This will be our second volunteer work party on Winfield Trail on (Port of Skagit) SWIFT Center property in Sedro-Woolley, WA.

At our first session on September 27, the crew made excellent progress building a rock wall and creating level trail tread. At this work party, we will continue routing Winfield Trail through the trees on the north side of Brickyard Creek.

Our objectives for Oct 11:

Stabilize clay soil and wet areas with 1.25″ rock chips (no fines)

Add rock cobbles to stabilize corners and the trail-side where needed

Finish the trail re-route to bypass a hill that’s too steep

Fill identified areas with approved mineral soil

Begin rock capping (potentially)

Schedule:

8:45 am Sign-in at Trailhead:

Please note new parking area for volunteers is located on the gravel road behind Trevennen Hall. Directions can be found here.

Volunteer Parking is located on the gravel road behind Trevennan Hall, a historic building located at Northern State Hospital in Sedro-Woolley, WA. It housed the nursing staff when the hospital was in operation from approximately 1912-1972. Photo: Google Maps.

9:00 am:

JT & Paul lead introductions, make announcements, explain today’s work and set-up teams. Safety Talk, T-shirts & Group Photo.

9:45-noon: Let’s build a trail!

Noon: Lunch

1:00 pm: Back to work

3:00 pm: Organize and put away tools

4:00 pm: Sign out

Teams

Roving Lead : Paul

Walk between teams making sure everyone has the tools & materials they need, that they are working safely and efficiently – providing guidance & answering questions.

Loading Power Carriers : JT

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

Power Carrier Drivers (2 people)

Lead : Kip

Description: Carry rock and gravel from the staging area to our work sites. Only two are expected to be needed for hauling materials, but we will have the third on hand to be used as needed.

Hill Bypass

Lead: Lynn

Description: Shaping for drianage and hardening the established bypass using a combination of rock and mineral soil.

Rock wall & grade reversals

Lead: Jerry

Description: Trench out soil and build a single high (1-man rock) wall at identified corner. Develop grade reversals downhill of the re-route on the straightway.

Hardening

Lead: Craig

Description: Stabilize clay soils with 1.25” rock chips (no fines) compacted into the trail tread. As needed only.

**Additional teams will be determined on Friday afternoon after we evaluate conditions and materials delivered.

Skagit Trail Builders

Skagit Trail Builders is a program of United General District 304.

The trails at Northern State Recreation Area are the result of our partnership with Skagit County Parks and Recreation, the Port of Skagit, the City of Sedro-Woolley, and our incredible community of volunteers!