Category Archives: Photos

Community Support at the Song Sparrow Bridge Ribbon Cutting

We are proud to be part of an amazing community that recognizes the health benefits of parks and trails and wholeheartedly supports outdoor recreation! On September 19, we celebrated the completion of our work at Northern State Recreation Area with an open house at the Port of Skagit SWIFT Center and a Ribbon Cutting CeremonyContinue reading “Community Support at the Song Sparrow Bridge Ribbon Cutting”

2025: Putting the Final Touches on Hill Creek Trail, Pumphouse Trail, and Elk Trail

While we completed work at Song Sparrow Bridge in the spring of 2025, we also put the final touches on the Northern State Trail System. With excellent weather and record-setting turnouts, our dedicated volunteer crews tended to the details that make this trail a peaceful escape into nature. We held several “special sessions” with smallContinue reading “2025: Putting the Final Touches on Hill Creek Trail, Pumphouse Trail, and Elk Trail”

2022-2023: Building the Elevated Segment of the Pumphouse Trail

When the Pumphouse Bridge was complete, we celebrated! Now we could cross the creek with power carriers and materials to build the first section of the Pumphouse Trail. When we explored the trail routing in 2019, Hansen Creek had recently flooded, covering the lower meadow with heavy clay mud. Because it was such a beautifulContinue reading “2022-2023: Building the Elevated Segment of the Pumphouse Trail”

2021-2022: Building the Pumphouse Bridge

Work on the Pumphouse Bridge began in the fall of 2021. When the overwater work was put on pause during the salmon run from November to March, our volunteer crew concentrated on building the switchback trail. Working with our backs to the water, every time we heard a splash💦splash💦splash💦, we would turn to watch aContinue reading “2021-2022: Building the Pumphouse Bridge”

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”

Trail Update: Work Party Plan for April 26, 2025

Schedule 8:45 am: Sign-in at parking lot, then we’ll walk to the Elk Trail Head together, about 1/2 mile or 15-minute walk. 9 am: Meet at Elk Trail Head for safety talk and team assignments. Hand out t-shirts for new volunteers and take group photo. 9:30-12: Divide into assigned teams and get to work! ⚒️Continue reading “Trail Update: Work Party Plan for April 26, 2025”

Rain or Shine: Volunteers Caring for Local Trails Amid Federal Uncertainty

Volunteers with Skagit Trail Builders completed rock work on 10 culverts, walked miles and miles to deliver rock sand for trail capping, and completed much needed restoration work at Northern State Recreation Area on March 8, 2025.

While our local trail system isn’t directly impacted by the recent federal layoffs, we’re feeling the ripple effects throughout our trail community.