MSTA will be working with SORA and Renee Casterline and Bryson Schreder to host 22 workdays between now and mid-November. See below:
Trail stewardship season is getting underway! SORA and Mt. Shasta Trail Association are excited to announce the first volunteer trail work sessions of the season! To capitalize on soil moisture, we’re going to start by working lower in the Gateway Trail System starting next week. We’ll be working Thursday, April 23rd with a start time of 3pm and Saturday, April 25th at 9am. Meet at the Gateway Trailhead on Everitt Memorial Highway for both sessions. Please come dressed for trail work – pants, sturdy shoes or boots, long sleeves and gloves – and ready for whatever the spring weather might throw at us. MSTA will be providing tools and hard hats.
In 2026, we’re offering something the community has been asking for: a set volunteer work day schedule. See the attached flyer for exact dates, and know that generally what we’re aiming for is afternoon/evening on the second and fourth Thursdays, and Saturday mornings. We’ll announce exact details prior to each work session and you can find those dates on the SORA website or by using the QR code on the flyer. We may need to make some adjustments along the way, so make sure you’re subscribed to the SORA email list and watching social media from Mt. Shasta Trail Association, Bike Shasta and SORA.
We’re really hoping that the afternoon/evening Thursday session provide an opportunity for folks who can’t make it to the Saturday work days. We’ll keep Thursday’s short – just 2 or 3 hours – with the aim to make these easy to access for flexibility. We’d love to see you out there!
I will try to be there for most of these workdays and may add a few sudden, stealth outings for problems that arise, like downed trees or trail washouts.
J Harch
