Yavapai-Prescott • Entered by Jenny Cobb on April 7, 2022
Greater Prescott Trails – Bean Peaks MTB Trails
April 8, 2022
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | |
| Post Admin hours | |
| Activity Hours | 7 |
| Participants | 1 |
| Total Hours | 7 |
Key Issue: Landscape Planning (Forest Plans, RMPs, TMPs, etc.)
Activity Type: Advocacy (rallies, lobbying, meeting decision makers, letters/calls/emails)
Key Partners: Sierra Club Yavapai Group, Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter
Landscape/area: Prescott National Forest (1257005 acres)
Short Description of Activity
Reviewed Scoping documents. Hiked the Bean Peaks Area last weekend for 4.5 hours because after PNF converts the myriad unnumbered trails to bicycle use, will not want to return there because it will be dangerous and noisy. PNF has already been in the area cutting trees and in one place it was hard to find the existing trail and another where they had bypassed a small knoll. Trails will uphill and downhill and more. I have pictures of the Bean Peaks area from the past and last week’s hike to inspect.
Reflection/Evaluation
Jason Williams is the Wilderness Trails line and I have dealt with him for over 10 years. Once, Audrey and I did a three-day backpack working in he Cedar Bench Wilderness many years ago with AZ Wilderness Stewards. That is why I made it “personal.” He is always straight with us and even wrote and asked for our opinion on E-bikes a couple of years ago. Before I was a Broad, I was a PNF volunteer and I remember Jason laughing when he learned of Broads. Now I have a voice which I didn’t have as a volunteer inspecting trails.