Category Archives: Work Parties

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”

Trail Update: Work Party plan for Feb 14, 2026

Background The Port of Skagit is developing the spur trail to the top of South Knoll. Pit run and rock were recently delivered to the base of the south knoll, utilizing section 3. Because of the uncertainty of the timeline, the Port has decided that they will finish section 3, freeing us up to potentiallyContinue reading “Trail Update: Work Party plan for Feb 14, 2026”

Trail Update: Freezing Temps and Sunshine! Building Quarry Trail on January 24.

In spite of freezing temperatures, we had a solid turn-out of 22 volunteers at our January 24, 2026 work party. We had a late-breaking change to our work party plan, shifting our focus from final capping on section 3, to prep, rock walls, and restoration on section 2. (Love those kind of details? (Read theContinue reading “Trail Update: Freezing Temps and Sunshine! Building Quarry Trail on January 24.”

Trail Update: Our Work Party plan for Saturday, January 24, 2026…Building Quarry Trail!

Join us Saturday, January 24, 2026 as we are continue building Quarry Trail on Port of Skagit property to expand the Northern State Trail System! About the Project Quarry Trail connects with Sedro-Woolley’s newly developed Olmsted Park, creating loops with Brickyard Creek Trail and Winfield Trails, passing landmarks from the Historic Northern State Hospital. WeContinue reading “Trail Update: Our Work Party plan for Saturday, January 24, 2026…Building Quarry Trail!”