Wilderness toiyabe crest trail improvements

The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded a $127,500 Formula Grant under the Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219) on May 11, 2022 to the Nevada Department of Transportation. The funding will support maintenance of up to 30 miles of the Toiyabe Crest National Recreation Trail and select access trails within the Arc Dome Wilderness area of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in Nevada. Specifically, the grant funds will be used for basic trail maintenance activities to be performed by Friends of Nevada Wilderness in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, including brushing, clearing downed trees, repairing rock structures, maintaining drainage features, and tread maintenance to Forest Service standards.

Project description

This project will focus on the toiyabe crest national recreation trail (TCT) in ARC dome wilderness of the humboldt-toiyabe national forest. Friends of nevada wilderness, in partnership with the USFS, proposes maintaining up to 30 miles of the TCT within the wilderness boundary and select access trails. Basic maintenance would include brushing, clearing downed trees, repairing rock structures, maintaining drainage features, and tread maintenance to USFS standards.