Northern San Juan • Entered by Christiane Frischmuth on October 20, 2025
Bighornsheep monitoring
October 20, 2025 – October 20, 2025
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 10 |
| Post Admin hours | 2 |
| Activity Hours | 7 |
| Participants | 10 |
| Total Hours | 82 |
Key Issue: Wildlife Protection
Activity Type: Stewardship (monitoring, sampling, planting, etc.)
Key Partners: Mountain Studies Institute Durango
Landscape/area: Mount Sneffels Wilderness (16485 acres)
Measurable Outcomes
Outcome 1: Event Attendees (10 people)
Outcome 2: Hiked (10 miles)
Outcome 3: Wildlife monitored (0 No domestic sheep encountered which is as it should be.)[/if 1231]
Short Description of Activity
10 participants including 2 staff from the Mountain Studies Institute drove via heep to WHipple Mountain and hiked to the top to monitor for domestic and bighornsheep in the mountains along Telluride. 9 am until 4 pm. No domestic/bighorn sheep interaction seen, no domestic sheep seen. No Bighorn sheep seen. Saw redtail hawks.
Reflection/Evaluation
Great bonding, raised awareness of the importance of monitoring, various generations as part of the trip.