Whoopee Trail Fund
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Hospital Hill 
Columbia Hills 
Gorge, south side 
Bennet Pass Road 
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Whoopee Workday
Where: Whoopee Trail, about a mile past the top parking area. If you are not familiar with this, a caravan will be leaving from the parking area near China Gorge at 8:30. Look for the white Sportsmobile Camper Van along Elder Road.
Why: To start the reconstruction of the missing piece of the Whoopee trail.
We will be grubbing, clearing corridor and starting tread work. Tools needed are pulaskies, mcleods, shovels, grub hoes, axes, loppers, saws, etc.
Please bring water or the beverage of your choice, sunscreen, and wear closed-toe-shoes and long pants - there is poison oak in this area! We will be working for about 4 hours, and it will likely be a warm day, so be prepared.
Please note that this is private land and if you are cross posting this notice, we are NOT supposed to publish the location of this trail - ask your friends to meet you early and bring them up. (And please, by all means, ask your friends!)
The whole story:
The forest had a beetle infestation and the owners decided to do some massive logging in order to remove the infected trees. Many parts of the trail were obliterated - one chunk was turned into a logging road. CAMBA has signed an MOU with the land owners and are working to re-develop this trail while following the owner's few and reasonable requests. By putting in a sustainable trail now, even using large patches of clearcut, in a few years we will have a spectacular wooded trail nearby. More details will be available from your crewleaders at 9am as we get ready to hit the trail.
Posted by: Scott on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 04:56 AM
Where: Whoopee Trail, about a mile past the top parking area. If you are not familiar with this, a caravan will be leaving from the parking area near China Gorge at 8:30. Look for the white Sportsmobile Camper Van along Elder Road.
Why: To start the reconstruction of the missing piece of the Whoopee trail.
We will be grubbing, clearing corridor and starting tread work. Tools needed are pulaskies, mcleods, shovels, grub hoes, axes, loppers, saws, etc.
Please bring water or the beverage of your choice, sunscreen, and wear closed-toe-shoes and long pants - there is poison oak in this area! We will be working for about 4 hours, and it will likely be a warm day, so be prepared.
Please note that this is private land and if you are cross posting this notice, we are NOT supposed to publish the location of this trail - ask your friends to meet you early and bring them up. (And please, by all means, ask your friends!)
The whole story:
The forest had a beetle infestation and the owners decided to do some massive logging in order to remove the infected trees. Many parts of the trail were obliterated - one chunk was turned into a logging road. CAMBA has signed an MOU with the land owners and are working to re-develop this trail while following the owner's few and reasonable requests. By putting in a sustainable trail now, even using large patches of clearcut, in a few years we will have a spectacular wooded trail nearby. More details will be available from your crewleaders at 9am as we get ready to hit the trail.
Posted by: Scott on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 04:56 AM
