Palmer Lake Historical Society Presents:

Introducing our newest publication, The U.S. Forest Service Monument Nursery, published by the Palmer Lake Historical Society in 1907-1965 by author Dan Edwards.

Where: Palmer Lake Town Hall
When: Thursday, June 6th. Book Launch 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm- (Doors open at 6:30 pm)

Did you know that the U.S. Forest Service raised millions of trees at Monument, Colorado, for planting in the Rocky Mountain West?

We thank Dan for his hard work researching and writing this exciting book about the Monument’s work for almost sixty years by dedicated federal employees of the U.S. Forest Service.

Please join the Palmer Lake Historical Society (PLHS) and enjoy a presentation by author Dan Edwards, who will give an illustrative talk about the history of the Monument Nursery and share the story of why the book was written. Open to the public.

Stay afterward for light refreshments and socializing.

The Palmer Lake Historical Society, publisher, is an educational 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving the Palmer Divide area since 1956.

Books will be available for sale through the Lucretia Vaile Museum, Covered Treasures bookstore in Monument and at these “Book Launch” programs and events.

Thursday, May 9th at 6:00 PM

FOMP is pleased to be holding one of our monthly volunteer trail work maintenance sessions for 2024.

Note: We have moved our trail nights from Tuesday to Thursday. 
2024  FOMP work night schedule (2nd Thursday of each month):  June 13, July 11, August 8, September 12, and October 10.

Different location for meeting spot – Please meet at the main parking lot at Red Rocks Road parking lot https://goo.gl/maps/rdJuhbbQWEx

Check the website too! http://www.fomp.org

For the rest of the info you need, FOMP and USFS provide all the necessary tools. Volunteers should wear appropriate clothing for performing outdoor landscaping work, such as long pants and sturdy shoes. They should also bring leather gloves, a hat, a personal water supply, eye protection, sunscreen, and bug repellent. We meet rain or shine unless there is lightning active in the area.

We make every effort to accommodate volunteer preferences and abilities at each event. Generally, we perform water bar building or renovation, trail renovation, maintenance, trimming, etc. So, everything from trimming back scrub oak or digging lots of dirt to moving boulders. We assign duties based on interests and capabilities. Kids are welcome to join their parents; however, we do ask that you evaluate whether this is an appropriate activity for your child or not.

All participants will need to sign a waiver before beginning any trail work.

Thanks, and we hope to see you out there!

FOMP

Thursday, April 11th at 5:00 PM

FOMP is pleased to be holding one of our monthly volunteer trail work maintenance sessions for 2024.

Note: We have moved our trail nights from Tuesday to Thursday. 
2024  FOMP work night schedule (2nd Thursday of each month):  May 9, June 13, July 11, August 8, September 12, and October 10.

Different location for meeting spot – Please meet at the main parking lot at Red Rocks Road parking lot https://goo.gl/maps/rdJuhbbQWEx

Check the website too! http://www.fomp.org

For the rest of the info you need, FOMP and USFS provide all the necessary tools. Volunteers should wear appropriate clothing for performing outdoor landscaping work, such as long pants and sturdy shoes. They should also bring leather gloves, a hat, a personal water supply, eye protection, sunscreen, and bug repellent. We meet rain or shine unless there is lightning active in the area.

We make every effort to accommodate volunteer preferences and abilities at each event. Generally, we perform water bar building or renovation, trail renovation, maintenance, trimming, etc. So, everything from trimming back scrub oak or digging lots of dirt to moving boulders. We assign duties based on interests and capabilities. Kids are welcome to join their parents; however, we do ask that you evaluate whether this is an appropriate activity for your child or not.

Just to let you know, all participants will need to sign a waiver before beginning any trail work.

Thanks, and we hope to see you out there!

FOMP

FOMP BOD Meeting

FOMP is pleased to announce our March 2024 Board Meeting/Celebration

Meeting Time:
Tuesday, Mar 12th at 6:00 PM 

Meeting at the Trails End Taproom Monument 252 Front St.
Monument, CO 80132

Come out and celebrate and meet with the FOMP BOD, our volunteers, and our partners at the Tap Room. 

Thanks

FOMP BOD

We have included the information below, though you can refer to the actual document here:

IMTS Extended Scoping Period cover letter signed.pdf

Dear Interested Party,

The Forest Service is seeking comments on the revised Integrated Management of Target Shooting on the Pike National Forest Project. The revised Integrated Management of Target Shooting proposed action addresses the need to provide opportunities for target shooting on National Forest System lands, to identify areas unsuitable for dispersed target shooting, to identify locations to be developed as shooting ranges, and to establish a conditions-based adaptive management framework to manage target shooting in the future.

Dispersed target shooting — where forest visitors set up targets and practice shooting in an undesignated, undeveloped location — is a legal use of National Forest System lands that increased in popularity over the past decade. Unfortunately, the number of forest visitors who shoot in an unsafe manner has also increased. These activities have resulted in increasing levels of resource damage, shooting-related wildfires, injuries, and at least one fatality.

The Forest Service has developed three alternatives which include: the no action alternative, where no changes would be made in the management of target shooting activities; the proposed action, which would identify and close areas unsuitable for dispersed target shooting activities, develop at least one shooting range on each ranger district (meaning a minimum of three shooting ranges, nine potential sites identified), and define an adaptive management framework to manage target shooting in the future; and a reduced-closure alternative, which is the same as the proposed action but would close a smaller amount of area to target shooting. The project will not affect legal hunting activities.

