Downieville Trail Restoration

Project Name: Downieville Trail Restoration
County: Sierra County
Forest: Tahoe National Forest
District: Yuba River Ranger District
Funding Allocated: $42,000 - Sierra County Resource Advisory Committee using Title II funds

Type of Work to be Performed:

• Restore and rehabilitate Butcher Ranch, Pauley Creek, Big Boulder, Second Divide, Third Divide, First Divide and North Yuba Trails. These are considered high-use trails and are the primary routes of the Downieville Trail System
• Reduce erosion and improve watershed quality by installing drainage and off-sloping tread
• Provide heavy maintenance to damaged sections of tread, making the trails more able to withstand the impact of wheeled traffic

Click here for photos of work being performed on this project by the STS Trail Crew

Project Status: Work began in the Fall of 2010 with restoration work being performed on Second Divide, Third Divide, First Divide and North Yuba Trails. All Fall and Winter Trail Daze events are focused on these lower elevation trails, with 2011 summer work geared towards maintaining Butcher Ranch, Pauley Creek, and Big Boulder Trails. SBTS has committed to an In-Kind Match towards the grant funds of $18,599 through the following contributions: volunteer labor ($13,200), materials and food for volunteers ($4,649), and on-site monitoring ($750).

How You Can Help: We need volunteers to help us get the work done alongside our locally hired Trail Crew. Join us for a Trail Daze event.