Volunteers to tackle trail repairs at Tubbs Hill

COEUR d'ALENE — Volunteers are invited to roll up their sleeves Friday, April 3 for a day of trail work on Tubbs Hill.

Work will focus primarily on improving trail conditions. Tasks will include moving rocks and soil, raking and compacting trail surfaces, and light pruning. 

Some experienced volunteers and parks staff will operate a jackhammer, while others may help reposition downed logs to discourage trail shortcuts.

Other medium- to light-duty projects will be available for volunteers of all levels of experience.

A variety of tools will be provided, including rakes, shovels, Pulaskis, pick mattocks and McLeods.

Earlier this month, 20 Friends of Tubbs Hill volunteers joined Coeur d’Alene Trails Coordinator Shane O’Shea to complete 60 hours of trail work that included closing a steep, user-created trail near the Mountain Avenue/10th Street connector, addressing erosion by placing moss over exposed rock, and clearing encroaching brush. 

At the Halfway Summit Trail and Fire Road intersection, volunteers also built a bypass around a heavily eroded section and removed a large fallen tree blocking the trail.

April 3 will build on this progress and mark the second Trail Day of the season.

"Here's your second opportunity of the spring to help us do some important work before summer begins," said volunteer coordinator Mary Duff.

The event is open to all ages and experience levels. Volunteers are encouraged to participate for as long as they are able, with most contributing two to three hours. 

Volunteers are asked to wear appropriate clothing and footwear, and to bring gloves as well as eye and ear protection.

Volunteers will meet at 8:30 a.m. at East Tubbs Hill Park. Those interested are asked to RSVP by March 30 by emailing [email protected].