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  The Plumas County jail can now legally house more inmates, but it may be fiscally impossible.

  For more than two decades the Plumas County jail could house no more than 37 inmates due to a consent decree ordered by a federal judge in 1992.

A load of construction debris scattered about the new Mills Peak Trail confronts hikers and bikers during the week of March 23. Many trail users reported the illegal dump to the Forest Service and the culprit was caught and cited. Personnel at the Forest Service said illegal dumping is a regular occurrence on national forest land. Photos by Carolyn Carter

Carolyn Carter

  With the thawing of the snow and the warming up of the season many trail explorers will be taking advantage of the trails all over the area. However, on March 23 numerous hikers on the new Mills Peak Trail near Graeagle discovered that they were not the only ones who take advantage of the secluded wilderness.

  More than eight mountain bikers and hikers reported a construction debris dump to the Forest Service that Saturday. The trash was dumped illegally directly on the trail near Summerhouse Mohawk Chapman Road by Gold Lake Highway.

  Snow survey teams from the Lassen National Forest recently collected annual snow data information, which is now available to the public. These surveys are conducted to determine the water content in the accumulated snowfall. The information is collected for the state of California and is used primarily for stream flow forecasting.

  Plumas County supervisors say they would rather go to jail than return any of the Secure Rural Schools funding that has already been received.

  “What happens if we don’t send the money back?” Supervisor Sherrie Thrall asked during the board’s April 2 meeting. “What happens if we say ‘kiss off’?”