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This past Saturday the weather was beautiful and we had enough volunteers that we split into two groups. One group performed maintenance and improvements on our existing trails Upper Surfer’s Way, Huff and Puff, and La-Z-Boy. The other group began work on the new Nature Trail which will connect Little Mountain Road to La-Z-Boy. WeContinue reading “Work has begun on the Nature Trail”

We’re proud to have Skagit Cycle Center as our featured group this session. The MVTB promotional wheelbarrow is out front of their Burlington shop. This Saturday we will begin work on the new nature trail which will connect Little Mountain Road to the trail system in Little Mountain Park. We will have fresh doughnuts andContinue reading “Join us for a work session this Saturday 11th”

During our January 28th session we finished two new hiking trails. The first trail, Bonnie & Clyde’s, leaves from the bottom of Fred’s Trail and heads to the west. It winds around the ridge and connects to the second new trail, Ginny’s Trail, which connects to the parking area at the top of the mountain.Continue reading “Two new trails finished on Little Mountain”

We’re very happy to have Mount Vernon Building Center as our sponsored group for our upcoming work session this Saturday, Jan 28th. Stop in and see our promotional wheelbarrow at the front counter. We have a signup sheet there in case you’d like to join us this Saturday. We are finishing a new trail onContinue reading “Mount Vernon Building Center is our featured group this Saturday”

Here’s a great video put together by MVTB member Brad Kersteins.

Come on out to Little Mountain Park to help Mount Vernon Trail Builders and our friends at Kaptein’s Ace Hardware this Saturday, January 14th. Kaptein’s Ace Hardware is our first featured volunteer group of 2012. We are looking for more groups that would like to become featured volunteer groups. Please contact us if you areContinue reading “Join Kaptein’s Ace Hardware and Mount Vernon Trail Builders for our first trail work session of 2012”

We’ve had an amazing 2011, and we’re going to start our 2012 build season with a bang. Kaptein’s ACE Hardware‘s customers is going to be our first featured group next year. Their session will be our first build session of the year, Saturday January 14th. We feel that having our display in local businesses willContinue reading “Happy New Year”

Art has been an invaluable contributor and trail building mentor to the MVTB. He just celebrated his birthday at Duthie Hill, where he also contributes his extensive trail building knowledge and skills. Happy Birthday, Art!

Come join us for another work party this Saturday. We’ll be enjoying the fall colors and continuing work on our Southern Loop project. We’ll have hot coffee and donuts from the Mount Vernon Haggen and we’ll be meeting at the top of the mountain at 10:00am. You can work for a few hours or joinContinue reading “Join us this Saturday, Nov 12th”