Project	Dates	Agency Partner
2007 Projects
Harvey Bear	May 2-4	Santa Clara County
Martinez - Sky Ranch	June 6-8	Muir Heritage Land Trust
Angel island	June 27-29	CA State Parks, Marin
Henry Cowel	Aug 10-12	CA State Parks, Santa Cruz
Juaquin Miller	Oct 4-6	City of Oakland
Mount Tamalpais	Nov 16-18	CA State Parks, Marin
2006 Projects
Huddart Park		San Mateo County Parks
Lands End		GGNRA

 

2007 - A Year in Review

We started off with 1.5 miles of new trail on Cinco de Mayo for Santa Clara County in a brand new County Park. Camped out by Coyote Lake, we had a great time and enlisted many new volunteers. Despite the wild pigs raiding our kitchen during the night, a good time was had by all.

On National Trails Day weekend June 2-3, two hundred volunteers created Muir Heritage Land Trust's first-ever trail near Martinez, carving the 2-mile Tina Batt Trail on Sky Ranch - a spur off the Bay Area Ridge Trail.

Hiking out on the grass and hiking back on the newly constructed trail was a big hit for all those happy volunteers.

We did some amazing work in state parks this year, starting out on Angel Island in late July where we repaired and restored over 1.5 miles of trail - installing 10 steps, two short reroutes, and a new beach entrance for the trail from the beach landing to the kayak trail, a trail that was very steep and dangerous to use.

We also fully restored the walking surface of a mile of a heavily used trail that had gotten so overgrown that it had narrowed to just 4-6 inches wide in long stretches.

We did some amazing work in state parks this year, starting out on Angel Island in late July where we repaired and restored over 1.5 miles of trail - installing 10 steps, two short reroutes, and a new beach entrance for the trail from the beach landing to the kayak trail, a trail that was very steep and dangerous to use. We also fully restored the walking surface of a mile of a heavily used trail that had gotten so overgrown that it had narrowed to just 4-6 inches wide in long stretches.

We followed that success with a huge restoration of the River Trail in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in August, raising the tread of the trail approximately a foot along most of its length, clearing out long-collected debris, and installing a number of steps.

Our 100 volunteers moved over 70 tons of rocks and dirt by hand that weekend! What a sense of accomplishment! We heard from the rangers that trail users were making a point of coming into the ranger station to express their gratitude for the trail improvements.

In early October we rerouted two dangerous trail intersections, building approximately half a mile of new trail, closed the two decommissioned sections, constructed a rock causeway and repaired another half mile of badly worn existing trail in Oakland's Joaquin Miller Park (JMP). Another 200 volunteers left JMP with a new understanding of our program and a genuine sense of accomplishment.

Our last project of the year was at Mt Tamalpais State Park, November 17-18. We took on the Heather Cut Trail, restoring drainage on 17 switchbacks, cutting back brush to open up the corridor, armoring wet crossings and replacing a retaining wall that has slid down the hill.

Along the way, we have engaged over 1,000 volunteers, trained 75 crew leaders, and built the basis for a skilled volunteer workforce to help perform critical maintenance in our parks. We have accomplished all this with a two-person staff and a lot of great volunteers.

Thanks for all your support.