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Trail Update: A wildly windy work party!

Wild Weather and Great Progress on the Winfield Trail! Our October 25 work party started out with a bit of chaos then turned into a wild, windy adventure! An early morning car crash on Fruitdale Road knocked out two transformers, leaving much of Sedro-Woolley and Burlington without power. With traffic lights dark and uncertainty inContinue reading “Trail Update: A wildly windy work party!”

Trail Update: Our work party plan for Oct 25, 2025

8:45 am: Sign-in at the trailhead Please note the new parking area for volunteers is located on the gravel road behind Trevennen Hall. Directions can be found here. 9:00 am: Introductions, explain today’s work, assign teams, safety talk and group photo 9:45-noon: Work on Winfield Trail noon: Lunch at the trailhead & advisory committee meetingContinue reading “Trail Update: Our work party plan for Oct 25, 2025”

Trail Update: Rainy days make for muddy work!

It’s October, and the rain has arrived! “If we hadn’t packed rock into the clay soil, we would have just been sliding all over the place!” Executive Director Jim “JT” Taylor reported. On Saturday, October 11, we were joined by seventeen (17) hardworking and resilient volunteers who made the best of an extremely wet workdayContinue reading “Trail Update: Rainy days make for muddy work!”

Trail Update: Our Work Party Plan for October 11, 2025

This will be our second volunteer work party on Winfield Trail on (Port of Skagit) SWIFT Center property in Sedro-Woolley, WA. At our first session on September 27, the crew made excellent progress building a rock wall and creating level trail tread. At this work party, we will continue routing Winfield Trail through the treesContinue reading “Trail Update: Our Work Party Plan for October 11, 2025”

Join us at Northern State Hospital for Public History Day July 26 2025

Join us on Saturday, July 26 for Public History Day at Northern State Hospital in Sedro-Woolley, Washington. Pre-register for a free tour of the Colman Ward. Learn from speakers and displays, explore the historic hospital with a self-guided walking tour, and purchase books. The event opens at 9:30 am. Bring a picnic lunch and aContinue reading “Join us at Northern State Hospital for Public History Day July 26 2025”