Category Archives: More Updates

Trail Update: Build Year Report 2024-2025

Our 2024-2025 Build Year was our best year yet. We hosted 18 work parties engaging with 205 volunteers who donated over 4,000 hours of their time. 18% of our volunteer hours were contributed by youth under the age of 18! 25% of hours came from college and career-age people, 18-49. 57% of hours were givenContinue reading “Trail Update: Build Year Report 2024-2025”

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”

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”

Congratulations to our Youth Leaders, Sativa and RJ, for earning a letter in Varsity in Volunteerism!

Congratulations to our Youth Leaders, Sativia and RJ, for earning a letter in Varsity in Volunteerism! Students who complete 100 hours of service are awarded a varsity letter in volunteerism during the spring central celebration ceremony. Sativa received special recognition for logging more than 200 hours during the program year. Skagit Trail Builders is nowContinue reading “Congratulations to our Youth Leaders, Sativa and RJ, for earning a letter in Varsity in Volunteerism!”

2025-2026 Youth Leader positions

Update July 24, 2025 We have an awesome student joining us in September 2025 as one of our new Youth Leaders. We have a second opening to fill for someone great. The deadline has been extended until the role is filled. Read on for more details…. Congratulations to our 2024-2025 Youth Leaders! Sativia, Shylee, Alex,Continue reading “2025-2026 Youth Leader positions”

A Mid-Summer Trail & Bridge Update: July 31 2024

We’ve been getting a lot of questions from our community about North Bridge construction. Here’s the latest from Skagit County Parks and Rec: We are looking forward to the next progress update from the county and will inform our volunteer community as soon as we know more! In the meantime, we are planning for ourContinue reading “A Mid-Summer Trail & Bridge Update: July 31 2024”

Trail Update: Finishing Hill Creek Trail just in time for summer visitors!

June 22 is our last volunteer work party before we take summer break! Our goal is to complete the Hill Creek Loop Trail so that summer visitors enjoy a level and compact surface surrounded by trees, grass, and wild flowers. We’ll also be working on a bonus loop, removing sod and building up the treadContinue reading “Trail Update: Finishing Hill Creek Trail just in time for summer visitors!”