Estacada leadership cohort takes time to spruce up wooded area next to high school

The Ford Institute Leadership Program’s Estacada cohort has finished its community project of revitalizing the wooded area between the high school and the adjacent cemetery.

The project’s intent was to improve community safety, create a more sustainable and productive natural area and to provide opportunities for multiple uses by students and residents.

The area is approximately 5 acres and more than 100 volunteers contributed a total of more than 300 volunteer hours.

The time was spent removing trash and invasive species, developing a plan for trail improvement, creating a timber management plan, improving the trail width and grades and mulching the trail surface.