We’d like to thank the 25 volunteers that came out to Crockett Hills on Saturday November 9th, 2024 to install much needed hardening on Soaring Eagle Trail around the cattle pond. This area has been a drainage challenge for years due to several seeps. The hardening will keep the tread in better shape during the wet season.
East Bay Regional Park District provided the pavers, gravel base, and mechanized support with their Toro Dingo. There was still plenty of physical volunteer work left to excavate for the pavers, move some of the gravel, repurpose the excavated soil to improve other drainage features, and fill water jugs from the cow pond to aid compaction.
The crew this day was a mix of seasoned volunteers and first timers. Some of the first timers included students and parents from the Wildcat Composite Mountain Bike Team and staff from Wente Scout Reservation Summer Camp. Trails bring us together in all sorts of ways.
Special thanks to rangers Mark Hebb and Evan Butler for shuttling pavers and gravel with the Dingo. The work day wrapped up with sandwiches from Lucia’s in Crockett (yum). A handful of folks still had energy for a ride afterwards. Thanks again to all the volunteers and park staff.
Look for more trail stewardship days to post on Meetup.com for the upcoming months.
See our Instagram post for more great photos from Rebecca Lewington.
