Plumas National Forest (PNF) Motorized Trails Ground Operations and Maintenance Project

The Project consists of maintenance activities on approximately 25 miles of offhighway vehicle (OHV) trails located on the PNF within the Mount Hough, Beckwourth, and Feather River ranger districts, including fifteen (15) trails in the Granite Basin area of the Feather River Ranger District [ATV -6M29 Boulder (3.9 mi), 6M33 Red Fir East (0.66 mi), 6M24 Palmetto (1.0 mi) Singletrack-6M30 Frenchman Hill (0.45 mi), 6M30A Frenchman Hill Spur (0.33 mi), 6M51 Boulder Ridge (0.77 mi), 6M32 Red Fir West (0.36 mi), 6M29 A-D Boulder Spur (2.12 mi), 6M23 Trails West (0.96 mi), 7M07 Trails North (0.47 mi), 6M22 Little North Fork (3.46 mi), 6M22A Little North Fork Spur (0.66 mi), 7M04 Frazier Creek (1.61 mi), 6M19 Rock Island Ridge (3.04 mi), 6Ml 7 Truck Ravine (1.05 mi)], one (1) trail in the Beckwourth Ranger District [4x4-22N42 Mohawk Creek (2.12 mi)], and one (1) trail in Mount Hough Ranger District [4x4 -10M23 Clear Creek Tie (2.17 mi)]. The 25 miles of OHV trails are a part of Plumas County's annual Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation (OHMVR) Grant that funds trail maintenance. Plumas County would act as the grant administrator and PNF as the land manager, partnering with the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship (SBTS), a 501(c)(3) non-profit, to perform the motorized trails ground operations activities, guided by Forest Service EM-7720-103 specifications. Activities would include maintenance on existing trail facilities such as trail logouts, tread repair, brushing, creek crossings, and erosion control structures (e.g., armored drains and dips).