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Jocko Valley Trails
JOCKO VALLEY TRAILS is a major program area of the Arlee CDC. It’s mission is to develop a system of pedestrian paths throughout the Jocko Valley to accommodate walkers, bikers and horseback riders. Our long range goal is to develop a non-motorized trail system for 20 miles along Highway 93 from Evaro to Ravalli that will connect to additional trails within the Jocko Valley as well as connect the Jocko Valley trail system to Missoula and to trails farther north through the Flathead Reservation and into Flathead County.
Accomplishments to date:
- JVTC applied for and received a grant from the National Park Service RTCA Program, providing us with staff time of their trail employee (Gary Weiner) for two years.
- We have established a strong partnership with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) Natural Resources Department that is overseeing the Jocko River Restoration project. This project may include non-motorized trails through the restoration area. We have jointly presented the concept of a path system to the community and continue to develop this partnership.
- We are working with five Master level students at the University of Michigan who are designing pedestrian paths in the Tribal River Restoration Area and approaches to the Restoration Area, and developing design solutions to address the need for pedestrians and cyclists using a bridge across the Jocko River to connect the northern section of Arlee to the townsite and school complex.
- The Arlee Joint School District #8 is also a partner in our trails project and JVTC assisted them in their Safe Routes to School application in 2009 which resulted in funding of $43,170 for trail infrastructure and $6,050 in non-infrastructure support.
- We received $150,000 in CTEP funding from Lake County for our trail system.
- We received the highest mark for a National Parks Challenge grant (CSSP) we submitted for $30,000 of funding in their 2011 funding cycle. Grant award is pending funding authorization by Congress.
- We have been successful in having our Phase II plan incorporated into Missoula County’s 5 year trails plan which will allow us to apply for Missoula County CTEP funding for Phase II of our project.
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We have received a $10,000 from Bikes Belong to cover engineering for the CTEP funded section of trail.
The JVT Committee meets the first Saturday of the month at 10 am at The Hangin' Art Gallery in downtown Arlee. The 2011 meeting schedule begins in April 2011. For more information, call Committee Chair Gary Decker at 726-4149.
Maps of proposed trails in Phase I and Phase II are included as attachments.
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We are more powerful together than apart! Take a moment and help support the Arlee Community Development's many projects - from the Children's After School Art program to the Jocko Valley Trails project. For more information about the Arlee CDC contact the Arlee CDC at (406) 726-5550
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