WMHCTA Project Calendar
SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER
October 14-15: Chainsaw Training & Certification
TRAINING EVENT DETAILS: Chainsaw Training and certification. Located in Enterprise, OR. Classes will start on Friday evening with a 2-3 hour indoor Lecture/PowerPoint session. The indoor portion will continue on Saturday morning and then we will go to Hurricane Creek for the outdoor portion with hands-on work with the saws.
LEADER: Mike Hansen & Pip Redding
October 21-22: Crosscut Sawyer A & B and Recertification Training
TRAINING EVENT DETAILS: Crosscut Sawyer A and B Training and recertification. Classes will start on Friday evening with a 2-3 hour indoor Lecture/PowerPoint session. The indoor portion will continue on Saturday morning and then we will go to Hurricane Creek for the outdoor portion with hands-on work with the saws.
LEADER: Mike Hansen & Pip Redding
2023 COMPLETED TRIPS
April 30 -May 4: Eureka- Chalk Creeks
TRAIL INFORMATION: Imnaha #1712, Chalk Creek #1702, Jim Creek #1715
PROJECT DETAILS: Brushing and tread clearing. Start from Dug Bar and raft to Heller Bar with camps near Imnaha River mouth, Salmon Bar, and Cache Creek.
LEADER: Mike Hansen
PACKER: n/a
TRIP FULL
COMPLETE
May 6-7: Tulley Creek Tread Training
TRAIL INFORMATION: Tulley Creek Trail #1724
PROJECT DETAILS: Training in tread repair and maintenance. Start at Imnaha River Trailhead.
LEADER: Clay Jacobson
PACKER: n/a
COMPLETE
May 12: Falls Creek Trail
TRAIL INFORMATION: Hurricane Cr # 1807, Falls Cr #1807A,
PROJECT DETAILS: Start at Hurricane Creek Trailhead
LEADER: Mary Kay & Bob Pace
PACKER: n/a
COMPLETE
May 13-14: Rhodes Creek
TRAIL INFORMATION: Windy Ridge #1782
PROJECT DETAILS: Primarily logout. Start at Lightning Creek TH
LEADER: Mike Hansen
PACKER: n/a
COMPLETE
May 13: East Fork Wallowa River Trail #1
TRAIL INFORMATION: East Fork Wallowa Trail #1804
PROJECT DETAILS: Start at Powerhouse Trailhead. Project will work logout/ brush clearing up to the wilderness boundary.
LEADER: Randi Jandt
PACKER: n/a
COMPLETE
May 20 : Mt. Joseph Trail
TRAIL INFORMATION: Mt. Joseph Trail
PROJECT DETAILS: Primarily logout and light brushing on the trail above the State Park Marina on the upper switchbacks
LEADER: Mike Hanson
PACKER: n/a
COMPLETE
May 21 : Hurricane Creek Trail
TRAIL INFORMATION: Hurricane Creek Trail #1807
PROJECT DETAILS: Primarily logout- Start at Hurricane Creek TH
LEADER: Mike Mercer
PACKER: n/a
COMPLETE
May 26-31: Reservoir Bench
TRAIL INFORMATION: Hells Canyon Reservoir #1890, Reservoir Bench #1884
PROJECT DETAILS: We will start from Copper Creek TH near Homestead, Oregon. This trip is comprised of a travel day on days 1 and day 6. We will work on the second and fourth day, with a rest day in the middle. Enjoy a beautiful trip above Hell's Canyon on the Southern side of the Wallowas.
