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Stewardship - Woodard Bay

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Stewardship - Woodard Bay

We are relocating our April trail project to the Loop Trail in the Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area (NRCA)

Contacts

Jim French
Jim French
Primary Leader
Qualified Youth Leader
  • Easy
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 3.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 50 ft
  • FULL, 1 on waitlist (10 capacity)
  • FULL (4 capacity)
  • Sun, Mar 20, 2022 at 7:46 PM
  • Fri, Apr 15, 2022 at 5:00 PM
  • Cancellation & Refund Policy
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The project will include clearing a hiker's path through several down trees along the Woodard Bay Loop Trail, clearing storm debris from the trail and opening drainage areas to allow rain to drain properly off the trail tread.  NOTE: We will be working on the Loop Trail only which is open year around and not the Overlook Trail which is now closed to protect nesting birds.  

We will be meeting at the Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday April 16th. 

Please note that this meeting location is on Woodard Bay Rd and Whitham Rd NE.  This parking lot overlooks a small channel of the Bay with a Kayak Launch.  We will meet you at the rear of this small parking lot to allow you to drive into the preserve.  There is another DNR trailhead in this general area about 1/4 mile to the East.  Occasionally people are confused and pull into the larger Chehalis Western Trail parking lot.

We will begin with a Tailgate Safety Briefing to review the steps all party members will need to follow to avoid personal injuries and, if circumstances warrant it, we will review the current COVID-19 protocol.

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participants will earn:

leaders will earn:

Route/Place

Woodard Bay

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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

  • The Ten Essentials, day pack, snacks, water and lunch
  • Participants will need to dress for the weather, wear work or hiking boots  and be prepared for a weather change.   
  • Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) will be provided including hard hat, work gloves and eye protection.  Tools will be provided. 
  • Crew members can choose to bring their own PPE and hand tools suitable to the tasks described. 
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