Author Archives: Skagit Trail Builders

Trail Update: Valentine’s Day on Quarry Trail

Happy Valentine’s Day to all the trail lovers who donated their time to Quarry Trail on Feb 14, 2026! Beth from United General District 304 treated us to decadent butter cookies cleverly decorated with the STB logo! How’s that for love? We couldn’t have asked for a better crew to help us accomplish our goalsContinue reading “Trail Update: Valentine’s Day on Quarry Trail”

Trail Update: Work Party plan for Feb 14, 2026

Background The Port of Skagit is developing the spur trail to the top of South Knoll. Pit run and rock were recently delivered to the base of the south knoll, utilizing section 3. Because of the uncertainty of the timeline, the Port has decided that they will finish section 3, freeing us up to potentiallyContinue reading “Trail Update: Work Party plan for Feb 14, 2026”

Trail Update: Freezing Temps and Sunshine! Building Quarry Trail on January 24.

In spite of freezing temperatures, we had a solid turn-out of 22 volunteers at our January 24, 2026 work party. We had a late-breaking change to our work party plan, shifting our focus from final capping on section 3, to prep, rock walls, and restoration on section 2. (Love those kind of details? (Read theContinue reading “Trail Update: Freezing Temps and Sunshine! Building Quarry Trail on January 24.”

Trail Update: Our Work Party plan for Saturday, January 24, 2026…Building Quarry Trail!

Join us Saturday, January 24, 2026 as we are continue building Quarry Trail on Port of Skagit property to expand the Northern State Trail System! About the Project Quarry Trail connects with Sedro-Woolley’s newly developed Olmsted Park, creating loops with Brickyard Creek Trail and Winfield Trails, passing landmarks from the Historic Northern State Hospital. WeContinue reading “Trail Update: Our Work Party plan for Saturday, January 24, 2026…Building Quarry Trail!”

Trail Update: Good times building Quarry Trail…photos and video from our Jan 10, 2026 work party

For planning purposes, Quarry Trail is divided into 3 sections (see map below). On January 10, 2026, our volunteer crew made excellent progress! The trail surface is nearly complete on Section 3; out-sloped, drained, and compacted for sustainability and trail user’s enjoyment. Our restoration crew did their magic so this segment of trail looks likeContinue reading “Trail Update: Good times building Quarry Trail…photos and video from our Jan 10, 2026 work party”

Trail Update: New Year, New Trail!

The plan for our Jan 10, 2026 volunteer work party We are continuing our work on Port of Skagit property expanding the Northern State Trail System. In November 2025, we completed our work on Winfield Trail. Our December work party was cancelled due to the flood event; however Port staff completed the lawn crossing andContinue reading “Trail Update: New Year, New Trail!”

Skagit Flooding 2025: How you can help with disaster relief and recovery

We canceled our volunteer work party scheduled for December 13, 2025 due to the historic flood event brought on by this week’s atmospheric river. Flooding in lowland areas has prompted road closures, and forced many in our community to close their businesses and evacuate their homes. Instead of volunteering with us, we encourage you toContinue reading “Skagit Flooding 2025: How you can help with disaster relief and recovery”

December 13 Work Party Cancelled

Dear Friends and Supporters, We are cancelling our volunteer work party scheduled for Dec 13. The rain this week has been extreme, flooding lowland areas and prompting road closures. While our work at the Port of Skagit SWIFT Center property does not present a direct safety concern to our volunteers, we recognize that current drivingContinue reading “December 13 Work Party Cancelled”