Category Archives: Work Parties

Trail Update: Photos from our trail day with the Mountaineers GoHike Team.

Saturday, May 23, 2026… 36 volunteers gave 239.2 hours! The day started out a little cloudy but warmed up to a beautiful spring day. Volunteers enjoyed the sunlight filtering through the delicate green leaves as they worked on final capping and restoration of Norlum Trail. Mountaineers GoHike Course Participants joined us for a day aContinue reading “Trail Update: Photos from our trail day with the Mountaineers GoHike Team.”

Trail Update: Norlum and Spike’s Trail (Work Party plan for May 23)

Background May 9, 2026 was our team’s first work party on Norlum Trail, our second phase of expanding the Northern State Trail System at SWIFT Center. Tentative plans are to connect Norlum Trail to Goat Hill, follow the perimeter of Port property along Hansen Creek. (This phase is funding dependent. More information will be releasedContinue reading “Trail Update: Norlum and Spike’s Trail (Work Party plan for May 23)”

Trail Update: Join us for our final work party on the Thompson Pond Loop Trail on April 25, 2026

🧡 Finishing the Thompson Pond Loop Trail 🧡 Join us Saturday, April 25, 2026 for a day of rock, rakes, and restoration! About the Project The Thompson Pond Loop Trail at Olmsted Park is our latest addition to the Northern State Trail System.  This easy 1/3 mile loop around the pond is hard-packed, mostly levelContinue reading “Trail Update: Join us for our final work party on the Thompson Pond Loop Trail on April 25, 2026”

Trail Update: Work Party Plan for April 11, 2026

Our work on the Thompson Pond Loop Trail at Olmsted Park continues on April 11! On March 28 we were joined by youth volunteers from Kidz-N-K9s 4-H. We put them to work excavating the trail routing on section 2 on the east side of Thompson Pond. Our plan for April 11 is to re-focus ourContinue reading “Trail Update: Work Party Plan for April 11, 2026”

Trail Update: Work Party Plan for March 28, 2026 at Olmsted Park

Adapting to the Elements and Making Progress at Olmsted Park! Our plans for the March 14 work party evolved thanks to several days of heavy rain. But, as it turns out, the weather gave us exactly what we needed. With water actively flowing down the hillside toward the pond, we were able to clearly seeContinue reading “Trail Update: Work Party Plan for March 28, 2026 at Olmsted Park”

Trail Update: Thompson Pond…here we come!

We wrapped up our work on Quarry Trail,  Saturday, February 28 with final capping and trail side restoration. On March 14, we’ll be crossing the road to start work on the Thompson Pond Loop Trail! Our work at the pond will start just below the Historic Guard House, removing the layer of sod to create a levelContinue reading “Trail Update: Thompson Pond…here we come!”

Trail Update: Work Party Plan for February 28, 2026

Feb 28 is our last work party on Quarry Trail before we move to a new project at Thompson Pond. Goals for the work party Schedule 8:45 am Volunteers Sign-in at the trailhead: Please note the parking area for volunteers is located on the Fire Access Rd behind Trevennen Hall. Directions can be found here.Continue reading “Trail Update: Work Party Plan for February 28, 2026”

Trail Update: Valentine’s Day on Quarry Trail

Happy Valentine’s Day to all the trail lovers who donated their time to Quarry Trail on Feb 14, 2026! Beth from United General District 304 treated us to decadent butter cookies cleverly decorated with the STB logo! How’s that for love? We couldn’t have asked for a better crew to help us accomplish our goalsContinue reading “Trail Update: Valentine’s Day on Quarry Trail”