You may have been noticing some heavy equipment and big rocks appearing on Peavine lately.  It is part of the USFS Carson Road Rehabilitation Project.  The project consists of rehabilitating specific roads and to make them inaccessible to motorized travel.  It includes establishing road closures using rock barriers, minimizing the effects of surface run-off in disturbed areas, and re-establishing vegetation with specified seed mixes.

An iron post fence erected near the Hoge Road Trail Head denotes the northern boundary of the Keystone Canyon Recreation Area, a 900 acre non-motorized zone designated in the USFS Peavine Roads and Recreation Plan.

The current project will decomission approximately 12.5 miles of roads, the placement of boulder barriers at 42 sites, and the ripping and seeding of approximately 27, 960 l.f. of disturbed areas.

In addition, more signage has been placed to show routes closed (left) and open (right) to motorized travel.

The work is being performed by a private contractor under contract from the USFS Humboldt-Toiyabe Carson Ranger District. The main areas of work are in the Hoge Road, Horizon Hills, Peavine Peak Road, and Dog Valley areas and are expected to be completed by mid July.