Blooming mushrooms, silty rushing water, and ferns reaching for the rain. We took time to enjoy the trail we are building at Northern State Recreation in Sedro Woolley, WA this past wet weekend. We get back to work with our wonderful volunteer community on Saturday, Oct 26, rain or shine. Grab your rain gear andContinue reading “Video: A Walk at Hill Creek Trail in October”
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Trail Update: Photos from our Oct 12 work party
Gorgeous weather and an amazing team of volunteers made for incredible day of trail building on Oct 12! Our next volunteer work party is Saturday, Oct 26, 2024. We will be continuing the work on Hill Creek Trail at Northern State Recreation Area in Sedro Woolley, WA. All ages, sizes and skill sets are welcome.Continue reading “Trail Update: Photos from our Oct 12 work party”
North Bridge Update
The contractor’s crew is making progress Concrete footings have been installed on each side of the creek. Last week they were able to move the 55′ beams (3,025 lbs each) from the staging area to the bridge site. How did they move the beams? The beams were pulled by the contractor’s mini excavator using cablesContinue reading “North Bridge Update”
Trail Update: Capping Hill Creek Trail on Oct 12
We had an amazingly productive and fun work party on Sept 28! At our next work party, on Oct 12, we are picking up where we left off on final capping of Hill Creek Trail at Northern State Recreation Area in Sedro Woolley, WA. Like last session, we’ll be working at the north end ofContinue reading “Trail Update: Capping Hill Creek Trail on Oct 12”
Trail Partners Present at the Washington State Trails Conference
On Saturday, Oct 5, partners from Skagit County Parks and Recreation, United General Hospital, and Skagit Trail Builders came together to present at the Washington State Trails Conference in Wenatchee, WA. Titled “A Repurposing Project with Purpose”, partners shared the story of how Northern Recreation Area has been transformed from an abandoned mental hospital andContinue reading “Trail Partners Present at the Washington State Trails Conference”
Trail Updates: Borrow Pit to Trail Surface
We enjoyed a most excellent volunteer work party on September 28! We worked on the connector trail for North Bridge, near the Big Rock, mining soil to create a smooth, level, sustainable trail surface. Using native soil has lots of benefits:1. Looks natural2. Low cost (we don’t have to buy it!)3. More convenient (we don’tContinue reading “Trail Updates: Borrow Pit to Trail Surface”
Trail Update: Our plan for the Sept 28 work party
At our last work party, we enjoyed putting some finishing touches on the Bonus Loop. While there is still more work to do there, we are going to switch gears and move to the other end of Hill Creek Trail near the Big Rock. Last year we created an impressive borrow pit harvesting native soilContinue reading “Trail Update: Our plan for the Sept 28 work party”
Trail Update: We Built a Wildflower Garden
We had a great day on Sept 14 with lots of fun chat and laughs while we worked on the Bonus Loop. One team worked on capping the trail with mineral soil. Another worked on removing briars that were encroaching the path. A third team focused on clearing blackberries and creating a welcoming entrance toContinue reading “Trail Update: We Built a Wildflower Garden”
Trail Update: Sept 14 Work Party at Hill Creek Trail
We are looking forward to welcoming our volunteers back on Sept 14! Our plan is to put the finishing touches on Hill Creek Trail and the bonus loop. We will build up the trail tread using mineral soil and concentrate on trail side restoration: We are also happy to share that two of our YouthContinue reading “Trail Update: Sept 14 Work Party at Hill Creek Trail”
Getting ready for a new build season with a new poster
We are looking forward to gathering with our trail community on Sept 14 for our first work party of the 2024-2025 build season! There’s been a lot going on behind the scenes this summer to prep for fall work parties – creating a 2018-2024 project report, drafting our 2024-2025 plan, ordering new tools, calculating materials,Continue reading “Getting ready for a new build season with a new poster”
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