Our work at Northern State Recreation Area is nearly complete. We are excited about our upcoming plans on Port of Skagit property! This summer our leadership team will wrap up a few projects at NSRA, including installation of a Wind Phone. On Sept 13, 2025 we will host our final volunteer work party in theContinue reading “Trail Update: Proposed Trails on Port of Skagit Property”
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Trail Update: Record-Setting Attendance at our Final Work Party of the Season
We concluded our build season with record-setting attendance! Fifty-six volunteers brought their enthusiasm, energy, and positive vibes to the final workday of the 2024-2025 build season, June 28, helping us achieve our goals. 🌿 We completed the planned restoration work at the Pump House Bridge, planting ferns and spreading topsoil. 🌿 We successfully raised andContinue reading “Trail Update: Record-Setting Attendance at our Final Work Party of the Season”
New Power Carrier! Thanks to the Skagit Community Foundation and United General District 304
We are thrilled to have been awarded a generous grant by the Skagit Community Foundation that enabled us to purchase a new Canycom power carrier! This funding represents far more than financial backing; it demonstrates the community’s support for our mission and the incredible work of our volunteers and partners. This essential piece of equipmentContinue reading “New Power Carrier! Thanks to the Skagit Community Foundation and United General District 304”
Trail Update: Work Party Plan for Saturday, June 28
Only one volunteer work party (June 28) left before we break for summer. ☀️ Over the summer our leadership team will finish up the wind phone, a few small projects identified in our scope of work, and our build plan for fall. In September we will dedicate one more volunteer session to preparing the trailContinue reading “Trail Update: Work Party Plan for Saturday, June 28”
Video: Beautiful rock work and fern plantings at the Pump House Bridge
What is the difference between a path that gets you from point A to point B and a trail that brings you joy and fills your soul? Beauty! On Saturday, June 14, twenty eight volunteers joined us for a day of trail beautification. One team worked on Pump House Loop, raking up organic debris fromContinue reading “Video: Beautiful rock work and fern plantings at the Pump House Bridge”
Trail Update: Work Party Plan for June 14, 2025
Scope of Work: June 2025 We are nearing the finish line on our project on park property! Only two work parties left before we break for summer. In September we will dedicate one more volunteer session to preparing the trail for the Sept 19 Ribbon Cutting at Song Sparrow Bridge before we moveContinue reading “Trail Update: Work Party Plan for June 14, 2025”
Video: Documentary by Sedro-Woolley High School Students
A few months ago our trail crew was joined by Sedro-Woolley High School Video Instructor, Jason Dilley, and student Avi, for a day of filming volunteer interviews. They recently shared their finished work. Thanks, Jason and students! Watch the 5-minute documentary, featuring our Youth Leaders, Sativia and RJ, volunteer Robert (pronounced Row-Bear….he’s the French TeacherContinue reading “Video: Documentary by Sedro-Woolley High School Students”
In the News: A New Trail by Jack Hartt
A New Trail Jack Hartt May. 29 2025 Originally published by Hiking Close to Home and Anacortes Now We venture a little east of our islands for this week’s hike… Before white folks, streamside wetlands and rolling hills filled this land above the plains of the Skagit flats. Beavers created ponds; salmon swam the streams;Continue reading “In the News: A New Trail by Jack Hartt”
Trailhead BBQ: June 28, RSVP by June 25
We are celebrating the successful completion of our 2024-2025 build year AND the amazing community of volunteers who made it possible with a trailhead BBQ! Join us Saturday, June 28 for a day of volunteering and wrap party at the trailhead. RSVP by Weds, June 25 by signing up for the work party Menu: Activities:Continue reading “Trailhead BBQ: June 28, RSVP by June 25”
Trail Update: New Map and New Trail Names
Great news for trail users! With our work on the Hill Creek / Pump House trail system nearly complete, the county has done a final survey and produced a new map with mileage notes. And, along with the new map, came refreshed names. Please note the changes: Total mileage….about 3 miles! (We had been guessingContinue reading “Trail Update: New Map and New Trail Names”
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