La Plata Open Space

Conservancy
Conservation Easement
Monitoring Report
v2017

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

1. Monitoring Date 9/5/18

2. Monitor Name Jamie Johnson and LPOSC intern Cecilia Compton

3. Name of Easement: Hamilton-Ruwwe

4. Easement File Number 01-16 5. Acreage 2.3

6. Address of Property Hillside greenbelt in Durango, next to Dalla Mountain Park

and water tanks. Note: its easiest to access from the Animas
Mountain parking lot off of 32nd Street.

7. Current Owner City of Durango

8. Property Contact Cathy Metz, Sara Humphrey

9. Contact Phone 970-375-7329 (Cathy) 970-375-7384 (Sara)

10. Notification Given? Yes 11. Was Contract No

Present During Visit?

12. Directions to Property Head west on E 8th St toward Main Ave

0.2 mi

Turn right onto Camino Del Rio

0.5 mi

Continue onto N Main Ave

1.6 mi

Turn left onto W 32nd St

0.2 mi

Turn right onto W 4th Ave, park in Animas Mountain Trailhead parking lot.
 PRE-MONITORING QUESTIONS

13. Access Notes for Monitor Access from the Animas Mountain parking lot off of 32nd Street.

14. Property Sold/Subdivided in No 15. Easement Amended in No

Last Year? Last Year?

16. List of Conservation Values Natural, Scenic, Open Space.

17. List of Structures (or Fence line on western border, public trail.
exercised reserved rights) on
property

18. Any Requests to Exercise No

Reserved Rights in Last Year?

MONITORING OBSERVATIONS

19. Method of Monitoring Foot

20. Describe Current Land Uses Public Recreation, Scenic Open Space, Wildlife Habitat.
21. Describe Any Reserved None noted.
Rights Exercised in the Last
Year (Photo/GPS if Needed)

22. Describe Any New Human 1) The wildlife trail mid hill is now being used by hikers as well, see point of interest
Alterations or Changes Since 3, 4, 5, 7
Last Year (Photo/GPS if 2) There is a social trail running alongside the old fence, see point of interest 2 A-C
Needed)

23. Describe Any Natural Property reflects drought conditions in SW Colorado.

Alterations or Changes Since
Last Year (Photo/GPS if
Needed)

24.Identify and Describe None noted.

Noxious Weeds if Increased/
Decreased Since Last Year

25. Describe Conditions of None noted.

Cattle Grazing or Agricultural
Utilization on Property, if
Applicable

26. Describe Any Soil Erosion or There has been rain event related erosion at point of interest 5.
Water Pollution Observed

27. List Wildlife Observations Red tailed hawk, turkey vulture, deer tracks and scat, unknown
older scat, see point of interest 6.

28. Water Rights included in CE None noted.

or used for conservation
purposes?
29. Comments, Other
Observations, Follow-Up Issues
or Landowner Concerns

30. Photo/GPS Equipment Used iPad 31. Is Property No

Currently For
Sale?

32. Number of Photos 16 33. Number of Maps 1

With Report With Report

34. Describe Mineral None noted.

Development if Occurring on
Property

These notes and photographs accurately display the properties, including structures, roads,
trails, and other human additions as I observed them on the date of the monitoring
inspection.

Signature of Monitoring Personnel Signature of Reviewer

Review Date Reviewed By

September 18, 2018 Patrick Barker, Executive Director
 2018 Hamilton-Ruwwe (01-16) Photo Points Map

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Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, i-cubed, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping,

Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community

This map is produced from geospatial information

Hamilton-Ruwwe Photo Point gathered and/or prepared by La Plata Open Space
Easement Conservancy (LPOSC). GIS data and map accuracies
Site Visit Track might vary due to accuracy differences in the data
sources or at certain scales. LPOSC maps are created
COD Contours Point of Interest to serve as approximate visual displays of the properties
being mapped; using these maps for purposes other than

