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Wild Iris Ridge Tread & Drainage

  • Start date: 04/25/2026

  • Start time: 9:00 AM

  • End date: 04/25/2026

  • End time: 12:00 PM

Description:

For this outing we'll be working in Wild Iris Ridge Park to repair scouring of the trail tread and clear drainage ditches.

Meet at the Wild Iris Ridge Parking lot, the gravel lot by the intersection of Bertelsen and Bailey Hill Road. If this lot is full we may shuttle from Churchill or switch to parking up at the neighborhood connector trail.

Sony swinging hard to re-establish the drainage ditch through heavy grasses.

Photo by: Janet Jacobsen

  • Event Leader: Matt Bell

  • Event Leader Phone: 503-884-8829

  • Event Leader Email: matthew.v.bell@gmail.com

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Stewardship

  • Area Type: Urban

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Mixed

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season: 2026

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Dress for trail maintenance and weather and bring your gloves.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance:

  • Member Fees: —

  • Elevation Gain:

  • Non-Member Fees: —

  • Committee: Stewardship

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

On this outing, our last Saturday morning outing of our Fall through Spring schedule, the City asked us to work in Wild Iris Ridge Park to improve trail tread and drainage. <br />
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We tried meeting at the main trailhead on Bailey Hill Road but the small lot was packed. So, we switched gears and met up at the neighborhood connector trail on Bailey View Drive. <br />
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We hiked down the trail looking for Chocolate Lilies to no avail. We were able to admire Poison Oak in its varied forms as we went. When we reached the drainage ditches below the powerline corridor we began our work expertly avoiding the Poison Oak. We were able to work our way down to the drainage ditch above the bridges. We hiked back to Bailey View Drive to enjoy juice and treats as well as share Tecnu to prevent Poison Oak rashes for those of us unlucky enough to have interacted with it today. <br />
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Special thanks go to Clara for cutting back blackberries at the trailhead and to Janet for bringing scrumptious treats.

Gallery

David filling a scour in the tread while Matt clear a drainage ditch.
Dave hard at work clearing a drainage ditch.
Sony swinging hard to re-establish the drainage ditch through heavy grasses.
Dave, Matt, and David working on the last ditch of the day.