NewsletterFALL2008.pdf

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On October 13, 2007, a chilly fall morning, about 35 folks came out to support trails and recognize the efforts to make the Feather River College/Gansner Pathway a reality. Trails for Plumas County hosted the ribbon cutting. American Valley Pathways was the original citizens group that worked to make sure these pathways were built. The county has completed much of the pathway in East Quincy and this newest stretch to FRC. The county is working hard on getting the next phase, a pathway along Spanish Creek in Gansner Park with a canoe put-in and an all-access fishing area, designed and constructed within the next two years.

Trails for Plumas County is a non-profit organization that is interested in serving the needs of non-motorized trail users in Plumas County. One of our current projects is to create a Trails Master Plan for Plumas County. We have great deal of work and planning to do to accomplish this and we encourage all interested parties to getting involved and help create the vision and the reality for trails in Plumas County!

What is your vision for trails in Plumas County? What can we do to help make these lands accessible yet preserve their characteristics? We are working hard to create a legacy of trails that have longevity, both in terms of trail protection and trail construction, along with ecological sensitivity to the areas that the trails access. There are a great number of philosophical ideas about trails and nature and there are as many user-styles as there are users. Trails for Plumas County is interested in those many ideas and how you, as a non-motorized trail user, will contribution to our trails system.

The mission of Trails for Plumas County is to work in partnership with others to foster, plan, develop, and maintain high-quality inter-connected trail systems on public and private lands that provide access to neighborhoods, communities, and recreation areas. Such a system of trails will allow residents and visitors to enjoy the benefits of recreation, education, environmental health, public health, accessibility, cooperation among trail users, and economic well-being within the county.

The Trail Festival and ribbon cutting held on June 2, 2007 at Feather River College drew a crowd of about 85 trail enthusiasts including representatives from the Forest Service, Board of Supervisors, Feather River College, Plumas Corporation and the Visitor’s Bureau. The celebration opened the mile long loop trail at FRC. The trail, trailhead kiosk, mapping, interpretive and directional signs were completed by FRC students in classes taught by Darrel Jury. There are many businesses and organizations that donated materials and time to the project and over 800 volunteer hours were logged – this is truly a community trail. The next link in the route is complete and connects FRC to the pathway at Gansner Park. The official opening and ribbon cutting is October 13 at 10 a.m. Come for refreshments and to show your support for the work being done to provide safe bicycling and walking routes in American Valley and around the county. The pathway was built by Plumas County Public Works in a 30 foot wide easement from Feather River College in exchange for fencing that the county built to keep livestock off the pathway. Construction was made possible with funding from the Plumas County Transportation Commission at the behest of American Valley Pathways. The funds came from the Transportation Enhancement program exchange dollars and the pathway will cost approximately $180,000, though the final costs are not in.