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Dishman Hills trail project needs volunteers

Gonzaga University student Derek Desrosier works a Pulaski on a trail in the Dishman Hills Natural Area in a project organized by the Dishman Hills Conservancy on April 21. He was among about 200 volunteers who showed up to help create a series of new trails. (Rich Landers)
Gonzaga University student Derek Desrosier works a Pulaski on a trail in the Dishman Hills Natural Area in a project organized by the Dishman Hills Conservancy on April 21. He was among about 200 volunteers who showed up to help create a series of new trails. (Rich Landers)

TRAILS -- There's still time to join group that's reworking a trail in the Dishman Hills Natural Area on Sunday, March 30.

The Washington Trails Association is teaming with the Dishman Hills Conservancy to get the job done

Get details and sign-up here.  

WTA will provide guidance and tools to the volunteers.

Workers will establish a designated trail between Camp Caro and Deep Ravine to the east of the Camp Caro Lodge. 

More WTA trail projects are planned for the Rocks of Sharon area in April and later at Mount Spokane and the Salmo-Priest Wilderness.  

Read on for details about the projects and how you can be involved.

Next WTA trail project near Spokane:

  • April 12, 28, May 8 and 31 Iller Creek

Says Jane Baker, WTA's Eastern Washington trail crew leader:

We will return to Mt. Spokane in July to complete the third footbridge along trail 100.  Please look forward in the work party list to July, August, and September for opportunities to do some wilderness trailwork in the Salmo-Priest, listed under BCRT's for Back Country Response Team.

This year marks the first time that WTA will sponsor a paid part time seasonal crew leader for Eastern Washington.  This marks a huge step forward to help meet the needs of our growing trail-user community.  Here is the link if you or anyone you know would be interested in the position.

There will also be another Trails and Ales event in late April, so please keep an eye out for that event.  



Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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