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Amazon Headwaters Brushing

  • Start date: 05/31/2023

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 05/31/2023

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

We are switching project location and task for this project. We will cut back brush from along the Amazon Headwaters trail.

Meet at the Fox Hollow Trailhead parking lot, the gravel lot on Fox Hollow Road. Work party goes from 5:30PM - 8PM.

  • Event Leader: Bell Matt

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trail Maintenance

  • Area Type:

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season: 2023

  • 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: 500

  • Non-Member Fees: —

  • Committee: Trail Maintenance

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

For the first Wednesday evening outing of our summer schedule we were asked to cut back brush from the trailsides of the Amazon Headwaters trail. Our group of volunteers met up and the Fox Hollow trailhead before casually hiking down the trail lightly brushing along the way. Our group mostly cut back hazelnut and blackberries from the sides of the trail. We talked about proper pruning cuts to encourage growth in directions away from the trail corridor. While pruning, we did our best to avoid poison oak, hopefully no volunteers came into direct contact with it. The trail was in good condition and we enjoyed seeing blooming columbine and many tiger lily that were nearly in bloom. We saw only one blooming tiger lily, so hikers in the coming weeks will be greeted by many more. We also were perplexed by the flour marks left along the trail by the Hash House Harriers, a drinking club with a running problem, wondering what they are meant to signify.

Special thanks go to Janet for bringing her homemade energy balls which made for a nice treat at Martin Street.

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 Whalen, Maureen 510-390-4411 N —
3 Signed-Up Jacobsen, Janet 541-206-1251 N —
4 Signed-Up Danforth, Jan 541-658-9320 N —
5 Signed-Up Soussan, Pat 541-653-7997 N —
6 Signed-Up Crim, Jennifer 541-751-5982 N —