Spring Trail Work – April 15th

Trailhead Park Badger Flats, Richland, WA

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 […]

Spring Trail Work – April 16th

Trailhead Park Badger Flats, Richland, WA

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 […]

Wildflower Walk with Rik Smith

Dallas Road Parking Lot 5214 Dallas Rd, Richland, WA, United States

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 […]

Wildflower Walk with Steve Link

Dallas Road Parking Lot 5214 Dallas Rd, Richland, WA, United States

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 […]

Wildflower Walk with Kim Hamblin-Hart

Trailhead Park Badger Flats, Richland, WA

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 […]

Candy Mountain Trail Work with CH2MHill

Candy Mountain Preserve Trailhead 71004 E 669 PR NE, Richland, WA, United States

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 […]

Grand Opening of Candy Mountain Preserve and Trail

Candy Mountain Preserve Trailhead 71004 E 669 PR NE, Richland, WA, United States

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. […]

Hike Wine Dine on Candy Mountain

Kitzke Cellars Winery 72308 E. 260 PR NE, Richland, WA, United States

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 […]

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Chinook Cycling Club’s Badger Mountain Time Trial (Registration Required)

Dallas Road Parking Lot 5214 Dallas Rd, Richland, WA, United States

Note: To participate, you must be 2017 member of the Chinook Cycling Club and register for the event. The necessary forms and information are available at ChinookCyclingClub.com.   Part of the 2017 Fall Mountain Bike Training Series, the Badger Mountain Time Trial is happening on September 23rd.  Participants will have the opportunity to win swag following the […]

First Trail Work Party of Fall 2017 (Joined by REI)

Trailhead Park Badger Flats, Richland, WA

Friends of Badger Mountain will be starting the fall work season for the Badger and Candy Mountain trails. The Kennewick REI store is helping get the season off by sponsoring the first work party on National Public Lands Day, Saturday, September 30 from 9 AM to 1 PM. The work will be general maintenance on […]