Please Volunteer to Work on Erinswood Trail at Heybrook Ridge County Park 

The Washington Trails Association will be running trail crew work parties at Heybrook Ridge County Park just across from Index throughout September and into October. The dates with openings to volunteer (as of 9/1/18) are: September 4, 5, 10, 18, and 24, and October 2, 3, 9, and 10. You don’t need to have previous experience to volunteer to work, and the new “Erinswood Trail” needs a lot of work. WTA provides the tools and reviews how to use them before getting to work. Erinswood is designed to be an “ADA compliant” trail (as in, accessible by wheelchair, walker and stroller) but there is still groundwork to be done before it can be graveled and readied to use in 2019.

How to sign up:

Go to: www.wta.org/volunteer/schedule
Select: In the future, Day work party, and Central Cascades
Choose a date and select: See details, Join Work Party, and register

 

Anonymous Donor Revealed: Conway Leovy and Family Made Heybrook Ridge County Park Possible 

While visiting Index in early July, Joanne and Jill Conway enjoyed a chat with Louise Lindgren. The sisters concurred that it was time to celebrate their father Conway for his remarkable gift in 2008 of $500,000 to the Friends of Heybrook Ridge (FOHR).  See full article here.

 

FOHR Meetings for 2018

Our Board of directors meets on the third Monday of the even numbered months at the Index Fire Station.  BOD meetings start at 7 pm and are open to the public.

Meetings in 2018

Friday March 23 Annual Meeting  Annual Mtg (River House)
April 16
June 18
August 20
October 20 Hoedown 5-10 pm 

Report on Grand Opening and 2017 Hoedown 

October 21, 2017.  Rain, ribbon cutting, rubber boots, river rising, River House, river dancing to Rib’s rousing recitals of originals and covers.  Snohomish County organized the Grand Opening celebration and FOHR carried off their 10th annual Hoedown party and fund raising.  See this page for details.   

Washington Trail Association Work Parties Success in 2017 

Good news: we have 3 WTA trail work-party weekends set up March 23, 24 & 25; March 30, 31 & April 1st; and April 6, 7 & 8.   Click HERE for instructions for signing up on WTA website.