• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Recreation Northwest

We promote outdoor recreation and bring people together to enjoy, preserve and improve the places where we play

  • About Us
    • Our Crew
    • Finances
    • Fiscal Support
    • In the Press
    • Contact Us
    • Our History
  • Experiences
    • Custom Experiences
    • What To Bring
    • Where to Meet
    • Beer Me
    • Local Lodging
  • Fairhaven Park
    • Trail & Wetland Boardwalk Project
      • Design & Build
      • Mitigation & Monitoring
      • Recognition Rock Bench
      • Public Park Bench
      • Garden Gate
    • Native Plant Garden
    • Outdoor Classroom
    • Hundred Acre Wood
  • Parkscriptions
    • Parkscriptions Pilot Program
    • Parkscriptions Programming
  • Advocacy
  • Blog
  • Donate

Blog

Fairhaven Park Boardwalk – First Layer of Gravel

September 29, 2017 by Todd Elsworth Leave a Comment

Moving right along, the NW Trails Crew spent today laying down the first layer of basecourse materials for the upcoming limestone gravel path that will connect our Phase One Trail with the network of trails in Fairhaven Forest. 

Here’s how it works: 

We have piles of materials. 

They load the appropriate basecourse materials. 

Then they drive into the woods and hook up with this grater. 

This video shows how the load is distributed and compacted as they drag it along. Rowan stands on the attachment while Curran tows him along. Pretty cool, if you ask me. 

Before you know it there’s the base of a trail. NO, it’s not open to walk on. Please be patient and use the DETOUR. Thanks. 

I made my way backwards to show where they had started their work. Nice how the trail bends around and winds through the trees. 

Here’s where the new trail will connect with the existing trail, just before it goes up the hill. 

Every day we see progress on getting this done. Great hustle from the Crew at NW Trails. 

Todd Elsworth

Todd Elsworth is one of the many “Mossy-haired lunatics roaming the dripping peninsulas”, described in “I’m Here for the Weather” by Tom Robbins. As executive director, he works to fulfill our mission to teach the health benefits of nature, promote outdoor recreation, and steward the places where we play.

Share with:

Filed Under: Fairhaven Park, Recreation Northwest Tagged With: Fairhaven Park, NW Trails, Stewardship, Trail Building

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Primary Sidebar

Sign up to stay connected via our email, The Confluence

  • Blog Categories

    • Fairhaven Park 41
    • Parkscriptions 13
    • Press Releases 29
    • Recreation Economy 63
      • Recreation Northwest EXPO 22
    • Recreation Northwest 275
    • Stewardship 29

Footer

Contact Us

Mailing Address:
Recreation Northwest
PO Box 2771
Bellingham, WA 98227

Recreation Northwest

Sign up to stay connected via our email, The Confluence

Recreation Northwest is a 501(c)3 charity. All donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law. Our non-profit federal tax-exempt number is 46-1774882.

site by highwaters