LEADER: Mike Beaty
PACKER: Brent Lewis
COMPLETE
May 27: East Fork Wallowa River Trail #2
TRAIL INFORMATION: East Fork Wallowa River #1804
PROJECT DETAILS: Logout and brush clearing past the wilderness sign. Start at Powerhouse TH at the end of Wallowa Lake
LEADER: Lora Tennant
PACKER: n/a
COMPLETE
June 2-4: Meads Flat
TRAIL INFORMATION: Minam River #1673, Division Camp #1649, Big Sheep Ridge #1685, Murphy Creek #1672
PROJECT DETAILS: Logout, brushing, install signage. Start from Meads Flat TH
LEADER: Morgan Olson
PACKER: Morgan Olson
COMPLETE
June 3: McCully Creek Trail
TRAIL INFORMATION: McCully Cr # 1812
PROJECT DETAILS: Primarily logout and some brushing. Start at McCully Ck TH
LEADER:
PACKER: n/a
COMPLETE
June 7-11: 32 Point #1
TRAIL INFORMATION: 32 Point Creek #1789, Buck Creek #1788, Reservoir Bench #1884
PROJECT DETAILS: Logout, brushing to reestablish trail corridor, install signage. Start from PO Saddle TH and/or Buck Creek TH. We will be working from a car camp at the PO Saddle trailhead and doing day trips down the 3 trails that lead to the bench halfway down into Hells Canyon. Volunteers can join us for just a day or two of their choosing or come for the whole 5 days. There will be travel days on the first and last day of the trip, with a rest day in between.
LEADER: Mike Beaty
PACKER:
COMPLETE
June 9: Lake Fork Creek Trail #1 (Southern Wallowas)
TRAIL INFORMATION: Southern Wallowas trip starting at Lake Fork Trail #1876. The trailhead is across the creek from the Lake Fork Campground.
PROJECT DETAILS: Primarily Brushing and Logout
LEADER:
PACKER: n/a
COMPLETE
June 23-26: Murphy Creek #1
TRAIL INFORMATION: Murphy Creek #1672
PROJECT DETAILS: Logout, brushing . Start at Mead Flat TH
LEADER: Russ West
PACKER: Russ West/Brent Lewis
COMPLETE
July 1: East Fork of the Lostine River
TRAIL INFORMATION: East Fork of the Lostine River
PROJECT DETAILS: Logout. Start at Two Pan Trailhead
LEADER: Mike Hansen
PACKER: Lantz Hughes
COMPLETE
July 5- July 11: Horse Ranch
TRAIL INFORMATION: Horse Ranch #1908, Minam River #1673, Little Minam #1901
PROJECT DETAILS: Logout, brushing, and install signage. Start from Moss Springs TH
LEADER: Jim Akenson
PACKER: Jim Akenson
COMPLETE
July 7- July 8: Lostine Wildlife Area
TRAIL INFORMATION: This trail is found at the Oregon Department of Wildlife Lostine Wildlife Area. Trail is following the old Fire Road above the flats that switchbacks over to the Silver Creek drainage.
PROJECT DETAILS: Meet at 8:30am, at the parking lot for the Lostine Wildlife Area, off Lostine River RD. Brush out, manual weed removal, and tread maintenance for 2.25 miles to the USFS boundary.
LEADER: Mike & Monica Eng
PACKER: N/A
COMPLETE
July 6- July 13: Twin Lakes Cluster
TRAIL INFORMATION: Twin Lakes #1874, Cold Springs #1882, Deadman #1869, Sugarloaf E #1887
PROJECT DETAILS: Logout, brushing. Work from camp at Twin Lakes TH. Participation is flexible, you can participate in any one or more of these days. High School Youth from Wallowa Resources' Hawk Program and Youth Corp from Halfway will be working on this trip as well. There will be travel days on the first and last day of the trip, with a rest day in between.
LEADER: Mike Beaty, Pip Redding
PACKER:
COMPLETE
July 15-17: Mule Peak
TRAIL INFORMATION: Sand Pass #1912, Mule Peak #1924
PROJECT DETAILS: Logout, tread work, and install signage. Start from Pole Creek TH
LEADER: Dave Jensen
PACKER:
COMPLETE
July 22-23: Rock Springs
TRAIL INFORMATION: Rock Springs #1928, Little Minam #1901
PROJECT DETAILS: Logout, brushing, install new signage. Start at Rock Springs TH
LEADER: Morgan Olson
PACKER: Morgan Olson
COMPLETE
July 25-30: Upper Minam River
TRAIL INFORMATION: Big Minam River Trail #1942
PROJECT DETAILS: Logout, brushing,some treadwork. Start from Buck Creek TH. Camp at confluence of Elk Creek & Big Minam River. Working upstream to Minam Lake and downstream to Minam Meadows.
