WTA's Trail Maintenance in 2008

Over the course of 2008, WTA volunteers have worked on four different National Forests, three National Parks, seven different Washington State Parks, two Department of Natural Resources regions, three County trails systems, the Columbia River Gorge and taken up a handful of other assorted projects. Here’s a rundown.

Have you ever hiked a beautifully maintained trail and wondered, "Who am I to thank for this fine trail?"

: A WTA volunteer crew moves rocks to repair clay slide damage on the CCC trail at Middle Fork. Photo by Anita Elder.

It's quite possible that a Washington Trails Association volunteer trail crew has cleared blowdowns, repaired slide areas, fixed drainage issues and more on a trail that you've hiked this year. Here is a summary of our work in 2008.

Day Trips

Continued work with King County Parks, on projects such as the Red Cedar Trail re-route on Cougar Mountain, new trail development of the Knee Knocker and Holder Creek Trails on Taylor Mountain, and the Grand Ridge Trail, which connects High Point to Duthie Hill
Work with DNR to help alleviate resource damage on the Mailbox Peak Trail in the Middle Fork Snoqualmie area
A special project to rebuild the Barnes Creek Bridge in Olympic National Park, restoring access to an area that had been blocked for a number of years
Work at Beacon Rock State Park, throughout the Gifford Pinchot National Forest and along the Columbia River Gorge

New Projects

In North Cascades National Park at the climbing crags near Newhalem
In Spokane on the Iller Creek Conservation Futures Property

Backcountry Response Trips (BCRTS)

Volunteers ventured further into the backcountry on weekend trips, completing logout, heavy maintenance, and bringing trails up to standard.
Nine trips in the Olympics and five trips in the Cascades

Volunteer Vacations

WTA fielded a total of forty-five Volunteer Vacations
Fourteen of those trips were Youth Volunteer Vacations
WTA Volunteer Vacations spanned from north of Spokane, to Southwest Washington, to the Olympic Peninsula, Larrabee State Park Mt. Rainier National Park and throughout the Cascades

Youth Volunteer Vacations

Eleven frontcountry trips geared for those new to trail work
Four advanced backcountry trips for those with previous trail experience
First Volunteer Vacation for whole families on the Hyas Lake Trail
First All Girls’ Volunteer Vacation at Wallace Falls

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