Skagit Trail Builders

Capping of the Pump-house Trail continues. More than half of the mile long trail has been completed. Please take a look at our session gallery, or join us for a virtual hike…

Going forward, alternates for the December 12th session are needed, along with positions on the January 9th, and January 23rd sessions.

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Sunday, November 1st was gorgeous! It was so nice that people circled the parking lot waiting for an open space. The growing popularity of the Veterans Park is wonderful.

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In addition to capping, volunteers installed a culvert, as our photos show. Capping of the Pump-house Trail is now expected to continue for “at least” two more sessions.

The November 14th session is full, but spots remain on the December 12th and January 9th sessions. Please contact us to add your name to our special session roster!

Volunteer sessions resumed on October 10th. Ballast rock, shown in the last post, was covered with 5/8″ minus crushed. Capping will continue at the upcoming session.

That October 24th session is full, but spots on both the November 14th and December 12th sessions remain open.

Hopefully we will be able to add a third group of five volunteers, so work on a new trail can begin. It’s called the Brickyard Creek Trail, and can be viewed on this map.

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On Saturday October 10th volunteer sessions resumed. Above is that ballast rock that we capped, seen in our session gallery.

Our next session is October 24th. We will be capping again, but loading power carriers with a machine, and compacting with a plate compactor. Machine loading will increase our material moving capacity, while freeing up volunteers to do other work.

Many changes to how we volunteer needed to be made. We are thankful for the support of our friends at United General. They helped create the safety protocols we use, provided masks and other safety materials. Thanks!

If interested, please contact us to add your name to our special session roster!

You can see what’s planned for the next few sessions. Hardened tails can be enjoyed year round, and remain sustainable for generations.

Volunteering during the virus will be challenging, but we feel fortunate, United General is working with us to create our safety protocol.

“Special session” volunteers are asked to arrive in a mask. We will have masks for replacement, or if an upgrade is desired. We share United General’s view that safety must come first!

Early this year we were pleased with our group’s increasing momentum. Now we must do our very best to rebuild what has been lost.

If interested, please contact us to add your name to our special session roster!

In mid-October we will go back to work. Why October? Because having moisture in the ground helps us as we work to harden a trail tread.

Our first project will be capping the Pumphouse Trail. We will need help filling buckets, that will be loaded in the power carrier, and taken to the trail for spreading and compaction.

We will follow public health guidelines; ones that limit group size, that promote social distancing and other important safety measures.

Volunteers needed. Experience with hand tools is preferred, but not required.

Please think about having your name added to our special session roster…

While “public” volunteer sessions remain on hold, machine rough-in of trails continues. Jerry, our crew leader, stands mid-trail (above) on a new trail that work began on earlier this month.

At the same time, Skagit County is improving the Veteran’s Park, and United General District 304 is launching a social media campaign for us. We feel fortunate to have such wonderful partners.

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