Six Miles, Three Chainsaws and a Day on the Salmonberry

On September 9, Salmonberry Trail volunteers Ken Wenzel, Keith Baker and Greg Peek headed into the River section of the corridor for a day of trail clearing.

Starting at the confluence of the Salmonberry and Nehalem rivers, the three worked their way 3.2 miles upriver, cutting logs and clearing the route as they went. Then came the other half of the job: walking all the way back out with their chainsaws.

By the end of the day, the crew had covered 6.4 miles on foot and contributed a combined 18 hours of work, plus another three hours of group travel time.

It’s the kind of work that happens regularly along the 82-mile Salmonberry corridor. Volunteers head out to scout conditions, clear vegetation and fallen trees, document what they find, and help us better understand and care for the corridor.

And in the River and Canyon sections, getting to the work can be a substantial part of the work itself.

Thank you to Ken, Keith and Greg for putting in the miles and the hours.