“The grass is green, the oaks are beginning to show their fresh new leaves, and the wildflowers are beginning to bloom along the South Yuba River State Park at Bridgeport.
A washout of the trail along the popular Buttermilk Bend trail has that area closed beyond a clearly marked sign, but the area just before the closure is still open and also contains a wildflower viewing area.
Park officials have assessed the damage to the trail and are now deciding on what route to take in order to repair it. Rough estimates of when the trail and that portion of the park can become accessible again ranged from, possibly by the summer time, to possibly next year.
Also for wildflower displays at the park, Sierra Gold Parks Foundation volunteer Syd Brown recommends the Point Defiance loop trail during this time of year. It follows the South Yuba River towards Point Defiance and Englebright Reservoir before looping back for a total of about three miles. “It’s a little bit of a scramble. Not wide and flat like Buttermilk,” Brown said, and warned of poison oak, which is already showing itself off of most trails there.
A Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) work crew is continuing their work on improving ADA accessible trails along the Kneebone Family Cemetery loop trail. Though they are expected work on certain days through the course of the next months, they have already completed much work improving trails and reinforcing a picnic area that was damaged during previous high water events.
Spring Fest at Bridgeport is also an upcoming event that folks can plan for on Saturday April 6th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. where there will be music, games and activities, keynote speakers, and of course, the wildflowers.”
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A washout of the trail along the popular Buttermilk Bend trail has that area closed beyond a clearly marked sign, but the area just before the closure is still open and also contains a wildflower viewing area.
Park officials have assessed the damage to the trail and are now deciding on what route to take in order to repair it. Rough estimates of when the trail and that portion of the park can become accessible again ranged from, possibly by the summer time, to possibly next year.
Also for wildflower displays at the park, Sierra Gold Parks Foundation volunteer Syd Brown recommends the Point Defiance loop trail during this time of year. It follows the South Yuba River towards Point Defiance and Englebright Reservoir before looping back for a total of about three miles. “It’s a little bit of a scramble. Not wide and flat like Buttermilk,” Brown said, and warned of poison oak, which is already showing itself off of most trails there.
A Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) work crew is continuing their work on improving ADA accessible trails along the Kneebone Family Cemetery loop trail. Though they are expected work on certain days through the course of the next months, they have already completed much work improving trails and reinforcing a picnic area that was damaged during previous high water events.
Spring Fest at Bridgeport is also an upcoming event that folks can plan for on Saturday April 6th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. where there will be music, games and activities, keynote speakers, and of course, the wildflowers.”
To see the original article in The Union newspaper, CLICK HERE.
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