What better way to celebrate Labor Day weekend than volunteering some time to do some needed trail work?  The Forest Service would like us to concentrate our work efforts on the Smith Creek Trail, Mount St Helens.  This work party is being spearheaded by Bike Gallery employees, James Ceccorulli and David Anderson. 

 

From our friends at Black Rock Mountain Bike Association:

THIS Saturday May 1st is the last organized build day for the 2009/2010 BRMBA Build Season, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM (or a little longer if you choose and if the trail managers are staying).  Meet at Basic Training for sign in and instructions.

We need your help!  This build day will have a primary focus of maintenance and some finishing up of rebuilds on a couple of structures that needed to be replaced.

If you have tools please bring them (flat or spade shovels, rake, hammer or such)!

If you are only planning to work the gate will be open and you can drive up to Basic Training, if you are planning on riding afterward please ride up and we will get you to where you can help!  Please remember to drive slowly through the camp!

If you would like a lunch please sign up for one at Basic Training; please bring cash as lunches are usually $5-6 dollars from A&N Home Town Grocery.

TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST

Project:    SOLV Day Cleanup

Project Date:     April 17th, 2010

Meeting Time:    Registration Begins at 8:15 AM / Clean-up from 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Meeting Location:    Summit of Highway 6 at the ODOT Sand shed (Milepost 33)

Project Location:    The cleanup sites are located in the Browns Camp, Rogers Camp, Drift Creek, Reehers Camp area, and along the Wilson River Highway corridor.

Project Description:    Clean up of tire dumps; clean up of garbage at dispersed camping areas, illegal dumpsites and areas along forest roads and trails; and removal of abandoned vehicles.  Work may require walking and working on steep terrain.  ODF group leaders will be provided to volunteers to clean-up areas.

Appropriate clothing for the work includes work boots or sturdy shoes, long pants and gloves.  It usually rains for this event so prepare for wet weather.  Volunteers should also bring lunch and water.

It's that time of year-- only this year we've been riding the trails pretty much all winter without snow. Northwest Trail Alliance, Columbia Area Mountain Bike Advocates (CAMBA) and Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) all are hosting work parties this weekend.

How about giving back to the trails this weekend?

Saturday (3/20) work parties:

-Northwest Trail Alliance: Sandy Ridge- cutting in some new trail, maintenance on Hide & Seek

The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF), our partner in the Tillamook State Forest, is hosting a series of volunteer work parties for 2010. 

These work parties focus on building new trails for hikers, equestrians and mountain bikers.  Work parties are the 3rd Saturday of each month except for September (the September work party is the 2nd Saturday).

The March 20th, May 15th, July 17th and September 11th work parties focus on the Wilson River Trail Restoration.

Meeting Time: Sign-In at 9:30 AM / Trail Construciton Starts at 10:00 AM

Meeting Location: Tillamook Forest Center Parking Lot (West End)

Driving Directions from Portland:

• Hwy 26 westbound towards the coast
• Take exit 53 onto Hwy 6 (Marked "Hwy 6 / Tillamook / Ocean Beaches)
• The Tillamook Forest Center is just west of the turn-off to Jones Creek Campground

Project Description:

DAy #2 - finish Spaghetti Factory Trail

Sunday 3/21

Time and place

~ 8:45 AM – meet at lower Post Canyon Rd. Staging area (where pavement turns to dirt)

~ 9:00 AM – leave staging area for work area up Post Canyon Rd. just past Post Flats Staging area.

~ 12-noon – end of work party (unless you want to stay and continue to work)

 What to Bring: water, work gloves, safety glasses, Polaski’s, McLeod’s, rake, hand saw. Goal:   Cut in trail in one side-hill section

            Rake/clear trail route in middle switchback section

            Remove/pull few stumps in trail tread area

            Place logs on a few corners