Skagit Trail Builders

Trail Update: Our Goal for Dec 9 Work Party

Our goal for the Dec 9 work party is to extend Hill Creek Trail to the “Big Meadow”. Volunteers for all ages, sizes, and ability are encouraged to join in helping develop this amazing community part in Sedro Woolley, WA. No experience required. Bring your good humor, willingness to learn and get muddy! Learn moreContinue reading “Trail Update: Our Goal for Dec 9 Work Party”

Trail Update: Photos from our Nov 11, 2023 Work Party

Here’s a few photos from our Nov 11, 2023 work party. Volunteers cleared organic debris and spread mineral soil, helping us achieve our goal of extending the trail to the 1.5 mile mark! It was a wet, but productive day, thanks to the work of our awesome community of folks willing to work rain orContinue reading “Trail Update: Photos from our Nov 11, 2023 Work Party”

Trail Update: Trail Goals for Nov 11 Work Party

The year is coming to a close. We’ve got just 2 work parties left in 2023 and boy-o-boy, do we have goals! We have completed over 1.25 miles of Hill Creek Trail. Our goal for our Nov 11 work party is to reach the 1.5 mile mark (more or less). Take a look at theContinue reading “Trail Update: Trail Goals for Nov 11 Work Party”

A few photos from our Oct 28 2023 work party

Thanks to our new interns, RJ and Sativia, for snapping photos during the Oct 28 work party!

Hey! We have interns!

We are so excited to welcome our first ever interns! Sativia and RJ first started volunteering with us through their involvement with Sedro Woolley High School Earth Club. They’ve been reliable volunteers, eager learners, and a lot of fun to work with. It’s been our goal for a while to develop more leaders and growContinue reading “Hey! We have interns!”

Advocacy Alert: Please Support (C23-3 OSRSI) Allowed Uses Amendment on Oct 24, 2023

Skagit Trail Builders asks you Please Support (C23-3 OSRSI) Allowed Uses Amendment! On Skagit County’s 2023 Docket of Proposed Policy, Code, and Map Amendments: “Amend SCC 14.16.500(3) to allow trails to be a permitted use in the OSRSI zone, while trailheads are kept as an administrative special use.” This amendment will remove some of theContinue reading “Advocacy Alert: Please Support (C23-3 OSRSI) Allowed Uses Amendment on Oct 24, 2023”

Trail Update: Volunteers at the October 14 Work Party.

What a crew! We had 24 volunteers join our trail work party on Saturday, October 14, 2023. They moved loads and loads of mineral soil from the borrow pit to build up the trail surface. Along with our core volunteer crew, we were joined by many new faces. (The best part of this project isContinue reading “Trail Update: Volunteers at the October 14 Work Party.”

Advocacy Update: Skagit Trail Builders attends the Washington State Trails Caucus

“Hey! I know you!” JT of Skagit Trail Builders ran into Sterling of Pacific Northwest Trail Association at the Washington State Trails Caucus on Mercer Island. (PNTA’s office is located in Sedro Woolley, right behind the Bull Pen Bar and Grill!) Trail advocates and representatives from organizations and agencies gathered to discuss statewide planning, grantContinue reading “Advocacy Update: Skagit Trail Builders attends the Washington State Trails Caucus”

Trail Update: We finished another 1000′ of Hill Creek Trail!

We had a great turn out-out at our Sept 23 work party. Thanks, Volunteers! We couldn’t do it without you! The “pit crew” filled buckets and buckets (and buckets) of soil from the borrow pit. We had 2 power carriers running soil from the pit to the team spreading it on the trail. Up aheadContinue reading “Trail Update: We finished another 1000′ of Hill Creek Trail!”

Trail Update: The plan for our Sept 23 volunteer work party

Saturday, Sept 23 (2023) we are working on the borrow pit! We will spend the morning excavating a few more loads to spread on the trail.After lunch, we’ll be de-commissioning it! What the heck does that mean? It means we will be filling the hole with logs and organic material, then transplanting ferns. Visually, it’sContinue reading “Trail Update: The plan for our Sept 23 volunteer work party”