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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Homegrown Trail Equipment



While I was bored and snowed in recently, created this new trail maintenance machine.  Has a 7 horse engine to spin original horizontal line spool and I 'engineeered' the vertical assembly out of a bunch of parts from old hand held string trimmers.  Took some welding and first class riggin to get the power connection together.  Concept is to use this on existing trails to clean back new growth.  Just walk it down the trail.  Runs well and the vertical line runs smooth and true.  You have to be well clothed due to the stuff being tossed.
-NN of the collective.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Port Gamble Work Party Feb 4th

Port Gamble Trail Maintenance Party
Saturday Feb 4, 2012
8:00 am- 12:00
BBQ after
Join us cleaning up and rebuilding trails through the Port Gamble Trail System ( Stottlemeyer trails). Bring shovels, rakes, loppers etc. Meet at 8:00am at:

The Schorn Barn
28320 State Hwy 104 NE
Kingston, WA
360/297-7552

BBQ afterward at the Barn, we’ll provide burgers, bring your own beverage.
Please email if you plan to attend

Our visit
Port Gamble Trails on Facebook

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Kitsap Parks CK and SK trail plan workshop.

**UPDATE**


Due to the expected bad weather conditions over the next few days, our workshop for trail "goals and policies" tomorrow evening at the Eagles Nest, Thursday the 19th, is canceled.

The next session is scheduled for Thursday January 26th, at the Long Lake Community Meeting Room, in South Kitsap, from 6pm to 9pm. 

This will be the first workshop of a series on Thursday evenings to be held in Central and South Kitsap County. The workshops will cover the components of the plan that are unique to these regions of the county and those chapters, formulated with your participation, that strengthen the plan eligibility with grant funding agencies.

Here's the agenda:


Kitsap County Special Projects
County Wide Non Motorized Trail Plan
Community Work Session
January 19, 2012
6pm – 9pm

Meeting called by: Dennis Oost, Kitsap County Non‐Motorized Trail Planner


6pm ‐6:30pm
Opening Introductions and Comments
Review of Schedule and Work Program
Discussion of Approach
Sign in Sheet
Tracking Volunteer Hours
6:30pm –8:45pm
Interactive Discussion of the Goals and Policies for the
County Wide Trail Plan
Existing Comprehensive Plan Goals and Policies
Existing North Kitsap Trail Plan Goals and Policies
Suggested Modifications
Suggested Language Changes
New Goals
New Policies

8:45 – 9:00 p.m.

Wrap‐Up and Next steps
Documentation of the discussion and Goals and Policies.
Introduction of Current Trail and Bicycle Classifications and
Standards to be reviewed at subsequent workshops.
Discussion and Comment

Adjournment





Sunday, January 1, 2012

New Year's Day in Kitsap


Happy New Year from Kitsap!  Today was great for riding up on Green Mtn.  Pretty darn dry (except for the lower 1/3 of Wildcat Trail).  View of the Olympics is nice, although they could sure use some more snow

Cheers from the clones!

Friday, December 16, 2011

Newberry Work Party 12/17


From the NHP Stewardship:


We’ll meet at the Holly gate (across from Holly Road on Seabeck Hwy) at 10AM.  If you’re late, I’ll dummy lock the gate, and you’ll find us on Old Loop Rd.
 
If anyone has a strong cordless drill, you could bring it to help install items on Kiosk #3 and map holders to trail signs.  Otherwise , a pair of loppers might be a good idea along with all the proper cold weather work gear.

Bainbridge Island Work Party 12/17



A new mountain bike group on Bainbridge Island - The Gear Grinders - wants your help to reopen a loop trail in the Grand Forest. This Saturday, December 17 10 am to 2 pm. Bring hand tools, such as rakes, matlocks, shovels, pruners, clippers, work gloves, water and lunch. Meet at the corner of Koura and Miller at 9:45 am. Trail work supervised by the Bainbridge Island Metropolitan Parks and Recreation District