LEADER: Holly Akenson & Russ West
PACKER: Holly Akenson & Russ West
COMPLETE
August 3-6: Little Kettle Creek
TRAIL INFORMATION: Little Kettle Creek #1945
PROJECT DETAILS: Primarily brushing on lower half of trail. Start at East Eagle TH; Optional car camping at East Eagle TH. This trail starts from the Southern end of the Wallowa mountains.
LEADER: Mike Beaty
PACKER:
2 more people needed for this trip
August 6-8: Sullivan Creek #1
TRAIL INFORMATION: Sullivan Creek #1946
PROJECT DETAILS: Logout and brushing. Scouting trip from Little Kettle Creek TH.
LEADER: Mike Beaty
PACKER:
August 12-19: Lackey's Hole
TRAIL INFORMATION: Lackey's Hole #1942
PROJECT DETAILS: Logout, brushing, some treadwork. Start from Moss Springs TH. There will be travel days on the first and last day of the trip, with a rest day in between.
LEADER: Mike Hansen
PACKER: Brent Lewis
COMPLETE
August 25-28: Sullivan Creek #2
TRAIL INFORMATION: Sullivan Creek #1946
PROJECT DETAILS: This a backpacking trip, bring any overnight sleeping and food supplies. Meet at E. Eagle Creek Bridge nr. Eagleton, leaving a parked vehicle for later shuttle back to trailhead; hike with packs from E. Eagle Creek TH up Little Kettle Creek Trail to mile 2.66 (fir tree at switchback, +1,440’ elevation); remove brush .1 mile up and .2 mile down trail; continue hike to fir grove (approx. .5 mile distance) to remove 24” log and make camp near stream.
Sunday 8/27: Hike to Crater Lake (3.+/-, +1,200’ elevation), removing 17+ logs and triage brushing; make camp.
Monday 8/28: Hike Cliff River Trail to Sullivan Creek Trail Junction (3. miles,+ 400’ elevation); descend (6.5 miles, -3,720’ elevation) to trail terminus and exit to E. Eagle Creek Bridge, recon trail alignment and conditions, remove logs and brush as needed, eta 4:30p at parked vehicle and 4 mile shuttle to E. Eagle Creek Trailhead.
LEADER: Mike Beaty
PACKER:
COMPLETE
August 26- September 2: Rock Creek
TRAIL INFORMATION: North Fork Catherine Creek #1905, Lackey's Hole #1942.
PROJECT DETAILS: Horse supported but you will need to backpack out. Logout and sign installation. Meet at 10 am North Catherine Creek Trailhead. First two days car camping at trailhead with day-hikes installing signage.
LEADER: Dave Jensen
PACKER: John Hollenbeak
COMPLETE
September 1-4: Cougar Ridge
TRAIL INFORMATION: 32 Point Creek #1789, Buck Creek #1788, Reservoir Bench #1884
PROJECT DETAILS: This a backpacking trip, bring any overnight sleeping and food supplies. Meet late Friday This trip can be dry; bring water. Bearwallow campground. Camp based at Standley guard station.
LEADER: Laura Tennant
PACKER: n/a
*4 more people needed for this trip
September 22-23: Lostine Wildlife Area Maintenance #2
TRAIL INFORMATION: This trail is found at the Oregon Department of Wildlife Lostine Wildlife Area. Trail is following the old Fire Road above the flats that switchbacks over to the Silver Creek drainage.
PROJECT DETAILS: Meet at 8:30am, at the parking lot for the Lostine Wildlife Area, off Lostine River RD. Work either day or both. Primarily loper and handsaw work to continue our previous work clearing brush and moving tread away from steep dropoffs on the trail up the old Fire Road over to the Silver Creek drainage.
LEADER: Mike & Monica Eng
PACKER: N/A
COMPLETE
September 29: Big Sheep Bog (Tenderfoot TH Bog Repair)
TRAIL INFORMATION: Tenderfoot Trail
PROJECT DETAILS: Repair a boggy spot at the creek crossing at the Tenderfoot Trailhead. This has been a sloppy crossing for many years, but our crew is planning to work with the USFS to build it up and install culverts.
LEADER: Mike Hansen, John Hollenbeak
PACKER: n/a