It is important to understand that completing trail work in the burned area has many components. The work is completed in multiple passes, over days, weeks, or sometimes months.

Even after trail work has been done, sections may need to be revisited to clear rock fall, landslides, or logs that have slid onto the trail. Debris flows, landslides, and rock scree slopes are often unstable and continue to fail after an initial path through the trail corridor has been cleared. Dead and damaged trees falling down continue to be a dynamic force in the burned area.

1. Initially an assessment of the trail condition must be completed so personnel, equipment needs, and safety concerns are addressed prior to the work party. <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/crgnsa/TrailStatus" rel="nofollow">www.fs.usda.gov/goto/crgnsa/TrailStatus</a>

2. Before work can begin, hazards at work sites along the trail are mitigated so volunteers and employees can begin trail work.

3. For trails located above the Historic Columbia River Highway and I-84 , work must be coordinated with ODOT to ensure the safety of workers, volunteers, and vehicles traveling below.

4. Crews generally begin by clearing brush and debris from the trail to create a safe work corridor by filling holes where stumps and root systems burnt out across the trail and stabilizing the tread. Rockfall, landslides, and other debris often take multiple shifts to clear.

5. Once the trail has been cleared of debris and the corridor has been brushed out, crews begin “logging out” the trail- clearing logs and trees that have fallen across the trail.

6. Next, the crew will focus on drainage and finishing tread work (repairs to the walking surface of the trail).