Tag Archives: Northern State Recreation Area

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: Skagit Alpine Club clears the connector trail to the north bridge site AND the plan for April 13

Are you excited about the new bridge? We are! The beams have been delivered and on April 6 Skagit Alpine Club cleared the connector trail linking Hill Creek Trail to the bridge site. They were an enthusiastic, curious, super-fun crew to work with. And, so fast! We accomplished far more in this specially scheduled sessionContinue reading “Trail Update: Skagit Alpine Club clears the connector trail to the north bridge site AND the plan for April 13”

Trail Update: Forty-eight Volunteers at our March 23 work party.

Straight up, friends….the weather was terrible! Rain, rain, and lots more rain. But, we had a great crew and made good progress on Hill Creek Trail. Students and parents from the Kids-N-K9s 4H Club worked on digging blackberries in the wildflower meadow (aka “The Big Meadow”). They worked through the wet weather with songs andContinue reading “Trail Update: Forty-eight Volunteers at our March 23 work party.”

Trail Update: Good people, good times, and good progress at our March 9 work party

Wind gusts and a few rain drops couldn’t keep our crew away from their favorite trail project! We had another great day thanks to our marvelous community of volunteers. They showed up with open hearts and good humor, ready to learn, work hard, and make progress on this amazing community asset. One team worked onContinue reading “Trail Update: Good people, good times, and good progress at our March 9 work party”

Trail Update: Sign Up for Saturday, February 10, Download the Park Map, and Celebrate a Fun Run!

Slip on your rain gear, rubber boots and join us Saturday, February 10, 2024 as we continue the work on Hill Creek Trail! The plan is to work on drainage, root removal, and establishing the route into the Big Meadow. Let us know you’re coming by signing up through the website. Skagit County Parks andContinue reading “Trail Update: Sign Up for Saturday, February 10, Download the Park Map, and Celebrate a Fun Run!”