4/29– Help the Chewelah crew develop a “flow trail” for excavator work that will later this spring. This future trail was flagged, logged and brushed last fall and just needs some minor prep work required before the excavator can start digging (e.g. a bit of minor brushing, scraping deep layers of duff to expose soil for the excavator, etc.).
This will be a super fun trail when completed!
Background on Gold Hill Community Forest – Gold Hill is a 400 acre community forest recently acquired by the Chewelah Valley Land Trust (CVLT) located just north of Chewelah (the north side of the Golf & Country Club) in Stevens County. Trails are in the early stages of development, so there will be everything from brushing, digging, raking to develop new trails to brush trimming and vegetation management on existing ones.
CVLT & Evergreen will have some tools on-site to get this job done—but if you have a favorite trail-building tool (e.g. shovel, rake, Rogue hoe, McCleod, loppers, or similar), please bring those along. Gloves, sturdy shoes/boots and safety/sun glasses strongly recommended.
Logistics:
- When: Meet at Noon–stay for an hour, or feel free to work all day 😉
- Where to meet: The Chewelah Community Forest parking lot ( https://goo.gl/maps/ZFViFhjrTeLRqFV3A) near the Chewelah Country Club golf course.
- What you should bring: Work gloves, eye protection, sturdy footwear, and your favorite trail-building tool l if you have one (don’t forget sunscreen and water!)