Earth Day Hummocks Trail event photos

WTA gets a safety talk

Henry Painter of Washington Trails Association speaks to volunteers about safety during work parties. Photo by Matthew Farnell.

Welcome and Safety discussion

Gary Walker with the U.S. Forest Service, welcomes volunteers and discusses safety. Photo by Jessica Kimmick

Volunteers listening intently

Volunteers listen intently to ensure safety practices are upheld. Photo by Jessica Kimmick

Building trail around slide area

WTA works hard at building a new section of trail around a slide area that took out the original trail. Photo by Bev Blanchard

WTA working hard!

WTA doing a great job on re-routing that trail! Photo by Bev Blanchard

WTA planning out their next steps for the new trail

WTA makes this hard work look so easy, don't they? Photo by Bev Blanchard.

Enjoying the work!

A WTA volunteer stops to enjoy his time on the trail. Photo by Matthew Farnell.

Before the spur trail

Before the new spur trail. Photo by Vincent Lee

Beginning of spur trail construction

Volunteers begin to rake out the new spur trail. Photo by Jessica Kimmick.

Volunteers working hard on new spur trail

While Toutle Lake High School students relocate the moss to an old unusable part of trail, volunteers follow behind to build the new spur trail. Photo by Jessica Kimmick

Digging a post hole

Toutle Lake school teacher and MSHI volunteer, Vincent Lee, demonstrates the finer points of post hole digging. Photo by Jessica Kimmick

strike a pose!

Toutle Lake High School students take a break and strike a pose for the camera. Photo by Vincent Lee

finished spur trail

Here's the "after"- a brand new trail to a view point of the volcano and Toutle River. Photo by Jessica Kimmick

MSHI shares a smile

Crew Leader, Heather, and Visitor Programs Manager, Jessica, enjoying the day! Photo by Jessica Kimmick

Raising the bridge

Volunteers work to raise a bridge out of a newly formed wetland area to protect the habitat. Photo by Ardell Hodges

Gathering fill material

Volunteers gather fill material to build support for the bridge. Photo by Ardell Hodges

Volunteers gathering rocks for the bridge support

It's hard work hauling rocks and raising a bridge! Photo by Ardell Hodges

Bridge- finished product!

Lots of hard work, but bridges seem to work the best when they're out of the water, right? Photo by Randy Peterson

Monument Scientist gives educational talk to volunteers

Peter Frenzen, Monument Scientist at Mount St. Helens, discusses the science of recovering ecosystems on Hummocks Trail with volunteers. Photo by Matthew Farnell

Toutle River valley view

The views along Hummocks made this day even more enjoyable! Photo by Matthew Farnell