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Ridgeline Brushing

  • Start date: 06/24/2026

  • Start time: 5:30 PM

  • End date: 06/24/2026

  • End time: 8:00 PM

Description:

We have a project! We'll be continuing our work from the last couple of months by cutting back brush from the sides of the Ridgeline trail between Willamette & 52nd and the Tie Trail Junction.

Meet at the Willamette & 52nd Trailhead parking lot, the small gravel lot on Willamette. Additional parking available along 52nd Street.

Matt, Hobe, David, Janet, Dan, and Eva showing off their waters.

Photo by: Matthew Bell

  • 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

For this outing our group of intrepid volunteers met up at the Willamette & 52nd parking lot to find it nearly devoid of vehicles likely due to the evenings heat. We enjoyed ample parking. Distributed waters to all participants before grabbing tools and hiking up to the junction of the Ridgeline and Tie trails. Along the way we spooked a deer off in the brush. After reaching the junction we began working our way back to the trailhead cutting back soft-stemmed plants with weed cutters and woody brush with loppers and handclippers, we even used a saw once. As we worked our way back we stopped near an old log and were stunned to see a garter snake resting atop it. As we enjoyed the view another garter snake slithered over the log. We hiked out quickly and cutback poison oak and trailing blackberries as we went. Back at the trailhead we enjoyed snacks and drinks and unfortunately realized that I\'d transferred a sugar and cluster into my pickup when I put in the cooler with the juice from the City.<br />
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Special thanks go to Janet for bringing the energy balls to keep us going and the bread to help us have the energy to get home.

Gallery

Matt, Hobe, David, Janet, Dan, and Eva showing off their waters.
Basking garter snake.
David, Hobe, and Dan hard at work.
Matt, Dan, Hobe, and David cutting back brush from the trail sides.

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