Field Reports

route launches, stewardship campouts, events, and other musings.

Recap: Cispus Chainsaw Collaborative
Gabriel Tiller Gabriel Tiller

Recap: Cispus Chainsaw Collaborative

Earlier this month we had the pleasure of traveling to Randle, WA for the 3rd annual Cispus Chainsaw Collaborative. Over three days, students learned the basics of saw maintenance, appropriate safety gear, the physics of binds, hazards, and of course got plenty of trigger time too.

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Cispus Collaborative Chainsaw Training - 2024
Gabriel Tiller Gabriel Tiller

Cispus Collaborative Chainsaw Training - 2024

Do you love the smell of bar oil in the morning and waking up next to your sweetheart, Stihl? Make a date with your bestie chainsaw to attend the 3rd Annual Cispus Collaborative Chainsaw training hosted by the Upper Cowlitz Valley Trails Coalition (UCVTC).

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Klickitat Sisters Stewardship
Gabriel Tiller Gabriel Tiller

Klickitat Sisters Stewardship

Last year, a rockstar group met high above Packwood and logged out about half of the 17 miles of the Klickitat Sisters Trail, an ancient indigenous trading route between the Klickitat and Cowlitz people. Last weekend we returned to finish the job.

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