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Trail Update: Catching garden snakes and training drivers

A little sunshine makes all the difference! We had a fun work party on May 11. Our volunteers mixed some play into their work catching garden snakes, playing with a visiting dog and some pack goats (sorry we didn’t get a good picture of that – maybe someone can send us their photo?) Kip trainedContinue reading “Trail Update: Catching garden snakes and training drivers”

Trail Update: The Plan for our May 11 Work Party

Here’s the plan for Saturday, May 11, 2024. We are working in the upper meadow (also known as the Big Meadow or Wildflower Meadow) where Hill Creek Trail connects to create a loop. 1. Trail Tread: finish placing, spreading, and compacting mineral soil. 2. Finish hauling off sod, soil, and organic debris from the trailContinue reading “Trail Update: The Plan for our May 11 Work Party”

Trail Update: Blackberry control and trail progress with the Mountaineers!

On Saturday, April 27, twenty-three (23) volunteers from the Mountaineers GoHike Course joined our crew of local volunteers, bringing our team total up to 50. That’s our biggest turn-out yet! The Hill Creek Trail Loop is nearing completion. Our contractor roughed in the trail by removing turf, connecting the loop. Volunteers built up the surfaceContinue reading “Trail Update: Blackberry control and trail progress with the Mountaineers!”

Trail Update: The Mountaineers & The Plan for our April 27th Work Party

Photos: GoHikers volunteer with Skagit Trail Builders in June 2023. The Mountaineers GoHike Course Our April 27th work party is setting a new record. Thanks to efforts of Liz McNett Crowl, leaders and participants from The Mountaineers GoHike Course will be joining us this session, raising our roster from 30 to 60! WE LOVE IT.Continue reading “Trail Update: The Mountaineers & The Plan for our April 27th Work Party”

Trail Update: Skagit Alpine Club clears the connector trail to the north bridge site AND the plan for April 13

Are you excited about the new bridge? We are! The beams have been delivered and on April 6 Skagit Alpine Club cleared the connector trail linking Hill Creek Trail to the bridge site. They were an enthusiastic, curious, super-fun crew to work with. And, so fast! We accomplished far more in this specially scheduled sessionContinue reading “Trail Update: Skagit Alpine Club clears the connector trail to the north bridge site AND the plan for April 13”

Trail Update: Forty-eight Volunteers at our March 23 work party.

Straight up, friends….the weather was terrible! Rain, rain, and lots more rain. But, we had a great crew and made good progress on Hill Creek Trail. Students and parents from the Kids-N-K9s 4H Club worked on digging blackberries in the wildflower meadow (aka “The Big Meadow”). They worked through the wet weather with songs andContinue reading “Trail Update: Forty-eight Volunteers at our March 23 work party.”

Trail Update: Video! The Plan for Saturday, March 23, 2024.

We are expecting 50 volunteers for our Saturday, March 23 work party! That’s a record for us! We are going to split the crew up into 6-7 teams. Here’s the plan: Meet at the corner of Hub Dr and Planters Rd (Northern State Hospital campus) at 8:45 to sign in and grab a coffee. WeContinue reading “Trail Update: Video! The Plan for Saturday, March 23, 2024.”

Trail Update: Good people, good times, and good progress at our March 9 work party

Wind gusts and a few rain drops couldn’t keep our crew away from their favorite trail project! We had another great day thanks to our marvelous community of volunteers. They showed up with open hearts and good humor, ready to learn, work hard, and make progress on this amazing community asset. One team worked onContinue reading “Trail Update: Good people, good times, and good progress at our March 9 work party”