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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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”
In the News: Sedro Woolley High School students help with trail building
Skagit Valley Herald article about Sedro Woolley High School students volunteering at Hill Creek Trail
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Trail Update: A Glorious Day for Trail Work (finally, after all that rain!)
Saturday, Feb 10 was a glorious day to work on the trail!
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!”
Trail Update: New Bridge Approved!
Trail Update: New Bridge Approved. The bridge will connect Hill Creek Trail with the Pump House Trail at the north end of the park.
Video: Historic Farm on Hill Creek Trail Visible from the Air
We took the drone camera out last week to capture aerial footage of the Big Meadow on Hill Creek Trail. The new trail will route back through the meadow to create a loop. The roof of an old barn is visible to hikers passing by the Big Meadow. What we saw from the air areContinue reading “Video: Historic Farm on Hill Creek Trail Visible from the Air”
Advocacy Alert: Please Support (C23-3 OSRSI) Allowed Uses Amendment on Oct 24, 2023
Skagit Trail Builders asks you Please Support (C23-3 OSRSI) Allowed Uses Amendment! On Skagit County’s 2023 Docket of Proposed Policy, Code, and Map Amendments: “Amend SCC 14.16.500(3) to allow trails to be a permitted use in the OSRSI zone, while trailheads are kept as an administrative special use.” This amendment will remove some of theContinue reading “Advocacy Alert: Please Support (C23-3 OSRSI) Allowed Uses Amendment on Oct 24, 2023”
Trail Update: Volunteers at the October 14 Work Party.
What a crew! We had 24 volunteers join our trail work party on Saturday, October 14, 2023. They moved loads and loads of mineral soil from the borrow pit to build up the trail surface. Along with our core volunteer crew, we were joined by many new faces. (The best part of this project isContinue reading “Trail Update: Volunteers at the October 14 Work Party.”
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