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On Saturday, February 22nd we held our third session of the year. It was a great session, with no rain and a notable surprise. Fifteen (15) SERVE GROUP members from Radius Church became this year’s first “guest group,” and set a very high bar: Youngest volunteer (above) at 2-1/2 years. Their group “alone” put inContinue reading “Building Walls, Tread & Planting Prep (2/22/20) …”

On Saturday, February 8th work on the Pump House Trail continued. We enjoyed another session without rain, and great working conditions. Our eleven (11) volunteers did some very impressive work. Pictured above, in addition to Jerry (on the left), three (3) SWHS students; Zoe, Romel and Marcelino, along with Germaine – of the SW CityContinue reading “Second Session of 2020 (2/8/20) …”

On Saturday, January 25th work on the Pump House Trail resumed. We enjoyed a break in the rain (for a day), so we had great working conditions. We had fun, our eleven (11) volunteers did some really good work. Pictured above, Art explained what was planned for the session. The gallery shows us grubbing roots,Continue reading “Our 2020 Sessions Begin (1/25/20) …”

In our first year volunteering on the Northern State Regional Trails Project our group put in one thousand one hundred and seventeen (1,117) volunteer hours. Together two “Guest Groups” put in two hundred and thirty-nine (239) hours, which was twenty-one (21) percent of 2019’s total volunteer hours. Cascade Job Corps students and faculty attended fiveContinue reading “A recap of 2019, before launching the 2020 build year – Saturday (1/25) …”

Skagit County Parks and Recreation hauled and spread eight (8) truck loads of crushed rock on the worst sections of the park’s service road. They bought more hand tools, serviced the power carrier, and provided the first of the trail signs we needed – so we’re all set. Thanks SCPR! Highlighted is the Pump HouseContinue reading “The Trails Plan for Early 2020 …”

There was so much rain that the tools and portable toilet could not be moved to the trailhead. We hate canceling a session, but it was unavoidable. We’re sorry, we’ll try again on Saturday 1/25.

Cascades Job Corps students and staff. Job Corps on 12/14/19 broke their own single session record by eight (8) hours. It was also their fifth “Guest Group” appearance this year, which we’ve never had before – so that’s another record. With their help we broke our volunteer hours goal, with 1,117 hours – and theirContinue reading “Job Corps Students – Top Guest Group of 2019. Congratulations!”

Cascades Job Corps students and staff. The November 9th session was amazing! Our “Guest Group” Cascades Job Corps (shown above), with their twelve (12) volunteers put in forty-three (43) hours, that helped set a ‘single session record’ of one hundred and twenty-seven (127) volunteer hours. Of note this is the fourth “Guest Group” appearance byContinue reading “Another Record! Job Corps students & faculty does it again (11/9/19) …”

Pictured is the next trail section being built. Work on the Pump House Trail continues. Our “Guest Group” will be the Cascade Job Corps students, and the Estep family is again bringing lunch. It will be ham and bean soup, along with homemade mac and cheese. We’re hand-finishing the machine roughed-in trail (above) and gravelingContinue reading “The Upcoming Session (11/9/19) …”

On Saturday, October 12th work on the Pump House Trail continued. Turnout was up, with twelve volunteers – on Sept. 14th we had just seven. Since this year’s goal is to break one thousand hours, in November and December sessions we must do even better. Our 2020 goal is to break two thousand volunteer hours.Continue reading “Regaining Momentum (10/12/19) …”