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Tie Trail Brushing & Raking

  • Start date: 02/10/2024

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 02/10/2024

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

We will continue our work to rake storm debris from the Tie Trail. Our work will also include cutting back woody vegetation from the trail sides. If we have time we will also work up to the summit. I will bring an assortment of tools from the City. That said if you have a favorite rake or saw you're more than welcome to bring it.

Meet at the main Spencer Butte Trailhead parking lot, the paved lot on Willamette.

  • Event Leader: Bell Matt

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trail Maintenance

  • Area Type:

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season: 2024

  • 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: 3

  • Member Fees: —

  • Elevation Gain: 500

  • Non-Member Fees: —

  • Committee: Trail Maintenance

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Our group of volunteers met on a brisk Saturday morning at the newly re-opened Main Trailhead. Newly re-opened after having heavy equipment remove all the downed logs from the ice storm. After a quick discussion of the days tasks and safety we hiked up the Main Trail to the Tie Trail Junction. We then headed down the Tie Trail to the bench to mostly start our work for the day. The Bells headed further down the trail to clear an outflow that we'd missed the Saturday before before returning to the group. Everyone raked or pitched storm debris from the trail, drainage ditches and drainage outflows. We were impressed that a couple of the trees managed to land perfectly in the outflows. For obvious reasons we were unable to clear those. We made great time working our way back to the Tie Trail Junction in time for treats supplied by Janet. We took about the last half hour lightly clearing the Main Trail on our way back to the trailhead for juice and cookies. We were greatly amused by the youthful exuberance of the Bell boys as they retrieved a cup casually discarded in a very steep location.

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 Blumm, Buzz 541-228-0217 N —
3 Signed-Up Sigrist, Sandra 9166125517 N —
4 Signed-Up Rubenstein, Denise 248-514-5092 N —
5 Signed-Up Yoerger, Karen 5415102832 N —
6 Signed-Up Jacobsen, Janet 541-206-1251 N —
7 Signed-Up Van Liefde, Lisa 949-677-1379 N —
8 Signed-Up Davis, Steve 832-527-1756 N —
9 Signed-Up Dunlap, Larry 541-337-0785 N —
10 Signed-Up Bell, Fletcher 503-884-8829 N —
11 Signed-Up Bell, Nathaniel 503-884-8829 N —