Working with multiple agencies, trained volunteers, and seasonal staff, our Forest Stewards program carries out targeted restoration and protection projects on the ground and provides year-round oversight and monitoring throughout our mission area.
TRAIL IMPROVEMENT
In partnership with the North Fork Ranger District on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, GBCA crews complete deferred maintenance projects on both motorized and non-motorized trail, covering the Great Burn, Bighorn-Weitas, and Mallard Larkins roadless areas.
INTEGRATED WEED MANAGEMENT
GBCA implements an integrated approach to controlling invasive and noxious weeds throughout our mission area. Assisted by pack strings, our crews travel into some of the most remote reaches of the Great Burn to restore habitat impacted by weeds. Through targeted chemical control, hand pulling and distributing biocontrols—insects that target specific weed species—our crew helps maintain biodiversity in the Great Burn ecosystem.
BACKCOUNTRY CAMPSITE MAINTENANCE
Every summer, GBCA crews visit backcountry lakes along the Stateline Trail and monitor, maintain and naturalize human impacts to the land. This work includes packing out trash, identifying noxious weeds, minimizing fire rings, checking signage, and reducing bare dirt from tent pads or social trails.
BACKCOUNTRY RANGER
GBCA’s Backcountry Ranger is a jack of all trades. They cover hundreds of miles every field season, identifying illegal use, packing out trash, maintaining or naturalizing impacted areas, and identifying any trail maintenance issues. Our Ranger also partners with conservation corps crews on projects around the Great Burn.