2011 Trail Work Update

2011 was a busy year for trail maintenance in the Truckee/North Tahoe Area. Through Gooddirtyfun, 15 miles of trail were maintained, largely the Donner Lake Rim Trail, Waddle Ranch Trails, and some trails on the US Army Corp’s Martis Valley Recreation Area.  These trails were all volunteer maintained.  In addition, The USFS received over $60,000 in grants to do much-needed maintenance on the Hole-in-the-Ground and Palisades Creek trails in 2011!!!  Lastly, Bob Holland from the Forest Service updated me on the list of work they’ve completed, which is really extensive.

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Here is the Bob’s update:

Granite Chief Wilderness

• Completely logged out wilderness
• Maintained tread,  hardened stream crossing, and brushed corridors in the wilderness.
• Replaced (minimum) wilderness signage including boundary signs and (coming soon) new info boards/kiosk

PCT  accomplishments.

• PCT maintained to standards-  Jackson meadows north to packer saddle (30 + miles)
• Peter Grubb hut to meadow lake road (crews will be working this area starting 9/21)
• Barker pass , trail worked north and south
• Bridge work- Replaced railings on the Milton creek bridges, worked approaches on haypress bridge, felled hazard trees around bridges
• Extensive rock work on Mount Judah/PCT switchback  including – rock causeway, rock culvert, stream crossing, check steps, inside/outside walls, rock berm removal, pinch rocks removed etc. ( a  high profile section with emphasis on quality rock work)
• Trainings- 2011 PCTA trail skills college, PCTA rigging course, Crosscut certifications, Boulder buster training ( we will keep you informed regarding 2012 training opportunities)
• Logged out between I80-I40 ( cut over 15 trees in early August)
• replaced signage on glacier loop trail/ pct/ donner rim access trail  from I80 implemented PCT sign plan with signs ordered and in stock

District trails

• logged out Hole in the Ground trail
• logged out section of sawtooth trail, indentified need for additional signs.
• Turnpike at Donner Camp to be fixed in 2011
• replaced interp signs (kyburz,donner picnic,sheep camps, Boca town site)
• Built kiosk signs,  will install in spring 2012 with new info board,  which is now in the design stage at the supervisors office ( Emigrant trail, donner summit trails, sawtooth, and granite chief)
• Pursued funding opportunities