Redwood Trails Alliance

THE REDWOOD TRAILS ALLIANCE IS AN ADVOCATE FOR OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF TRAIL USERS. WE TEACH RESPONSIBLE TRAIL STEWARDSHIP AND OFFER VOLUNTEER TRAIL WORK OPPORTUNITIES ALONG WITH PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR TRAILS FOR ALL TO ENJOY.

GENERAL PROGRAMS -IN 2022, RTA RESTARTED OUR VOLUNTEER TRAIL WORK POST-COVID. DURING THE YEAR WE HAD 513 VOLUNTEERS PUTTING IN 4,105 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER WORK ACROSS THREE COUNTIES. WE ADDED 2,450' OF NEW TRAIL IN MONTE RIO REDWOODS AND TAYLOR MOUNTAIN REGIONAL PARKS AND IN BOGGS MOUNTAIN DEMONSTRATION STATE FOREST. RTA VOLUNTEERS ALSO MAINTAINED 13,970' OF TRAIL IN HELEN PUTNAM, TAYLOR MOUNTAIN AND HOOD MOUNTAIN REGIONAL PARKS. ALONG WITH THIS MAINTENANCE WORK, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE 8,500 SF OF HABIT RESTORATION WORK IN HELEN PUTNAM AND HOOD MOUNTAIN REGIONAL PARKS. DURING THE VOLUNTEER EVENTS WE ALSO ADDED INFRASTRUCTURE OF STONE STEPS IN HELEN PUTNAM REGIONAL PARK, CREATED ALL-WEATHER PATHS AND PUNCHEONS FOR INTERIM ACCESS AT THE NEW MONTE RIO REDWOODS REGIONAL PARK AND OPEN SPACE PRESERVE. IN NAPA OUR VOLUNTEERS INSTALLED 400' OF EROSION CONTROL SILT FENCING IN PREPARATION OF A NEW TRAIL PROJECT IN MOORE CREEK PARK. AS PART OF OUR VOLUNTEER EFFORTS WE ENGAGE WITH LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE WITH THE NORCAL INTERSCHOLASTIC CYCLING LEAGUE TO TEACH STEWARDSHIP AND TO GIVE BACK TO THE TRAILS THEY USE FOR PRACTICE. WORKING WITH VOLUNTEERS WE ALSO PERFORMED RESTORATION WORK AT THE HISTORIC RANCH HOUSE AT THE NEW WRIGHT HILL REGIONAL PARK ON THE SONOMA COAST, INCLUDING 950' OF FENCING AND ASSISTANCE WITH NEW TRAIL ALIGNMENTS. RTA ALSO GUIDED MONTHLY MAINTENANCE AT THE SANTA ROSA PUMPTRACK, MAINTAINED ENTIRELY BY VOLUNTEERS. WE ALSO HELD WOMEN'S TRAIL DIG DAYS AND YOUTH DIG DAYS. IN 2022 WE BUILT 12 MILES OF NEW TRAIL. OF THE 12 MILES WE FUNDRAISED TO SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION OF 7.2 MILES OF TRAIL FOR PUBLIC ACCESS. ANOTHER 4.2 MILES OF TRAIL WORK WAS PROVIDED TO CAL FIRE FOR POST WILDFIRE REPAIR WORK TO REBUILD 22 MILES OF TRAIL. FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT IN CONJUNCTION WITH FRIENDS OF BOGGS MOUNTAIN, CAL FIRE AND COUNTY OF LAKE WAS FROM PRIVATE DONATIONS. WORKING WITH THE NAPA COUNTY REGIONAL PARK AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT AND NAPA COUNTY LOCAL OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS, WE RAISED FUNDS TO BUILD 3 MILES OF NEW TRAIL IN MOORE CREEK PARK. OUR NEW TRAIL PROJECTS WERE IN HOOD MOUNTAIN RP WITH 2,200' OF POST WILDFIRE REBUILD, SONOMA VALLEY RP WITH 6,300' OF TRAIL REALIGNMENT WORK, BOGGS MOUNTAIN INCLUDED 22,176' TO REBUILD BOGGS PEAK TRAIL, GAILS TRAIL, BEAR BONES AND REALIGNMENTS ON VARIOUS TRAILS AT THE DIRECTION OF CAL FIRE. WE STARTED LINWOOD AVENUE CONNECTOR TRAIL FOR 1,250' OF NEW TRAIL WITH 750' BUILT BY VOLUNTEERS. AT THE NEW MONTE RIO REDWOODS RP&OSP WE IMPROVED 3,600' OF TRAIL INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION OF TEN TURNS AND 42 STEPS FOR PUBLIC INTERIM ACCESS. AS PART OF OUR MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, WE REPAIRED 800' OF TRAIL IN HOOD MOUNTAIN RP, 500' IN MOORE CREEK PARK, 3,000' IN MONTE RIO REDWOODS, AND 9,600' AT NORTH SONOMA MOUNTAIN RP&OSP. AS PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR EFFORTS WE RESTORED 1,820 SF AT HOOD MOUNTAIN, 14,200 SF IN MONTE RIO REDWOODS, AND 6,000 SF IN SONOMA VALLEY RP. IN 2022 RTA CONTINUED WITH OUR EDUCATION PROGRAM BY TEACHING TRAIL CONSTRUCTION AND STEWARDSHIP SKILLS TO CONSERVATION CORPS NORTH BAY CREW MEMBERS AT MONTE RIO REDWOODS RP&OSP, SONOMA VALLEY RP AND TAYLOR MT RP&OSP. THE CCNB TRAINING INCLUDES A COMBINATION OF CLASS TIME, FIELD TRAINING AND HANDS-ON WORK EXPERIENCE.