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In the area below, please write an overall program narrative that details your 2010 Summer OYEI program. <br />Please attach your Final Budget Sheet, Final Reimbursement Form, all required budget documentation, photos <br />and any anecdotal information to this report and return it to: <br />Oregon Youth Conservation Corps <br />Attention: Doug Denning <br />255 Capitol St. NE, Third Floor <br />Salem, OR 97310 <br />REMEMBER, ALL CREW LEADERS AND CORPSMEMBERS NEED TO COMPLETE AN <br />ELECTRONIC SURVEY. Surveys are located at www.oregon.gov/CCWD/OYCC <br />Program Narrative <br /> (scrolling text field): <br />This summer the OYCC stimulus funded grant provided job opportunities to six young adults that would not <br />have been possible without this funding. The funding provided for a six person ridgeline crew which included <br />one lead worker in each crew. The crew provided trail building on a section of the Ridgeline Trail and fuels <br />reduction at the Mariposa Woodland, both on the south slope of Spencer Butte. <br />The ridgeline crew started with a trail relocation project. They added 1,600 linear feet of new trail on a gradual <br />sloping open prairie and removed 1,200 linear feet of steep trail which ran under a PBA power line easement. <br />This trail consisted of a 4 foot wide surface consisting of 3/4 minus crushed gravel that was finished with a <br />compacted surface, using a plate compactor. This new relocated trail connected 52nd and Willamette with <br />Spencer Butte, traveling through the Mariposa Woodland. There was also a short connector trail connecting the <br />52nd and Willamette Trailhead to the west section of the Ridgeline Trail towards the Blanton Trailhead. The <br />trail crew worked for two weeks to complete this trail project. <br />Next, the ridgeline crew worked on a two acre section of oak woodlands in the north portion of the Mariposa <br />Woodlands removing invasive plants, and performing significant fuels reduction work. The ridgeline crew then <br />moved to another 1.8 acre section of the Mariposa woodland to the south, This area consisted of high quality <br />Oregon oak and old growth Ponderosa pines. The crew removed non-native blackberry, fruit trees, English <br />hawthorns, along with several Douglas fir trees that had been shading the oaks and pines, causing them to <br />decline. The ridgeline crew worked on these fuels reduction and invasive species removal projects for the <br />remaining seven weeks restoring this section of the Mariposa Woodlands. <br />This stimulated grant provided a benefit for the citizens of Eugene that would not have been available without <br />this funding. It also created meaningful employment for six youth. The crew members learned significant <br />skills, both technical and working in a team environment. The project received recognition from many citizens <br />in the community and helped to implement part of the Mariposa Woodland Management Plan. This was a great <br />opportunity for the City of Eugene to partner with area youths and the OYCC to have such a significant impact <br />for our community. <br />Page 2 of 2 <br /> <br />