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We start a new build season on Saturday, September 9, 2023! We are picking up where we left off in June…restoration work on Hill Creek Trail and improving the tread up to Big Rock. We welcome volunteers of all ages and abilities – no experience necessary – bring your enthusiasm and willingness to learn! SignContinue reading “Trail Update: Back to work on Hill Creek Trail September 9, 2023”

On June 24, 2023 we were joined by 31 volunteers! This awesome, hard-working group of folks helped us reach our goal of finishing the trail to “Big Rock” before we take summer break. Thanks to Liz McNett Crowell for organizing volunteers from Seattle Mountaineers GoHike group. We also had a great team of students fromContinue reading “Trail Update: Thanks to the Mountaineers, Earth Club, and The Gathering for helping us reach our trail goal!”

Awesome turn out at our June 10 work party! We enjoyed getting to know many new volunteers. Thanks to everyone who showed up on a rainy day and got to work! We continued the detail work on Hill Creek Trail: grading the slope, compacting soil, and naturalizing trail side. Our goal is to reach theContinue reading “Trail Update: Photos from our June 10 work party”

Here is a photo of the Pump House Trail in it’s lovely, lush, spring-time glory to remind you that warm sunny days are just around the corner! Our next work party is scheduled for Saturday, March 25. We will be focused on two tasks: We begin every work party with a safety meeting at 9Continue reading “Trail Update: Trail side restoration on March 25”

Just a quick video of Hill Creek Trail from the sky! Filmed on March 18, 2023 after a long cold winter. The grass is just starting to green up.

We had 29 volunteers (30, if you count Harper the Dog!) join us at our work party on Saturday, March 11. They worked in two main areas: spreading ballast on muddy trail and prepping the big meadow for spring grass seeding. We enjoyed the company of 8 new human volunteers and Harper the Digger Dog.Continue reading “Trail Update: The big meadow is ready for seeding, thanks to our awesome volunteers!”

We had to cancel our last work party due to extreme cold weather, but the time was used well. We completed repairs and ordered new tools. A big thanks to Skagit County Parks and Recreation for keeping us equipped! Our next work party is scheduled for Saturday, March 11. Here’s the plan: We will haveContinue reading “Trail Update: Mar 11 work party… let’s get back to it!”

This Saturday, Feb 25, we are welcoming a team of volunteers from Washington State University (WSU) Research and Extension Center in Mount Vernon. Thanks to Dr.Lindsey for organizing friends and colleagues for a day of trail building! Here’s our plan for the day: We are anticipating cold (but dry) weather – please dress warmly andContinue reading “Trail Update: Welcoming volunteers from WSU on Feb 25, 2022.”

We had 21 cheerful volunteers at our Feb 11 work party, digging blackberry crowns, spreading gravel, and building rock retaining walls. February is the gloomiest time of year here in the Pacific Northwest, but our work parties have been hitting all the good weather (hope I’m not jinxing it!!). Major thanks to all the folksContinue reading “Trail Update: Photos from Feb 11, 2023”