Avoid
muddy
trails
Many Sisters folks are
eager to get out hiking as
spring struggles to get started
in Sisters Country. However,
Sisters Trails Alliance (STA)
is asking hikers to stay off
muddy trails.
A mild winter and freeze-
thaw cycles have left the
area trails with a surface of
soft mud in many locations.
Riding, running, or hik-
ing on muddy trails creates
tread damage that requires
many hours of volunteer
time to repair. Deep ruts
and footprints are unsightly
and create low spots for
snow or rain to settle.
To avoid these puddles,
trail users tend to divert
around the muddy patches and
thereby inadvertently do even
more damage to the delicate
soils and plants adjacent to
the trails. The resulting scar-
ring and widening degrades
both the quality of the tread
and the aesthetics of the trail
experience.
STA is asking users to keep
in mind some tips for using
the trails responsibly:
" Ride early in the day
before the ground thaws.
" Turn around when you
encounter soft trail conditions.
" If you encounter a sec-
tion of soft trail, ride or walk
through the middle of the trail
tread rather than going around.
" To some degree, fat tire
bikes can be used in softer con-
ditions. Use good judgement,
if the trails are a muddy mess,
find another place to ride.
Ian Reid, Sisters District
Ranger, says, <the Forest
Service appreciates the sup-
port and voluntary compli-
ance in ensuring the sustain-
ability of our trail systems.=
STA joins him in that sen-
timent. For more information
visit www.sisterstrails.org.
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Other retail businesses
must implement strict social
distancing measures and des-
ignate an employee or officer
charged with ensuring com-
pliance. Retail businesses
able to adapt to take-out style
shopping 4 as several have
in Sisters 4 can also remain
open.
Childcare facilities will be
closed unless they care for the
same 10 or fewer children in
attendance during the week.
Open childcare facilities must
prioritize serving children of
first responders and parents
who work in healthcare or
emergency response.
Grocery stores and phar-
macies can remain open, with
encouragement to maintain
social distancing practices.
Violations of the gover-
nor9s orders would be a Class
C misdemeanor. The full
text of the governor9s order
is linked in the online ver-
sion of this story and is avail-
able through The Nugget9s
Facebook page.
Sgt. William Bailey, pub-
lic information officer for the
Deschutes County Sheriff9s
office, told The Nugget
that the Sheriff9s Office is
emphasizing education over
enforcement in regard to
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COVID-19-related restrictions
and they do not plan a draco-
nian response to violations.
<If necessary we will con-
tact them (a violator) and edu-
cate them on the restrictions
and get them to comply that
way,= Bailey said.
The city is closing the
playground at Cliff Clemens
Park, will not open the camp-
ground in April as usual, and
is trending toward closing the
recycling center, said City
Manager Cory Misley.
Schools remain closed
until April 28. Superintendent
Curt Scholl reported that,
<after our spring break, on
April 6, our staff will begin
work to develop core supple-
mental work to send out to
our students... it is our goal
to get supplemental materi-
als out as quickly as possible
and estimate that we should
start disseminating materi-
als no later than Wednesday
(April 8).=
Manufacturers and the
construction industry may
continue operations but must
ensure that their employees
are maintaining social distanc-
ing measures. Some construc-
tion activity in Sisters has con-
tinued through the restrictions.
Peter Hall, the principal of
the ClearPine development at
the north end of Pine Street
in Sisters told The Nugget,
<We pressed the go button
on two more housing starts
in the ClearPine Collective,
a new cluster of cottages in
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Construction activity has continued in recent days.
ClearPine9s Phase 6. With the
coronavirus outbreak, it was
more a measured decision to
push forward with new invest-
ment in workers and materi-
als. Buyer demand has been
very strong in ClearPine so far
this year, but new homebuyers
may be slower to move until
the economic picture begins to
clear. Nevertheless, I decided
to keep building for the future.
The two new houses will be
complete in the September
timeframe. We also made a
decision to proceed with con-
struction of ClearPine phase 5,
starting March 23.=
Many community activities
have been canceled, including
the Sisters-Camp Sherman
Fire Department9s annual
Community Easter Egg Hunt,
the Sisters Folk Festival9s My
Own Two Hands Art Auction
and Party, Sisters Science
Club gatherings and more.
The Nugget will provide
continued updates on the sta-
tus of businesses and events
as well as updates on the over-
all coronavirus situation as
they come available at www.
nuggetnews.com.
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