We are absolutely blown away by the outpouring of support in this year's Great Fish Community Challenge. Thank you to the 554 donors who donated $170,883 in support of our conservation, recreation, and education programs on the Whitefish Trail! This is an all time high for us for number of donors and total money raised! The energy was especially high this year for the 10th anniversary. Congratulations and THANK YOU Whitefish Community Foundation for another successful fundraising campaign for WLP and all 80 participating nonprofits.
Thank you Flathead Valley!
Towards the end of the month, we had a hail and windstorm. Over 30 trees feel down across the trail which made for a chainsaw heavy end of August. The picture to the right shows a gnarly hangup on the Beaver Tail - the spur trail down to Beaver Lake. This situation made for one of the more interesting tree removals we've had on the Whitefish Trail. It took two people using ratchet straps and a chainsaw to safely deal with the tree.
One of our partners, the DNRC, helped us fill in a hole on the Whitefish Trail at Swift Creek. As you can see below in the before and after photos, a tree fell over next to the portion of the Whitefish Trail at Swift Creek that is on a forest management road. When the tree fell over, it's root wad pulled a significant amount of soil out next to the trail tread. The DNRC used an excavator to fill in the hole which supports the trail tread well. Thanks DNRC!
We still have Whitefish Trail Crew hats available! If you're interested in supporting ongoing efforts to maintain the Whitefish Trail, purchasing a hat is a great contribution!
Check out these Whitefish Trail Crew shirts! If you see someone wearing one around town, ask them about their experience volunteering out on the trail. If you want to earn one of your own, all you need to do is attend three volunteer events this year. Email whitefishtrail@whitefishlegacy.org for more info.
Thanks for reading and stay tuned for September's Trail and Stewardship Update!
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