Round Valley Conditions

[Fire Lord Jim]

Rode and manhauled over downed trees today. Tossed what I could off the trail. Eh, huh huh, he's a tosser.
Spoke with a Hunterdon County Park Ranger in Cushetunk who was hiking the trails assessing damage. Told him I will saw if he will let me. I should hear back Tuesday. Hopefully his allows cutting in all Hunterdon County parks.

 

[qclabrat]

Rode and manhauled over downed trees today. Tossed what I could off the trail. Eh, huh huh, he's a tosser.
Spoke with a Hunterdon County Park Ranger in Cushetunk who was hiking the trails assessing damage. Told him I will saw if he will let me. I should hear back Tuesday. Hopefully his allows cutting in all Hunterdon County parks.

Which trails did you ride?

 

[Fire Lord Jim]

Which trails did you ride?

Um, the snowy ones.
I must be colorblind when it comes to trails.
https://www.strava.com/activities/1461571074/shareable_images/map_based?hl=en-US&v=1521498539

 

[Patrick]

Rode and manhauled over downed trees today. Tossed what I could off the trail. Eh, huh huh, he's a tosser.
Spoke with a Hunterdon County Park Ranger in Cushetunk who was hiking the trails assessing damage. Told him I will saw if he will let me. I should hear back Tuesday. Hopefully his allows cutting in all Hunterdon County parks.

The cush guys are good. barely have to tell them.
Trail, town, and county peeps seem to like to keep it clear.

Thanks for getting over there.

 

[w_b]

That's a hellaba loop.

 

[Fire Lord Jim]

Just talked with Round Valley office. No volunteers with chainsaws unless we pay $25.

 

[Patrick]

Just talked with Round Valley office. No volunteers with chainsaws unless we pay $25.

That isn't a problem - is that the permit to take wood out of a state park?

 

[Fire Lord Jim]

They called it a cordage permit. Sounds like the same thing.

 

[w_b]

if said wood is left trailside, no taking technically occurs

 

[Patrick]

if said wood is left trailside, no taking technically occurs

i would bet it shifts the responsibility - we'll see if it warms up a bit next week.

 

[pooriggy]

I really like mtbing but never left with wood.

 

[Fire Lord Jim]

if said wood is left trailside, no taking technically occurs

Exactly what I explained. We are not gathering wood, just clearing the trails of blowdown.

 

[shrpshtr325]

maybe the loophole is you take a piece of wood out with you just in case . . .

 

[qclabrat]

jeez, charging for free labor, don't get the bureaucracy. Especially with conditions of the parks
Jim, I'll chip in $10 towards the permit if you go that direction...

 

[Norm]

I think you guys are mixing the 2 parks. Round Valley State Park would probably never let any of us in with a chainsaw. From the original post, this sounds like you talked to the county people, not the state.

If you're gonna go in and cut trees off the trails I'll give you $25 from my own pocket.

 

[Kirt]

RV is not listed but this is what was discussed. Maybe they make exceptions post storm or have not updated site or just don't know their parks rules.

http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/forest/njfs_firewood_prog.html

 

[Patrick]

I think you guys are mixing the 2 parks. Round Valley State Park would probably never let any of us in with a chainsaw. From the original post, this sounds like you talked to the county people, not the state.

If you're gonna go in and cut trees off the trails I'll give you $25 from my own pocket.

this is going to come out of the yacht fund?

 

[Fire Lord Jim]

Cushetunk is county Park, and the ranger was to call me back with the okay. Never got that call.
Round Valley is state park, and they will let us saw for $25.

 

[Norm]

Cushetunk is county Park, and the ranger was to call me back with the okay. Never got that call.
Round Valley is state park, and they will let us saw for $25.

I'll send you 2x$25 if you saw in both parks.

 

[Patrick]

rode red from cush out past the back gate. trails are dry - maybe two trees that are chainsaw size.
Cleared a bunch of stuff that will eat a derailleur,
Didn't go very far past the back gate tho......