Jennie, Luke, Gordon, and Oliver spent Saturday morning with a group from Interfaith Youth Initiative removing invasive species from an area on the historic Tollgate farm property.  With over 30 volunteers we were able to get quite a bit accomplished!  We removed blackberry, tansy ragwort, and butterfly bush in an about a 4,000 square foot area, while clearing around lots of newly-planted native trees and shrubs.  Thanks to everyone who helped out!

5/3: Trail Maintenance @ Tiger Mountain (Issaquah)

Margaret and Skyler led a successful trail work party on the Swamp trail last Saturday, with a great group of volunteers coming out to help re-route this popular interpretive trail.  They constructed 20 feet of turnpike, 8 feet of new retaining wall, and excavated 75 feet of new trail  Here's an excerpt from one of the volunteer's feedback forms:

We should pay you to volunteer!

We help construct new sections of trail, added a turnpike, rebuilt a rock wall, and fitted a culvert.

A very fun experience and plenty of exercise to top if off!

Yup.  I learned to tell the difference between organic and mineral soil and that you shouldn't take away more than a 1/4 of a tree's roots.

I'm looking forward to future Mountains to Sound projects!

Find out more about who might be leading your next event here.  We hope to see you on the trail or at a restoration site soon!