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16 volunteers = lots of progress! We started with 50 yards of boulders, ballast rock, and gravel. We ended with 30 yards still at the trail head. That means we moved 20 yards of material. At 2,200 pounds per yard, that’s a lot! (44,000 pounds in total, holy cow, my friends). As of Saturday (OctContinue reading “Trail Update: Lots of progress made at our Oct 8 work party”

Can you feel it? The weather starting to shift? We’ve read that October has already set records for high temps, but we know that the rainy season is just around the bend…. We are racing against the inevitable – the storms of winter! When the skies open and the creeks swell. We want our trailsContinue reading “Trail Update: The plan for our Oct 8 work party…”

We must admit, when we started this build season (on Sept 10) we were worried that the community wouldn’t show up. The pandemic had drastically affected peoples lives and ability to volunteer. But, THEY DID SHOW UP! (Woot-woot!!) On Sept 24, 2022 we enjoyed the pleasant company and cheerful hard work of 16 volunteers, includingContinue reading “Trail Update: More culverts set and a fresh view of the creek!”

Our volunteer trail builders are back at it this Saturday, Sept 24! We are focusing on three project areas on the new loop trail: 1) dig blackberry crowns to open up a view of the creek2) lift sod and clear trail tread3) set culverts and build up the section of trail prone to flooding (rockContinue reading “Trail Update: The plan for our Sept 24, 2022 work party”

The smoke from distant wildfires made for moody skies, but our intrepid volunteers showed up and made excellent headway on the trail project! We are pleased with the progress made at our first session of the 2022-2023 build season. We were also excited to welcome back our regular volunteer crew after a long summer andContinue reading “Trail Update: Progress made at our Sept 10, 2022 work party.”