One-Day Work Party Accomplishments 2011

WTA volunteers cut the ribbon on July 31, 2011 - the 151st and final day of work on the Glacier Basin Trail. Photo by Lynn Kittridge.

At WTA, there are volunteers who have been coming out on trail every Thursday for the past ten years, and then there are volunteers who have never touched a Pulaski before. But regardless of trail experience, by the end of the day every volunteer knows the basics of trail maintenance. This year, more than 2000 volunteers of varying experience levels came out on one of the 580 day trips that WTA offered across the state.

One-day and weekend trips tackled several of WTA's Signature Projects for 2011. A highlight of the year was celebrating the completion of the Glacier Basin re-route at Mount Rainier National Park, an effort four summers in the making. On Guemes Island WTA volunteers and island residents cut the ribbon on a brand new trail to the top of Guemes Mountain. And at Evans Creek Preserve, more than 250 WTA volunteers spent 7,300 hours helping the City of Sammamish build trail, boardwalk and bridges for two miles of trail that now run through their new park.

In addition, WTA volunteers built a sturdy wooden bridge on the Cape Horn Trail in the Columbia River Gorge, finished a re-route to accommodate a new bridge that will provide renewed access to Trout Lake on the West Fork Foss trail, as well as providing much-needed maintenance to 105 trails across the state.

Thank you to all who volunteered in 2010! If you are interested in volunteering see our Work Party Schedule.

Locations of One-Day and Weekend Work Parties for 2011

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