Trail Update: Work Party Plan for May 10, 2025

⚒️ On May 10, 2025, we welcome volunteers from the Skagit Alpine Club ⚒️

It is spring in the Pacific Northwest West – that means be prepared for all types of weather! We recommend dressing in layers, sturdy shoes, and a rain coat. Wear sunscreen and have insect repellent on hand.

Bring lunch and water. We’ll have hot drinks and granola bars 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, then we’ll walk to the Elk Trail Head together, about 1/2 mile or 15-minute walk.

9 am: Meet at Elk Trail Head for safety talk and team assignments. Hand out t-shirts for new volunteers and take group photo.

9:30-12: Divide into assigned teams and get to work! ⚒️

Noon: Lunch 

12:45-3: Reorganize teams and then it’s back to work (we might be moving to the Pump House Trail Head after lunch, depending on how the work goes) ⚒️

3-4 pm: Clean up and organize tools. Deliver to tool shed.

4:30 pm: Planning Meeting (by Invitation)

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Teams

1. Rock Sand Capping (4-6 people)

Leads: TBD

• Complete rock sand capping from the Pump House Trail to the Elk Trail Head
• If we finish before lunch, we’ll move to the Pump House Trail Head for final capping of the elevated trail on Hill Creek Trail 😃

2. Power Carrier Drivers (4 people)

Lead: Kip

• Carry rock and gravel from the trail head to our rock sand capping crew.

3. Restoration Crew (Everybody else)

Leads: Lynn

• Decommission equipment access trail on the Song Sparrow Connector Trail. Transplant ferns, move logs, spread organic material.
• If we finish before lunch, we’ll move to the Pump House Trail Head to cut briars and plant wildflower seed in the Big Meadow 🌼🌸🪻

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