AmeriCorps' Skagit VISTA Crew Volunteers At Little Mountain

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November 1, 2013

On Friday Oct 25th MVTB had a crew from SCORE AmeriCorps / Skagit VISTA join us for a special trail building session. Thank you to their group of volunteers. AmeriCorps is a program of the U.S. federal government engaging adults in intensive community service with the goal of "helping others and meeting critical needs in the community." Our members commit to 10.5-12 months of full-time service in helping meet these needs. The mission of SCORE AmeriCorps is to provide economic opportunity for disadvantaged individuals including but not limited to financial literacy, housing assistance, job training, and nutritional assistance of low-income individuals in Skagit County. Our teams are primarily operated out of Community Action of Skagit County. You can read more about us here: http://www.servenorthwestwa.org.

Trail Builders from SCORE AmeriCorps / Skagit VISTA

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October 22, 2013

Volunteers Complete Another Section of the Nature Trail

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October 22, 2013

On October 12th we had a great bunch of volunteers help us complete the Nature Trail between the Nature Bridge and the picnic table. This is what it looked like in progress.

You'll have to visit the trail for yourself to see the finished wall!

Come on out this Friday, Oct. 26th, for another great day of building trails.

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October 9, 2013

A Windy Trail Building Day

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October 9, 2013

You may remember that the weather last session, on Saturday 9/28, was a more than a little tough. It was extremely blustery with hard rain at times – but look how beautiful it was. This is probably the prettiest time of the year in the park. We strongly suggest that you check it out, the trails are in great shape – go for a hike or ride ...

Jerry and Art building another large switchback, I believe we're somewhere around a dozen now. We're nearing the top, thank goodness!

The balance of our crew worked further up the trail. Here we're leveling an area after removing a large hump. All of that great mineral soil was relocated to raise the level of a corner to build a corner an ensure good drainage.

After the reshaping is done we move old logs and duff back, it serves as a natural weed barrier, defines the trail tread – and makes it look as if it has always been this way.

A special thanks to Leslie and the Estep family for the amazing homemade soup, most of us ate too much. There is a benefit of coming out when the weather is really bad. We usually have fewer volunteers which means we have lots to eat, lol.