Weekly Update: This will be the last week of the spring trailwork season.  If you were planning to help then this is it until October. There will be some days of cutting the weeds back with string trimmers and maybe pulling tumbleweeds. With the wet winter there will probably be lot of them. It was a good week with great weather and crews. OK Saturday’s crew was not so good because I had only one helper but I had good turnout the other three days including 10 helpers from Visit Tri-Cities on Thursday. Got a lot done that day. Over the four days we completed another 300 feet in our project to widen and regravel the Skyline Trail. The work is going quicker because the uphill bank is not as tall.

Trailwork Plan: Widening the Skyline Trail will continue being the main work for this season.  We will be making it at least 5 feet wide from below the summit working our way west. For all of these we will meet at the Trails Building by the Westgate Parking lot off of Dallas Road (west side of Badger) and then carpool to near the work.

The trailmaster will provide all the tools and even some homemade cookies at the mid-morning break. Volunteers need to bring work gloves, water, and snacks with a small pack to carry them, and dress for the weather forecast. There isn’t any work for preteens – it is hard to keep them motivated for 4 hours. Those 13 to 15 will have to be accompanied by a parent or guardian. You will need to sign-up so the trailmaster can plan the work, bake enough cookies and let you know if plans change. Please let the trailmaster know that you are coming by sending an email to trailmaster@friendsofbadger.org

Can’t make it this week? Well there will be work parties until mid-April. Pick a day and get a friend to come with you and let the trailmaster know you are coming.

Jim Langdon
Trailmaster, Friends of Badger Mountain
Trailmaster@friendsofbadger.org
509-943-3992 (home-best) or 509-940-7234 (cell)