The revised proposed action and added alternative, with some preliminary analyses, are available for review on the project website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=57807. To obtain a hard copy of the documents, please contact Jennifer DeWoody, NEPA Planner, at (970) 568-2692 or via email at jennifer.dewoody@usda.gov.

How to Comment and Timeframe

Comments concerning the changes to the project are being requested as part of the extended scoping period. Comments should be received by December 28, 2023 to be fully considered in the project analysis. Individuals and organizations wishing to be eligible to object must meet the information requirements of 36 CFR 218.25, including specific written comments as defined in 218.2 regarding the proposed project, along with supporting reasons (218.25 (a)(3)(iii)). Individuals or representatives of an entity submitting timely and specific written comments regarding this project must either sign the comments or verify identity upon request (218.24(b)(8)). All written comments received by the responsible official become a matter of public record (218.25(b)(2)).

Comments may be submitted electronically by visiting the project webpage and clicking the link “Comment/Object on the Project”. Please follow instructions carefully. Alternatively, comments may be mailed to: Target Shooting Project, Attn: Jennifer DeWoody, 601 South Weber Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80903; delivered to the address shown above during business hours (M-F 8:00am to 4:30pm); or submitted by FAX (719) 477-4233. For additional information, please contact Jennifer DeWoody, NEPA Planner, 601 S. Weber St., Colorado Springs, CO 80903, by phone at (970) 568-2692, or via email jennifer.dewoody@usda.gov.

Thank you for your interest in the management of National Forest System lands.

Sincerely,
JASON D. ROBERTSON
Acting, Forest & Grassland Supervisor

FOMP BOD Meeting/Celebration

FOMP is pleased to announce our November 2023 Board Meeting/Celebration

Meeting Time:
Tuesday, Nov 14h at 7:00 PM 

Meeting at the Trails End Taproom Monument 252 Front St.
Monument, CO 80132
 
Thanks to everyone who helped out this past season during our trail nights.

We are super proud of what we accomplished in a tough year.

Come out and Celebrate with the FOMP BOD, our volunteers, and our partners at the Tap Room. 

Thanks

FOMP BOD

Tuesday, October 10th at 5:00 PM (One hour earlier)

FOMP is pleased to be holding one of our monthly volunteer trail work maintenance sessions for 2023.  

Please meet at the main parking lot at Mt Herman and Nursery https://goo.gl/maps/rdJuhbbQWEx

Check the website too! http://www.fomp.org

The rest of the info you need: FOMP and USFS provide all the necessary tools. Volunteers should wear appropriate clothing for performing outdoor landscaping type of work. Volunteers should wear long pants and sturdy shoes and bring leather gloves, a hat, a personal water supply, eye protection, sunscreen, and bug repellent. We meet rain or shine unless there is lightning active in the area.

We make every effort to accommodate volunteer preferences and abilities at each event. Generally, we perform water bar building or renovation, trail renovation, maintenance, trimming, etc. So, everything from trimming back scrub oak or digging lots of dirt to moving boulders. We assign duties based on interests and capabilities. Kids are welcome to join their parents; however, we do ask that you evaluate whether this is an appropriate activity for your child or not.

All participants will need to sign a waiver before beginning any trail work.

Thanks, and we hope to see you out there!

FOMP

Main Objective: Trimming and cutting back severe scrub oak overgrowth on trails.

Tuesday, September 12th at 6:00 PM

FOMP is pleased to be holding one of our monthly volunteer trail work maintenance sessions for 2023.  

Note: Different location for meeting spot – Please meet at the corner of Mt Herman Lane and Turner Road https://goo.gl/maps/dmQGeYbDUoGXy8XFA

Check the website too! http://www.fomp.org

The rest of the info you need: FOMP and USFS provide all the necessary tools. Volunteers should wear appropriate clothing for performing outdoor landscaping type of work. Volunteers should wear long pants and sturdy shoes and bring leather gloves, a hat, a personal water supply, eye protection, sunscreen, and bug repellent. We meet rain or shine unless there is lightning active in the area.

We make every effort to accommodate volunteer preferences and abilities at each event. Generally, we perform water bar building or renovation, trail renovation, maintenance, trimming, etc. So, everything from trimming back scrub oak or digging lots of dirt to moving boulders. We assign duties based on interests and capabilities. Kids are welcome to join their parents; however, we do ask that you evaluate whether this is an appropriate activity for your child or not.

All participants will need to sign a waiver before beginning any trail work.

Thanks, and we hope to see you out there!

FOMP

Medicine Wheel & Friends of Monument Preserve

THANK YOU for your hard work earlier this year on the Forest Lakes Trail. We want to make sure that you know about our next opportunity to advance that trail. 


Where: Forest Lakes-Mt. Herman Area
5305 Mesa Top Road
Monument, CO
When: Saturday, August 12th, 8:30 am-1:30 pm

Register for these Trail Love Dig Day events here: Forest Lakes Trail Love Dig Day Registration August 12th or scan the QR code on the poster attached to this email.
 

Thank you so much!
Respectfully,

Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates