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What's
Happening |
 June 8, 2010 |
Public Comments and Hearing Regarding State's Snowmobile Grooming Program |
 April 3, 2010 |
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April 1, 2010 |
Iron Dog Trail Clearing Project Summary |
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March 5, 2010 |
Friday March 5, 2010 Frontiersman News Article |
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March 1, 2010 |
*****
Iron Dog Trail
Restoration Finished!
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A major milestone has been undertaken
and captured this winter west of Big Lake with
the successful planning, execution, and
completion of the Iron Dog Trail Restoration
Project - a multi stakeholder venture permitted
and sponsored (ORTAB DNR State Parks, MSB,
ConocoPhillips, and numerous community
volunteers and community entities) over the past
two years under the management and guidance of
Big Lake Trails and the Mat-Su Trails Council.
As a result, a restored legal trail equaling Big
Lake Trail standards has been installed on
schedule and under budget as an integral part of
the famous Iron Dog Trail that heads west out of
Big Lake on our familiar Trail #6 - a dream come
true that was initially envisioned and kick
started nearly a decade ago as a result of
private property conflicts in the local
region south of Cow Lake.
Greatland Tree Service, LLC expertly,
efficiently, and environmentally mobilized
and completed the enormous logistical contracted
tasks that involved the safe transport of brush
clearing equipment and crews nine miles into and
out of the wilderness west of Flat Lake on
pre-pack trails and lakes over the past
two weeks, including safe crossings of the
Little Susitna River. The new trail section is
of outstanding beauty, rising into uplands
spanning over 1+ mile of heavily forested
terrain and abundant large wildlife (four moose
observed just today browsing along the new trail
section). Trail #6 and the new trail section
were immediately groomed and re-signed by Big
Lake Trails given the recent heavy snowfall and
Trail #6 (and the SVWT) is now officially fully
re-opened for your safe and enjoyable wintertime
recreational use.
Photos taken of the project
final closeout taken by Cathy Mayfield, Dan
Mayfield, and Dan Kruse of Big Lake Trails.
click to view and enlarge pictures
Dan Kruse
Iron Dog Trail Project Manager
Big Lake Trails and Mat-Su Trails
Council
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LOST & FOUND Found - Thursday March 12, 2009 at the Intersection of Trails 4/5/6 . . . a set of keys (13) on a key chain. Email us with a detailed description of the keychain if it is yours.
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