Little Mountain Park
Mount Vernon Trail Builders
Join Us for Bridge Repairs on the La-Z-Boy Trail

Are you ready to make a difference at Little Mountain Park? Help us repair the bridges along the La-Z-Boy trail before winter sets in.

Join Us for Bridge Repairs on the La-Z-Boy Trail
Peter Wheeler
MVPF Fall Newsletter
MVPF Fall Newsletter
Little Mountain Park
Mount Vernon Trail Builders
Join Us for Trail Building at Little Mountain ...

Are you ready to make a difference at Little Mountain Park? The Mount Vernon Parks Foundation is looking for volunteers to help build a new trail that will connect the restrooms at the main parking lot to the central multi-use trail system.

Join Us for Trail Building at Little Mountain Park
Danny Pickering
Mount Vernon Parks Foundation's 2020 Vision

As I write this blog post for the Mount Vernon Parks Foundation, my last as president of this fine organization, I feel the need to recap, reflect and look ahead.

Mount Vernon Parks Foundation's 2020 Vision
Mount Vernon Parks Foundation
Why Support MVPF? Here's What's In It For You…

Mount Vernon Parks Foundation is committed to shining a light on our parks, helping to enhance, maintain and grow an already impressive line-up of community parks. Now's your opportunity to support the parks you love by joining us for our 2019 Trail-A-Thon fundraiser.  And if you're wondering why support MVPF, here’s just some of what we've accomplished in the past year with the donations and volunteer support our community entrusted to us…

Why Support MVPF? Here's What's In It For You…

Trail Building - A Family Friendly Outdoor Activity

The Cooks

The Cooks

This past Saturday we had the Cook family join us. Travis, Kathy, and Isaac helped move rock and soil to make improvements to La-Z-Boy.

We had a smaller than usual turnout, but great weather.

Smiles all 'round.

Smiles all 'round.

The power carrier is a very valuable tool. Here JT and Jerry Granahan coordinate the placement of more rock on the trail bed.

JT and Jerry with the power carrier.

JT and Jerry with the power carrier.

Isaac Cook carries a load powered by muscle and his ever present smile.

Isaac Cooking carrying gravel.

Isaac Cooking carrying gravel.

Thanks again to our volunteer workforce and we hope to see you on the trails!

Finishing the New La-Z-Boy Trail Reroute

The Parks Department has moved our railroad ballast and crushed rock into place. Tomorrow we’ll finish our new reroute on La-Z-Boy, shoring up the soft spots with rock, then capping it all with crushed. We’re also going to do some work on Surfer’s Way and Huff-n-Puff, eliminating several wet spots. We’ll move the majority of material with a power carrier, and use wheelbarrows in the areas where the trails are too narrow. We hope to see you at Little Mountain, the session will run from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm.

Rain & Mud Make for a Wet But, Fun Trail Work Session

Muddy characters.

Muddy characters.

On March 12th we had a great group of volunteers brave the rain to help us build a replacement section of trail. The existing trail laid too low on the terrain and collected water too easily. This new connector lies further up the hill and will be much better about draining rainwater.

Again we had delicious homemade soup delivered for lunch, a group effort by Roger and Leslie Estep and their friend Brenda Johnston. We can't thank them enough for doing that. Nothing is better than hot soup and cornbread while working in the rain! Be sure to check out Leslie's recipe for Spicy Peanut Soup.

The group enjoying the Estep's stew.

The group enjoying the Estep's stew.

Thank you to all the volunteers who joined us!

The Snow’s Gone - Let’s Build a Bridge & Some New Trail!

We’re building another bridge on La-Z-Boy and plan to reroute a trail section to eliminate an area that holds water. While our major work (the building) of La-Z-Boy ended months ago, we’re still working hard to make it sustainable trail before we move on to our next trail. We think it’s an awesome trail, but managing the runoff has been a little tough. We hope to see you at Little Mountain Park. The volunteer session runs from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm.