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replacement of damaged signs or benches, to reconstruction of the trail. Lifetime trail maintenance will <br />place ongoing costs on the operating agency, and this should be considered during the trail planning <br />and funding process. <br />The responsibility for TTC trail maintenance and operations may be assigned in part or whole to the <br />project planning partners: <br />• Kittitas County Park District • Volunteers <br />• The Town of Roslyn • User groups <br />• The town of Cle Elum 0 Private land owners <br />Many resources exist for creating the TTC's preferred maintenance program. The following <br />recommendations include practices adapted from the US Forest Service (USFS)'s Trail Construction & <br />Maintenance Notebook (2007). Additional resources are listed in the References and Resources section. <br />Trail Head Maintenance <br />The trail head parking lots will require trash removal from trash receptacles, grading of crushed rock <br />parking lots, gate closures, periodic pumping of vault toilets, and landscape maintenance. Interpretive <br />kiosks will need periodic cleaning and replacement of trail maps. <br />Fallen Tree Removal (Logging Out) <br />Fallen trees can be trimmed and the log pieces can be rolled off the trail on the downhill side. Never <br />leave them across ditches or water bar outflows. If you leave logs on the uphill side of the trail, turn or <br />bury them so they won't roll or slide onto the trail. <br />Root & Stump Removal <br />Leave flush, perpendicular roots in place. Remove parallel roots, and perpendicular roots that are not <br />flush with the trail tread. Use a sharpened pick mattock to chip away at the roots. For stumps, use stump <br />grinders or explosives. <br />Rock Removal <br />Use rock bars, pick mattocks, sledge hammers, assorted motorized equipment (winch & cable systems, <br />rock drills, etc.), and/or chemical and blasting agents to move or remove rocks. Remove rocks to a depth <br />of at least 4" below the tread surface rather than cutting a rock flush with the trail to prevent obstacle <br />formation. Do not kick stones loose. Consider closing trails to public use while rock removal is taking <br />place, and constructing log barriers to intercept rolling loose rock. <br />Slough & Berm Management <br />Loosen compacted slough with a mattock, then remove the soil with a shovel. Reshape the tread to <br />restore an out slope (cross slope that drains to outside or downhill edge). Avoid disturbing the entire <br />backslope (excavated, exposed area above the tread surface), unless it is absolutely necessary to do so. <br />Chop off the toe of the slough and blend the slope back into the hillside. Compact the tread thoroughly. <br />Remove berms with similar tools to sloughs. Reshape the tread to restore an out slope and compact <br />thoroughly. If berms persist, consider shaping the tread to an in sloped condition. Berms are <br />problematic in forming false edges and accelerating erosion. <br />Tread Upkeep <br />Clear debris such as sticks, stones and litter often. If damaged by landslide, uprooted trees, washouts or <br />boggy conditions, reshape tread according to trail design widths & restore out slopes. <br />Sign Upkeep <br />Sign maintenance consists of remounting loose or fallen signs, repairing or replacing signs, and <br />resetting or replacing leaning, damaged, rotting, or missing posts. <br />Towns to Teanaway Corridor Master Plan p I 17 of26 <br />Prepared for: Economic Development Group of Kittitas Co. & Kittitas Co. Parks and Recreation District No. 1 <br />Prepared by: J.A. Brennan Associates, Landscape Architects & Planners <br />