Saturday, September 28
meet at 9:00 AM in Marblemount at the Native Plant Nursery, next to the Wilderness Information Center (the Marblemount Ranger Station - click here for a map).
Join other NCCC members and friends for a National Park Service work party on Saturday, September 28! Beginning at 9:00 am at the Ranger Station in Marblemount, we will be working with the National Park Service staff, packing subalpine plants up to Cascade Pass, and planting them in an old trail that is being decommissioned at the Pass. We can also provide work at the Cascade Pass trailhead parking area for anyone who does not want to hike up to the Pass. As you may have heard, the recent Cascade River Road washout was quickly repaired and the Road is open to its end. We will meet at 9:00 AM in Marblemount at the Native Plant Nursery, next to the Wilderness Information Center (the National Park Service’s Marblemount Ranger Station - click here for a map). Bring a bigger pack if you have one, for carrying plants; the Park Service will also provide packs. We will load plants there, then carpool to the Cascade Pass trailhead, then hike with the plants up to the Pass. Other questions? email us at ncccinfo@northcascades.org
This should be scenic, rewarding and
fun!
As
you may know, NCCC has a long history of revegetation efforts at Cascade Pass,
which historically had been heavily damaged by overuse by the time North
Cascades National Park was created in 1968. NCCC members Joe and Margaret Miller invented the methods that the Park
Service now uses to restore fragile alpine meadows. The native plant nursery in Marblemount is even named after the Millers! So not only will you visit a
beautiful place and help restore it, you'll be walking in the footsteps of NCCC
founders.
Cascade Pass plant restoration is an NCCC success story, so come help us continue the good work, and enjoy some of the most spectacular scenery in the North Cascades!
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