Trail Update: Our Work Party Plan for March 8, 2025

We are continuing our work on Hill Creek Trail with rock sand capping and trail side restoration. It’s that time of year when the weather is unpredictable – it could be spring-time warm or winter-time cold – either way we have a good time 😃 and get things done 💪! 

We recommend dressing in layers, sturdy shoes, and a rain coat. Bring lunch and water. We’ll have hot drinks and a warming fire at the trail head.

All ages, sizes, and skill levels welcome! 

We’ve got work for everybody!!!

Schedule

8:45 am Sign-in at parking lot

9 am: Meet at Pump House Trail Head

• introductions, explain today’s work
• safety talk
• set-up teams
• handout t-shirts to new volunteers
• group photo

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Noon: Lunch at the Pump House Trail Head + Advisory Committee Meeting

Clean up: 3-4pm

Planning Meeting: 4:30 pm (by Invitation)

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Teams

Capping Bonus Loop with Rock Sand (5 people)

Leads : TBD

Description: Bonus loop is very muddy and needs to be capped with rock sand. This requires spreading and leveling with a rake and running a compactor.

Culverts on elevated trail (2-4 people)

Leads : Jerry & Jenny

• Description: Repairing and reinforcing the culverts on the elevated trail using small 1-man, 4×8, and concrete where needed.
• At culverts, create rock “walls” at edges of culverts to support larger rocks. Mound the rock over the culverts. Do not block culvert openings.

Power Carrier Drivers (4 people)

Lead : Kip

• Description: Carry rock and gravel from the Pump House Trail Head to our 2 work sites.

Restoration Crew (Everybody else – we need lots of diggers!)

Lead : Lynn

• On the bonus loop, dig up blackberry crowns 4’ back from trails edge, cut thistles, remove windfall.
• Decommission Borrow Pit 1 (edge of Big Meadow)

Roving Lead : Paul Klein

• Walk between teams making sure everyone has the tools & materials they need, are working safely and efficiently, provide guidance, answer questions.

Loading Power Carriers : JT

• Description: Load gravel and rock into power carriers using the Dingo loader.

Photo & Video: Anna MacKinnon/Jenny Sandbo

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Planning Meeting for March 22, 2025 Work Party (Dinner Count)

1. Review of March 8 work party
   1. Did we achieve our work party objectives?
   2. How did things go, in general?
   3. Improvements & ideas
2. What is our plan for March 22?
   1. Objectives
   2. Teams
   3. Materials list
   4. Equipment needs

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