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Past Activity

Wild Iris Ridge

  • Start date: 02/27/2016

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 02/27/2016

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

For this month's outing we have a special treat, we will join City staff and NCCC crew to build trail and do some conservation work in Wild Iris Ridge Park. Volunteers will have the option to work morning 9 to noon and afternoon 1-4. Lunch may be provided.

  • Event Leader: Bell Matt

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trail Maintenance

  • Area Type: Urban

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Difficult

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season: 2016

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Wear weather and work appropriate clothing and footwear. All necessary tools, equipment, gloves, and even some snacks will be provided by the City's Parks and Open Space staff

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 2

  • Member Fees: —

  • Elevation Gain: 200

  • Non-Member Fees: —

  • Committee: Trail Maintenance

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

We met up with 3 city staffers, volunteers from the Churchill Area Neighbors, and the Americorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) crew to help with trail construction and removal of scotch broom in Wild Iris Ridge. Each of the NCCC crew members led a small group of volunteers on different portions of the project. This day was unique not only for the variety of groups that we worked with but also for there being 2 work sessions one in the morning and one in the afternoon.

During the morning session Roberta, Pat, Autumn, Trenton, Bill, and Pat hiked in further into the area to work to remove scotchbroom using weed wrenches. During their work they saw a skink! Todd and Alex worked on a section of raised turnpike and dug a trench to lay a large culvert. Mark ran power-wheelbarrows to bring gravel up for surfacing the trail. Ron and I helped with the cutting of the trail.

During the afternoon session, after a wonderful pizza lunch, Todd continued to work on the section of raised turnpike. David, Dave, Laurie, Kathy, Tom, and Darko joined me to work cutting in the new trail. Quite impressively they did this after having hiked 8.9 miles on the Ridgeline before coming over to volunteer!

Unfortunately, the NCCC crew only has 2 more days to work on the project and it is unknown when the trail will be finished.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Bell, Matt 503-884-8829 N —
2 Signed-Up Cooper, David 541-868-5427 N —
3 Signed-Up Sojak, Darko 541-799-9199 N —
4 Signed-Up Chord, Roberta 541-357-2362 N —
5 Signed-Up Lodeesen, David 214-709-0352 N —
6 Signed-Up Hackett, Jane 541-953-7046 N —
7 Signed-Up Funkhouser, Laurie 541-206-2303 N —
8 Signed-Up Hougardy, Mark 541-206-9532 N —
9 Signed-Up Randall, Kathy 541-844-5916 N —
10 Signed-Up Rundle, Tom 541-653-0741 N —
11 Signed-Up Green, Ronald 541-915-0879 N —
12 Signed-Up Soussan, Pat 541-653-7997 N —
13 Signed-Up Estes, Autumn 541-357-2362 N —
14 Signed-Up Estes, Trenton 541-357-2362 N —
15 Signed-Up Larsen, Todd 509-949-0034 N —
16 Signed-Up Lewis, William 503-501-7814 N —
17 Signed-Up Lockfeld, Alex 541-686-0662 N —