Author Archives: Skagit Trail Builders

Our Saturday, May 22nd session went extremely well. Kalin, Jerry and Lindsey (above) worked at Thompson Pond. Kalin and Lindsey spread chips, to suppress ivy growth, as Jerry (center photo) hauled away the ivy debris. As these photos show (Adam’s) other work was being done. Thank you Adam for stepping up, to be trained asContinue reading “May 22nd, 2021…”

Tuesday, May 18th Amos, Jerry, Art (from left to right) and I took on a special project. We moved a Japanese Maple, and a couple shrubs from a house in Sedro-Woolley to the Pump-house Trail. They had outgrown their planters and home. It turned out to be a significant undertaking, as these additional photos show…Continue reading “May 18th, 2021…”

Machine work “to get ready” was required…   We’re ready for the May 22nd session. For more photos click special session photos.   To volunteer please contact us, and follow us on Facebook. Thanks!

Ivy, Ivy and more Ivy – at Thompson Pond…   May 8th most of us worked on Ivy at the pond. Pictured above, Dean Taylor and Jerry Granahan at the dumpster. Others can be seen at work in our May 8th session gallery.   Removing sod to connect the Brickyard Creek Trail to the pondContinue reading “May 8th, 2021…”

Lunchtime, adjacent to Thompson Pond…   May 8th is our next volunteer session, and spots are still open. Last session, April 24th, the trail and restoration groups filled their rosters.   Achieving our Earth Day goal, to fill our rosters, resulted in the most “single session hours” of the year. Please consider volunteering!   ToContinue reading “April 24th, 2021…”

Lunch at the entrance to the SWIFT Center.   We host two events; one trail building, the other doing restoration work – as recently written about in an article in the Skagit Valley Herald.   We meet at the entrance to the SWIFT Center. It’s fun, checkout our session gallery. To become a volunteer pleaseContinue reading “April 10th, 2021…”

The new restoration group (above) is doing well. We are pleased. Looking at our volunteer hours, March compared to January and February, our hours have increased by over fifty (50) percent. Now with better weather we hope to fill more of our available volunteer positions… At the March 27th session we had three projects goingContinue reading “March 27th, 2021…”

This is our new restoration group, working at the entrance to the SWIFT Center.   We now host two outdoor events, each separate, one trail building the other does restoration work. We meet at the entrance to the SWIFT Center, and park at Thompson Pond.   This was the restoration group’s first session, volunteering onContinue reading “March 13th, 2021 – Restoration…”

What’s the “Pump-house Trail Loop” you ask? The Pump-house Trail boarders a creek, at its north end it joins a roadway. The two form what has become a very popular trail loop.   The roadway (pictured above) was prone to getting muddy. At this session six (6) volunteers rocked the roadway, so the trail loopContinue reading “March 13th, 2021 – Trail Crew…”