There is a tool for just about everything When you do trail work with us, you may need to know what tools you will be using, what they look like and their function. However, we would be remiss if we didn't mention the most important thing about the tools. Safety. Safety First. Safety Always. Your number one concern when using trail work tools is to be aware of your … [Read more...]
MWBA Trail work 101
Would you like to be an active part of our trail conservation movement and help maintain/build sustainable trails? But are you hesitant because you don't know what to expect? That's perfectly normal. Most of us when we first got involved with trail work had no idea what we were doing, nor did we know how much fun it would be to play in the dirt. (No really, it is!) Before you … [Read more...]
Words, good
Provided below is a list of words that you might over hear on a trail work day. If you are more of a visual person and words are bad, here is a visual aid on some of the terms provided below. Backslope – The excavated bank on the uphill side of a trail tread. Berm – The raised outside edge of a trail. Blowdown – A fallen tree across the trail. Borrow – Fill material … [Read more...]
Ken Burton Trail Work Update
Trail Work Day Number 7: January 17 ,2016 on the Ken Burton Trail Restoration project. MWBA teamed up with CORBA for another great day of trail work in the San Gabriels. All volunteers have to make the 7.5 mile climb up Brown Mountain to reach the next section of trail needing work. We can't drive up the mountain and nobody we know has a helicopter, so pedal we must. Just the … [Read more...]
Photographer Alex Thompson and MWBA Trail Work
Proof is in the pudding: MWBA in action! In 2015, photographer Alex Thompson contacted MWBA about including our trail work volunteers in his photo project, Builders. The Builders project is an ongoing series of photo essays; each one focusing on a different Builder. The project started out of my curiosity of how things are made and my desire to learn about and examine the … [Read more...]
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