Author Archives: Skagit Trail Builders

Mount Vernon Trail Builders was one of four participants in the Skagit Valley Food Co-Op‘s Token for Tomorrow program. This program raised $220.30 for our organization. Thank you to the Co-Op and those of you who contributed to our program.

We had 16 volunteers turn out for a great work session on July 23rd. It was a beautiful day and we accomplished a lot. We began work improving an old trail that will serve as a bypass around Fred’s Trail. Art worked at the front of the crew bushwhacking a path through the bushes beneathContinue reading “Work has begun on our latest trail”

This weekend we will begin work on a new multi-use trail system linking Sidewinder to Down South on the south side of Little Mountain. This will be composed of several new multi-use trails. This project was made possible because our hiking friends, on the south side, have agreed to work with us. We flagged theContinue reading “Saturday July 23rd we begin work on a new trail”

Friends, followers, and trail builders, Good news, our plan has come together. We’re doing something different. Paul Marczin, an experienced Restoration Ecologist, is leading an effort to ensure the general health of our trail corridor. So this is also a learning session. Paul will be leading our effort to put the finishing touches on ourContinue reading “Join us tomorrow, Saturday July 9th”

Last Friday we walked our newest trail, La-Z-Boy, with a Restoration Ecologist. He’d donated some trees and expressed an interest in our work. Given how wet it has been our group was considering a planting in a few places along our trail corridor. His recommendations were: · The native vegetation looks good, additional planting isContinue reading “Keeping Little Mountain Park healthy and natural”

During our last session gravel was distributed down the service road in order to help make it a little less muddy. The weather was great and the wildflowers were in bloom.

Our plan is to focus on the Service Road, which connects the park access road to the top of the trail Huff-N-Puff, putting in drains and graveling. We’re going to finish up early so we can go to the Big Rock Café & Grocery. This session falls on the day of the Mount Vernon ParksContinue reading “Please join us June 11th for another work session”

This Saturday we will be putting the finishing touches on our La-Z-Boy drainage projects. The third bridge was built last session. Come on out and see it. The Esteps have also said they will be bringing their soup at lunchtime, always a trail builder favorite.

On May 22 13 volunteers turned out in the morning rain to work on Fred’s Trail. As the day progressed they turned an old, eroded, steep, scramble route into a still challenging, safer, more sustainable trail. A strong and skilled group worked on steep and slippery terrain building crib and fill steps, stone steps andContinue reading “May 22 work on Fred’s Trail was a great success”

Sundays are not our normal work party day so we thought we’d send out a reminder about the work party scheduled for this Sunday. It would be great to see you!