trail spur to Telephone Lake had no invasives other than a small area of suspected Medusa Head<br />

grass. The lake itself had no invasive outbreaks. The intensely beautiful meadow to the west of the trial just past<br />

the Middle Boulder trail split was also surveyed fairly thoroughly and no invasives were found.<br />

Thumb Rock <strong>Trail</strong> (8W16)<br />

The Thumb Rock trail is free of invasives. There are numerous meadows along this trail however, and<br />

several more days of intensive searching would be required to make a definitive judgment.<br />

Union Creek (9W07)<br />

The Union Creek trail had several possibly infected sites (06/14/2012). ¼ mile past the Union Creek bridge<br />

one Wooly Mullein plant was found and removed. Additionally 50 to 100 Sweet Pea plants were found in the area<br />

but we were somewhat unsure if they were of the invasive variety (later ID needed). At the first large meadow<br />

thistles possibly Bull, Italian, and Canada were found but identification will be needed later in the season for<br />

positive ID. This area was checked again in October of 2012 and no invasive thistles were found. At this time an<br />

additional 7 Wooly Mullein plants were found and pulled.<br />

Yellow Rose <strong>Trail</strong><br />

The Yellow Rose trail from Big Flat to the junction with the Dorleska trail and up to the ridgetop going<br />

toward the Dorleska Mine had only one infestation of Bull Thistle at the second creek crossing up from the<br />

trailhead. Approximately 50 plants were present in a 20’ by 50’ area.<br />

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