Friends of Badger Mountain works to maintain the trails spanning Badger and Candy Mountains, protect and improve the environment of both peaks, in addition to informing the public about the environmental characteristics of the peaks. These efforts are entirely completed by volunteers with guidance from our organization.
Check out the list below for our current needs. If you have additional ideas, please email info@friendsofbadger.org
Noxious Weed Control
We lead the effort to control noxious weeds in the Candy Mountain Preserve. The work is done with help from volunteers, the Columbia Basin Native Plant Society, and Benton County Noxious Weed Control Board (Weed Board).
Our volunteers have put in over 300 hours pulling and bagging noxious weeds across the preserve. When necessary, spraying of larger infestations occurs with coordination of the Weed Board. Informational guidance is provided by the Columbia Basin Native Plant Society. The weeds targeted are Yellow Starthistle, Rush Skeletonweed, Diffuse Knapweed, Russian Thistle (tumbleweed), and Tackweed (goathead),
Seasonal Trailwork
Ever wonder how the 10+ miles of trail on Candy and Badger stay in good shape? It’s thanks to volunteers completing work planned out by our trailmaster, Jim Langdon.
Every spring and fall, our trailmaster leads regular work parties on the peaks, completing trail maintenance and improvements. The work ranges from raking gravel back on to the trails, to removing weeds and general tread repair.
