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Donner Summit Association reports Van Norden Meadow restoration, Gould Park upgrades and visitor‑services projects
Summary
Beth Tanoff of the Donner Summit Association described ongoing restoration at Van Norden Meadow, planned visitor‑amenities at a new trailhead, upgrades at Gould Park, graffiti abatement in the snow‑shade tunnels and the Lamsun Cashion Trail and History Hub.
Beth Tanoff, administrator and community liaison for the nonprofit Donner Summit Association, spoke at Good Morning Truckee about multiple conservation, trail and visitor‑services projects aimed at protecting the Donner Summit landscape and historic resources.
Van Norden Meadow: Tanoff said the Van Norden Meadow restoration began in 2022 and is managed by the South Yuba River Citizens League (Circle) in cooperation with the Tahoe National Forest, the landowner. Work has included grading and removal of an old spillway and berm, thinning lodgepole stands that had been lowering water availability, burying or removing invasive canary reed grass, planting willow stakes to reduce erosion, replacing a narrow bridge with machine‑accessible structure and formalizing trails and…
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