Tag: oso

January 6, 2015

Biking Bis: Whitehorse Trail repairs delayed a year + Green River Trail should open by end of month

Work to repair the Whitehorse Trail, which was damaged in the devastating 2013 Oso Landslide, has been delayed a year, the Everett Herald reports. Officials originally planned to repair the trail over the summer, but now they plan to do planning and permitting work this year to get ready for a 2016 repair. From the…
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tagged: green river trail, kent, oso, whitehorse trail
May 22, 2014

Feds will help restore section of Whitehorse Trail destroyed in Oso landslide

The Oso landslide devastated a community, took many lives and destroyed many homes. Some of what was lost can we rebuilt and recovered, but a lot cannot. FEMA has stepped in to help with much of the cost of recovering from the disaster. Snohomish County announced earlier this month that restoring the Whitehorse Trail is…
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tagged: fema, oso, snohomish county, whitehorse trail
March 31, 2014

Two ways to ride your bike and support Oso landslide relief: Family bike ride Saturday + STP auction

The devastation from the Highway 530 Landslide is difficult to fathom. It is one of the most deadly disasters in Washington State’s history, and families have been torn apart and left without homes and possessions. Search and clean-up efforts have been daunting, and there’s an overwhelming amount of work left to do. The most helpful…
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tagged: 530 slide, all-in family bike ride, cascade bicycle club, centennial trail, marysville, marysville ymca, oso