Gorgeous weather and an amazing team of volunteers made for incredible day of trail building on Oct 12! Our next volunteer work party is Saturday, Oct 26, 2024. We will be continuing the work on Hill Creek Trail at Northern State Recreation Area in Sedro Woolley, WA. All ages, sizes and skill sets are welcome.Continue reading “Trail Update: Photos from our Oct 12 work party”
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Trail Update: Our plan for the Sept 28 work party
At our last work party, we enjoyed putting some finishing touches on the Bonus Loop. While there is still more work to do there, we are going to switch gears and move to the other end of Hill Creek Trail near the Big Rock. Last year we created an impressive borrow pit harvesting native soilContinue reading “Trail Update: Our plan for the Sept 28 work party”
Trail Update: We Built a Wildflower Garden
We had a great day on Sept 14 with lots of fun chat and laughs while we worked on the Bonus Loop. One team worked on capping the trail with mineral soil. Another worked on removing briars that were encroaching the path. A third team focused on clearing blackberries and creating a welcoming entrance toContinue reading “Trail Update: We Built a Wildflower Garden”
Trail Update: Sept 14 Work Party at Hill Creek Trail
We are looking forward to welcoming our volunteers back on Sept 14! Our plan is to put the finishing touches on Hill Creek Trail and the bonus loop. We will build up the trail tread using mineral soil and concentrate on trail side restoration: We are also happy to share that two of our YouthContinue reading “Trail Update: Sept 14 Work Party at Hill Creek Trail”
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”
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: 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”
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