KarlVP
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Hardcoreville, WA
Hey folks.
I'm hoping that we can "vote" on whether or not the NW chapter can adopt a trail at Elbe. I know it has been discussed in the past, but lets stop waiting and go for it now.
Here's the pitch.
Elbe has money to maintain and "enhance" the trails. They recieve grants and so far, have not been able to use all the money. There are many trails at Elbe that need routine maintenance, and having a 100% user maintained and supported system would be ideal.
The Timber Tamers (my club) has adoped the Sunrise trail. In the past 1.5 years of "owning" said trail, we have held 4 MAJOR work parties, and as per our contract, we have gone out there at least 2 rigs once every 2 months to check on the trail, do maintenance and pick up trash. "We" I say that in quotes becuase the entire 4x4 community helped out, built two bridges early on in the project with help from; Dog Pound Offroad, Broke Bastards Offroad, Thunder Trucks, Faith Wheelers, Naxja, and many others. After the inital forray of work, the Tamers have maintained and improved that trail. We have added rock sections, maintained the bridges and waterbars, and also planned "obstacles" and ordered the matierial to make said obstacles.
The Elbe trail system, as I said before, has money. The cost wouldn't come out of the treasury for maintenance or material costs. All we would require is the manpower. Through the collective masses, we have access to heavy equipment and all sorts of tools and tricks to get what needs to be done, done.
I would really like to see the NW chapter of adopt a trail. It isn't hard. We can adopt it, and just do maintenance as per contract, one day every 2 months. Or we can adopt a trail, and make it HARD. The choice is up to us.....
I'm hoping that we can "vote" on whether or not the NW chapter can adopt a trail at Elbe. I know it has been discussed in the past, but lets stop waiting and go for it now.
Here's the pitch.
Elbe has money to maintain and "enhance" the trails. They recieve grants and so far, have not been able to use all the money. There are many trails at Elbe that need routine maintenance, and having a 100% user maintained and supported system would be ideal.
The Timber Tamers (my club) has adoped the Sunrise trail. In the past 1.5 years of "owning" said trail, we have held 4 MAJOR work parties, and as per our contract, we have gone out there at least 2 rigs once every 2 months to check on the trail, do maintenance and pick up trash. "We" I say that in quotes becuase the entire 4x4 community helped out, built two bridges early on in the project with help from; Dog Pound Offroad, Broke Bastards Offroad, Thunder Trucks, Faith Wheelers, Naxja, and many others. After the inital forray of work, the Tamers have maintained and improved that trail. We have added rock sections, maintained the bridges and waterbars, and also planned "obstacles" and ordered the matierial to make said obstacles.
The Elbe trail system, as I said before, has money. The cost wouldn't come out of the treasury for maintenance or material costs. All we would require is the manpower. Through the collective masses, we have access to heavy equipment and all sorts of tools and tricks to get what needs to be done, done.
I would really like to see the NW chapter of adopt a trail. It isn't hard. We can adopt it, and just do maintenance as per contract, one day every 2 months. Or we can adopt a trail, and make it HARD. The choice is up to us.....