In 2010, the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship was awarded several grants by the Plumas National Forest to restore Forest Service System Trails and to construct 3- trail bridges; 2 on the Beckwourth District and 1 on the Mount Hough District. Funding was provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
The following pages include detailed reports, showing the construction of each bridge and it’s associated costs.
The first bridge highlighted in the report is a Forest Service engineered “kit bridge” that was built in Hillsboro, Oregon and required several costly steps to install.
The two other featured bridges are “log stringer” bridges, which use native materials and are constructed on-site, with the majority of costs going towards local labor.
Also included in this report are photos showing trail bridges and boardwalks, with varying designs that have been built by the recreating public on lands managed by either the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management. The photos are meant to illustrate the need for land managers to develop simple, designed structures that protect resources, provide safe passage, and can be constructed at little or no-cost to the federal government and to American taxpayers.
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Our beloved Lakes Basin trails took a beating in the recent storms (that's Gray Eagle Creek Trail in the photo above). A couple feet of slushy snow got deluged with over 15 inches of warm rain, turning most of the high country trails into massive sluices. Adding to the carnage, 80 mile an hour wind gusts took down hundreds of trees. Many of the older, more rustic trails were built in a time when consideration of water borne erosion was not paramount, and these were the trails that bore the brunt of Mother Nature’s assault. In some areas you can no longer even tell that there was once a trail amidst all the carnage. The power of nature is indeed impressive. 
The Forest Service resources to mitigate damage on this scale are almost non-existent, and there is no local funding available for the system trails in 2013. This is the nutshell of why we founded this Stewardship in the first place. We love this area, we love these trails, and we are gratified to have found as many of you who love these trails as much as you do. We have been honored that you have supported us with your incredible volunteer work over the years. Unfortunately, in keeping with the perfect storm theme, much of the federal funding we have relied upon for large projects in the past has also dried up. 
Beautifully Brutal
This event would not be possible without the support of land owners/managers and agency staff. A special thanks to- Graeagle Land & Water, Plumas Forest, Graeagle Fire, California Highway Patrol, Cal-Trans, Plumas County Public Works. 
And The Winner Is...
Response to this fundraiser was overwhelming! Thanks to all of you who participated, the 5 bucks a foot campaign generated $52,505 that will go directly onto the ground creating 10,501 feet of singletrack in the Sierras above Downieville. First and foremost, this funding will allow us to make some huge strides in the construction of the 
