STREAM TRACKING IN THE ARAPAHO & ROOSEVELT NATIONAL FORESTS
Do you like hiking and exploring your national forests?
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Become a volunteer to record streamflow conditions throughout the
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests along the Colorado Front Range
There is more than one way you can help contribute observations of flow conditions on smaller streams that cross hiking trails or roads throughout the forest:
Hike a priority trail that has established hotspots of interest.
Explore the map and trails below!
Hike any trail or road and establish your own sites
Join us on a guided hike to learn to stream track while meeting new people
Check back here for more info coming soon!
Priority Trails
Blue Lake Trail
Canyon Lakes Ranger District
Lower Dadd Gulch
Canyon Lakes Ranger District
Crosier Mountain Trail
Canyon Lakes Ranger District
Herman Gulch Trail
Clear Creek Ranger District
Strawberry Creek to Caribou
Sulfur Ranger District
Big South Trail
Canyon Lakes Ranger District
Young Gulch Trail
Canyon Lakes Ranger District
Bard Creek Trail
Clear Creek Ranger District
Resthouse Meadows Trail
Clear Creek Ranger District
Morgan Gulch
Sulfur Ranger District
Emmaline Lake Trail
Canyon Lakes Ranger District
Lion Gulch Trail
Canyon Lakes Ranger District
Chicago Lakes Trail
Clear Creek Ranger District
High Lonesome Trail
Sulfur Ranger District
Forest Lakes
Boulder Ranger District
Why track streams?
Intermittent streams make up 69% of the total stream lengths on National Forests* and yet these smaller streams are rarely monitored and often poorly mapped. Your observations will be used to improve the mapping of where streams are located and how often they flow. Improved maps and increased monitoring of intermittent streams will then aid in management decisions made for the ARNF such as where streamside buffers are needed, road construction and culvert sizing, and source water protection plans.