OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Foot and vehicle traffic will be closed at Altair Campground, Boulder Creek Trail and Olympic Hot Springs during a two-day period when crews will transport logs to the former Boulder Creek automobile campground.
A helicopter will transport about 200 logs from the Glines Canyon area to the former Boulder Creek campground, Olympic National Park said in a statement.
Depending on weather, the flights will occur either between Monday and Wednesday or between Wednesday, Dec. 1, and Friday, Dec. 3.
The Douglas fir and Sitka spruce logs will be taken to the old campground, which is about 2 1/2 miles from the Boulder Creek trailhead.
They will be used to delineate trails and campsites as the campground area is rehabilitated to a more natural state, the park said.
Last week, crews began revegetation work that is expected to extend into early December.
About 2,500 young plants, primarily sedges and salal grown at the Matt Albright Native Plant Center, will be planted.
In addition to restoring damaged campsites with native vegetation, key components of the multiphase Boulder Creek rehabilitation project include removing asphalt from a 2.2-mile section of the former Boulder Creek Road, reducing trail width to between 24 inches and 30 inches, and installing footbridges over streams.
For more information about hiking options within the park, phone the park’s Wilderness Information Center at 360-565-3100.