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Mapper
Cecilia Compton those for which they were created may yield inaccurate
0 37.5 75 150 Feet or misleading results. For more information, contact
Date
Sept 12th, 2018 1:1,500 LPOSC at 970-259-3415.
 Hamilton-Ruwwe (#01-16) Monitoring Photos
Taken by Cecilia Compton on September 5th 2018

2A: shpimg_6717 2B: shpimg_6718

2C: shpimg_6719 2D: shpimg_6720

 Hamilton-Ruwwe (#01-16) Monitoring Photos
Taken by Cecilia Compton on September 5th 2018

4A: shpimg_6710 4B: shpimg_6711

4D: shpimg_6708 Point of Interest 1: shpimg_6704

 Hamilton-Ruwwe (#01-16) Monitoring Photos
Taken by Cecilia Compton on September 5th 2018

Point of Interest 2A: shpimg_6712 Point of Interest 2B: shpimg_6713

Point of Interest 2C: shpimg_6714 Point of Interest 3: shpimg_6721

 Hamilton-Ruwwe (#01-16) Monitoring Photos
Taken by Cecilia Compton on September 5th 2018

Point of Interest 4: shpimg_6723 Point of Interest 5: shpimg_6726

Point of Interest 6: shpimg_6727 Point of Interest 7: shpimg_6728

 Hamilton-Ruwwe (#01-16) Monitoring Photos
Taken by Cecilia Compton on September 5th 2018

Photo Points
Name Latitude Longitude Description Time Photos Bearing
2A 37.302233 -107.875573 Main trial(north) Sep 5, 2018 at 1:59 PM shpimg_6717.jpg 13
2B 37.302234 -107.87557 View of hillside(east) Sep 5, 2018 at 1:59 PM shpimg_6718.jpg 75
2C 37.302229 -107.875564 Main trail(south) Sep 5, 2018 at 2:00 PM shpimg_6719.jpg 181
2D 37.302231 -107.87557 Main trail & property line(west) Sep 5, 2018 at 2:00 PM shpimg_6720.jpg 220
4D 37.302563 -107.875599 Main Trail Sep 5, 2018 at 1:48 PM shpimg_6708.jpg 9
4A 37.302545 -107.87559 View of hillside(south/east) Sep 5, 2018 at 1:49 PM shpimg_6710.jpg 138
4B 37.302556 -107.875587 Main trail(south) Sep 5, 2018 at 1:50 PM shpimg_6711.jpg 194

Points of Interest

Name Latitude Longitude Description Time Photos

1 37.301683 -107.875642 View north from south edge of property Sep 5, 2018 at 1:45 PM shpimg_6704.jpg
2A 37.302114 -107.875797 Social trail. Sep 5, 2018 at 1:52 PM shpimg_6712.jpg
2B 37.301839 -107.875567 Social trail conecting to Dalla(Post denoting property line) Sep 5, 2018 at 1:53 PM shpimg_6713.jpg
2C 37.301839 -107.875567 Social trail on edge of property line Sep 5, 2018 at 1:53 PM shpimg_6714.jpg
3 37.302154 -107.874929 Social trail with flooding Sep 5, 2018 at 2:05 PM shpimg_6721.jpg,
4 37.301905 -107.875214 Flooding and social trail fork Sep 5, 2018 at 2:08 PM shpimg_6723.jpg
5 37.302519 -107.874978 Signs of animals on social trail Sep 5, 2018 at 2:11 PM shpimg_6727.jpg
6 37.30165 -107.874869 Social trail off main trail Sep 5, 2018 at 2:16 PM shpimg_6728.jpg
 Hamilton-Ruwwe (#01-16) Monitoring Photos
Taken by Cecilia Compton on September 5th 2018

These photographs accurately display the Property, including structures, roads, trails, and
other human additions, as we observed them on the date of the monitoring inspection.

9/12/18 9/12/18

Cecilia Compton Date Jamie Johnson Date