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Hike Wine Dine on Candy Mountain
We have a Hike Wine Dine coming up June 8th. We'll hike the new Candy Mountain Trail, starting from Kitzke Cellars, from 5pm (sign-in starts at 4:45pm), then wine and dine about 6:30pm. Cost is $35 per person, includes guided hike, wine tasting, and dinner. The wine will be from the Kitzke Cellars Winery, food from Guerra's Gourmet Catering farm to table menu. Reservations are required by June 4th. To make your reservation, contact Joan Segna at joansegna@gmail.com or call…
Find out more »Grand Opening of Candy Mountain Preserve and Trail
Benton County and Friends of Badger Mountain cordially invite you to The Grand Opening of the Candy Mountain Preserve and Trail. Join us to celebrate and say thank you! Speakers and ribbon cutting are planned, followed by an inaugural hike. The grand opening is Friday, June 2nd, at 11AM at the Candy Mountain Preserve Trailhead. For directions, use this location in Google Maps, or use the address 71004 E 669 PR NE, Richland, WA 99352. (Look for signage on Dallas…
Find out more »Candy Mountain Trail Work with CH2MHill
For this work party we'll be working on finishing the trail into the new parking lot. This will include building a rock wall where the trail will come down in the parking lot, raking out and then graveling the last 400 feet of trail, and a few other tasks. We will be meeting at 9 AM at the Candy Mountain Preserve Trailhead parking lot. We like people to tell us they are coming so we can plan the work and…
Find out more »Wildflower Walk with Kim Hamblin-Hart
Kim Hamblin-Hart, plant ecologist and independent biological consultant, will lead a Wildflower Walk on the Sagebrush Trail of Badger Mountain starting from the steps at Trailhead Park. Come out and see the beauty of the mountain in early spring. Walks are produced by Friends of Badger Mountain and the Columbia Basin Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society. For more information, please contact education@friendsofbadger.org or visit cbwnps.org
Find out more »Wildflower Walk with Steve Link
Steve Link, botanist with Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and DOE, will lead a Wildflower Walk on the Skyline Trail of Badger Mountain starting from the Westgate Trailhead on Dallas Road. Come out and see the beauty of the mountain in early spring. Walks are produced by Friends of Badger Mountain and the Columbia Basin Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society. For more information, please contact education@friendsofbadger.org or visit cbwnps.org Directions: From I-82, take the Dallas Road…
Find out more »Wildflower Walk with Rik Smith
Rik Smith, CBC Botany and Environmental Science Professor, will lead a Wildflower Walk on the Skyline Trail of Badger Mountain starting from the Westgate Trailhead on Dallas Road. Come out and see the beauty of the mountain in early spring. Walks are produced by Friends of Badger Mountain and the Columbia Basin Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society. For more information, please contact education@friendsofbadger.org or visit cbwnps.org Directions: From I-82, take the Dallas Road Exit northbound, headed toward West…
Find out more »Spring Trail Work – April 16th
The main work will be to continue recovering the gravel on the Sagebrush Trail and Langdon Trail. The gravel gets moved over to the side during the year, we rake it back into the trail and clean up the edges then relevel the trail bed. We try to do this work for all the trails each year. We will use the McLeods (large rake/hoe combination), garden and leaf rakes. We will be meeting at 9 AM at Trailhead Park near the…
Find out more »Spring Trail Work – April 15th
The main work will be to continue recovering the gravel on the Sagebrush Trail and Langdon Trail. The gravel gets moved over to the side during the year, we rake it back into the trail and clean up the edges then relevel the trail bed. We try to do this work for all the trails each year. We will use the McLeods (large rake/hoe combination), garden and leaf rakes. We will be meeting at 9 AM at Trailhead Park near the…
Find out more »Spring Trail Work – April 14th
The main work will be to continue recovering the gravel on the Sagebrush Trail and Langdon Trail. The gravel gets moved over to the side during the year, we rake it back into the trail and clean up the edges then relevel the trail bed. We try to do this work for all the trails each year. We will use the McLeods (large rake/hoe combination), garden and leaf rakes. We will be meeting at 9 AM at Trailhead Park near the…
Find out more »Wildflower Walk – April 8th
This wildflower walk will take part on Candy Mountain, beginning at the to be built parking lot. Directions From I-82, take the Dallas Road Exit northbound, headed toward West Richland. Right after you go underneath I-182 turn left on gravel road PR 669. Go 1/4 mile to where you see space for five cars in a parking lot on the right. Otherwise park carefully on the side of the road. Coming from Pasco, Kennewick and Richland on I-82, take the…
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