Field Reports

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

Finding Lost Trails: The Basics
Gabriel Tiller & Chris McNamara Gabriel Tiller & Chris McNamara

Finding Lost Trails: The Basics

Lost trails, ghost trails, historic trails—whatever you call them, these relics of the golden age of trail building are an intriguing treasure hunt for us today. Aside from the intrigue, why do we care?

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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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