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Getting ready for a new build season with a new poster

We are looking forward to gathering with our trail community on Sept 14 for our first work party of the 2024-2025 build season! There’s been a lot going on behind the scenes this summer to prep for fall work parties – creating a 2018-2024 project report, drafting our 2024-2025 plan, ordering new tools, calculating materials,Continue reading “Getting ready for a new build season with a new poster”

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: Thanks for a great build year!

We concluded our build year for 2023-2024 on a beautiful day, working with amazing people. The Trail! Thanks to incredible support from our community, Hill Creek Trail is now ready for summer hikes, cycling, and exploration! The trail stretches a little over 2 miles, following Hill Creek from the Pump House Bridge all the wayContinue reading “Trail Update: Thanks for a great build year!”

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!”

Trail Update: A Great Day with the Mountaineers!

Participants from the Mountaineers GoHike Course joined us on May 25, 2024, for a day of park stewardship and trail exploration. Founded by Liz McNett Crowl and a friend, the GoHike Beginners Course began in 2020. The course offers hikes and urban walks and provides training on related topics such as gear, conditioning, nutrition, hydration,Continue reading “Trail Update: A Great Day with the Mountaineers!”

Trail Update: Catching garden snakes and training drivers

A little sunshine makes all the difference! We had a fun work party on May 11. Our volunteers mixed some play into their work catching garden snakes, playing with a visiting dog and some pack goats (sorry we didn’t get a good picture of that – maybe someone can send us their photo?) Kip trainedContinue reading “Trail Update: Catching garden snakes and training drivers”

Trail Update: The Plan for our May 11 Work Party

Here’s the plan for Saturday, May 11, 2024. We are working in the upper meadow (also known as the Big Meadow or Wildflower Meadow) where Hill Creek Trail connects to create a loop. 1. Trail Tread: finish placing, spreading, and compacting mineral soil. 2. Finish hauling off sod, soil, and organic debris from the trailContinue reading “Trail Update: The Plan for our May 11 Work Party”

Trail Update: The Mountaineers & The Plan for our April 27th Work Party

Photos: GoHikers volunteer with Skagit Trail Builders in June 2023. The Mountaineers GoHike Course Our April 27th work party is setting a new record. Thanks to efforts of Liz McNett Crowl, leaders and participants from The Mountaineers GoHike Course will be joining us this session, raising our roster from 30 to 60! WE LOVE IT.Continue reading “Trail Update: The Mountaineers & The Plan for our April 27th Work Party”