Alaska Trails seeks volunteers to rebuild Ermine Hill footbridge July 25-26

Alaska Trails is recruiting volunteers to replace a footbridge and repair trail tread for proper drainage on Ermine Hill Trail in Denali State Park on July 25 and 26. For more information and to RSVP, follow the link in the announcement on ktna.org.

The work weekend runs from Friday, July 24 at 4 p.m. through Sunday, July 26, with volunteer shifts Saturday and Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day. The terrain is steep, with 3 to 4 miles of hiking each day. Participants can camp at Byers Lake Campground near Mile 147 of the Parks Highway. Ermine Hill Trail sits within Denali State Park, a 325,240-acre park in the Mat-Su Borough along the Parks Highway south of Denali National Park and Preserve.

Alaska Trails, a statewide nonprofit, describes itself as "a 501(c)(3) working to grow a system of sustainable, world-class trails in Alaska through projects, training, education, and advocacy" and says it is "committed to understanding the needs of individual communities and of Alaska as a whole." For questions, contact Maya Kaup at [email protected].