Ferry County Rail Trail Rides On
By Eli Francovich The Ferry County Rail Trail project is up and riding again after county commissioners approved the next stage of the project at a meeting earlier this month. In late March, the commissioners removed several long-time volunteers from the county’s Rail Corridor Committee. Additionally, the commission hesitated to approve a $165,000 Recreation and Conservation Grant approved by […]
Trail Wash Outs
(reprinted w/ permission) Washouts have closed three segments of the Ferry County Rail Trail—from the Kiwanis trailhead to Tucker Road; from Empire Creek Road to Lundimo Meadows Road and from Curlew to Lone Ranch Road. “We are working to repair the improved segments of the trail in particular Curlew to the tunnel (pictured),” said Ferry […]
Phase 5 Update
FCRTP Vice President, grant writer and project coordinator Keith Bell along with FCRTP President Bobby Whittaker and Ferry County Commissioner Nathan Davis were in Olympia this week to present our Phase 5 grant application to finish the trail. The presentation went very well but competition is tough this grant cycle with 50% more applicants asking for […]
A Record! Thanks to Our Supporters
Our fundraiser ended Friday, August 17th with 58 donations totaling $13,515 USD surpassing our combined total goal by $2,015! We are so excited that we have already put in motion purchasing the vibratory roller and we plan to purchase the bridge deck for the washout repair before the end of August. We would like to thank everyone […]