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Forest Service seeks trail crew and Snow Ranger support; local recreation staff remain thin
Summary
Humboldt-Toiyabe Forest Service said recreation staff remains at two employees; Great Basin Institute applied for grants to fund a trail crew and Snow Rangers, and a new law-enforcement officer is finishing training and expected in service by mid-April.
Wendy Markham from the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest updated the commission on recreation staffing and grant applications to support trail maintenance and winter patrols.
"We were not able to have any Snow Rangers in the canyon this year, so we're looking forward to that," Markham said, noting the Great Basin Institute has applied for two Nevada OHV Commission grants: one for a trail crew and one for Snow Rangers next winter. She said the forest currently has two recreation staff positions filled (a developed recreation technician and a wilderness trails technician) and is expecting a new LEO to finish training and enter service around mid-April.
Markham described the Snow Rangers as non-law-enforcement patrols that make public contact, provide education about OHV stickers and presence on trails; she said pairing them with a law-enforcement officer next season could improve impact. The commission asked about the scope and schedule of those Rangers and staffing more broadly; no formal action was taken during the update.
