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Spencer Butte Trail

  • Start date: 06/25/2014

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 06/25/2014

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

we will work on Spencer Butte summit to collect and save (salvage) plants from the path of the new trail and work area. We will hike up the West Trail and add sticks to the corners.

Required Warning: The chances of coming into contact with poison oak is nearly 100%. If you don't know about Tecnu, you should. :)

  • Event Leader: Bell Matt

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trail Maintenance

  • Area Type: Urban

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season: 2014

  • 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. Consider bringing a garbage bag and change of clothes if you know you're allergic to poison oak.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 2

  • Member Fees: —

  • Elevation Gain: 500

  • Non-Member Fees: —

  • Committee: Trail Maintenance

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Our group of volunteers met Emily Steele of Parks and Open Space on an overcast and drizzly evening to hike up Spencers Butte and salvage plants from the path of the new trail on the summit. We grabbed bags and trowels and began the hike up the West Trail up and over the summit to treeline on the main trail, where we began salvaging plants. We worked fast collecting plants and avoiding poison oak. In addition to plants, we also dug up one cicada. We hiked down to the parking lot on the Main Trail where we transferred the salvaged plants to flats and pots. Our evenings work done we enjoyed a snack before leaving just as the real rain started.

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 Duringer, Timothy 541-556-3810 N —
3 Signed-Up Cooper, David 541-868-5427 N —
4 Signed-Up Chord, Roberta 541-357-2362 N —
5 Signed-Up Estes, Autumn 541-357-2362 N —
6 Signed-Up Predeek, Dave 541-345-5531 N —
7 Signed-Up Hougardy, Mark 541-206-9532 N —
8 Signed-Up Soussan, Pat 541-653-7997 N —
9 Signed-Up Gilmore, Dan 541-510-5498 N —
10 Signed-Up Larsen, Todd 509-949-0034 N —
11 Signed-Up Estes, Trenton 541-357-2362 N —
12 Signed-Up Estes, Chyanne 541-357-2362 N —
13 Signed-Up Janes, Morgan — N —