Winter means we're back on the Elwha project. The goal is to get plant regeneration off on the right foot by putting thousands of native plants in the ground. Constructing access trails for hiking plants to revegetation sites is critical. With dam demolition nearing completion, and the park getting ready for the hordes of visitors that will come to view the newly drained reservoir, we're beginning to transform access trails into pathways ready for the public.
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| Hiking out to the planting site. |
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| Clear, cold days. The worksite got two hours of sun. |
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| Two sentinels, watching the old lake bed from their posts. |
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| Only 30 feet left to demolish. These upper pieces will remain as a memorial. |
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| Filling turnpike before covering with top dressing. |
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| Taylor, posing with the tool of choice, demo site in the background. |
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| One big chunk of cedar equals five cedar beams. |
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| Shane, chief gravel coordinator. |
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| Hot lunch. |
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| Sam, scoring logs embedded in the fine sediment. |
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| Brand new trail with a brand new feature. Three years ago this photo would be ten feet under water. |
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| Elwha River, Lake Mills, Mt. Fitzhenry, and Mt. Carrie. |
