Dishman Hills gets a makeover

Workers from kids to senior citizens gave up the first beautiful Saturday of a soggy spring to pull weeds, build trail, obliterate unauthorized routes, groom a native plant garden and pick up trash during the community work project at the Dishman Hills Natural Area on Saturday, April 9, 2011. More than 330 people volunteered to help. The event was sponsored by REI and several outdoor groups.

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Sat., April 9, 2011

Jeff Kruse and his daughter Ariana remove weeds during the community work project at the Dishman Hills Natural Area on Saturday, April 9, 2011. More than 330 people volunteered to help. The event was sponsored by REI and several outdoor groups.

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Chris Kopczynski, center right, works his shovel on a new trail with a group of volunteers during the community work project at the Dishman Hills Natural Area on Saturday, April 9, 2011. More than 330 people volunteered to help. The event was sponsored by REI and several outdoor groups.

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Volunteers remove weeds from a field during the community work project at the Dishman Hills Natural Area on Saturday, April 9, 2011. More than 330 people volunteered to help. The event was sponsored by REI and several outdoor groups.

Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
Garbage gatherers show off some of the junk they collected during the community work project at the Dishman Hills Natural Area on Saturday, April 9, 2011. More than 330 people volunteered to help. The event was sponsored by REI and several outdoor groups.

Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
Men show the remains of an old lantern they found while cleaning up litter during the community work project at the Dishman Hills Natural Area on Saturday, April 9, 2011. More than 330 people volunteered to help. The event was sponsored by REI and several outdoor groups.

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Kayla Heyer, a sophmore a Gonzaga University, seeds a field that other helpers had de-weeded during the community work project at the Dishman Hills Natural Area on Saturday, April 9, 2011. More than 330 people volunteered to help. The event was sponsored by REI and several outdoor groups. "Kayla is our top seeder," another student said.

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Many children added energy to the community work project at the Dishman Hills Natural Area on Saturday, April 9, 2011. More than 330 people volunteered to help. The event was sponsored by REI and several outdoor groups.

Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
A group works together for some heavy lifting during the community work project at the Dishman Hills Natural Area on Saturday, April 9, 2011. More than 330 people volunteered to help. The event was sponsored by REI and several outdoor groups.

Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
Gonzaga University students rake a weed removal demonstration area during the community work project at the Dishman Hills Natural Area on Saturday, April 9, 2011. More than 330 people volunteered to help. The event was sponsored by REI and several outdoor groups.

Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
Gonzaga University students rake a weed removal demonstration area and haul the debris during the community work project at the Dishman Hills Natural Area on Saturday, April 9, 2011. More than 330 people volunteered to help. The event was sponsored by REI and several outdoor groups.

Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
Gonzaga University students rake a weed removal demonstration area and haul the debris in a team effort during the community work project at the Dishman Hills Natural Area on Saturday, April 9, 2011. More than 330 people volunteered to help. The event was sponsored by REI and several outdoor groups.

Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
Dan Obenchain focuses on his weed removal area during the community work project at the Dishman Hills Natural Area on Saturday, April 9, 2011. More than 330 people volunteered to help. The event was sponsored by REI and several outdoor groups.

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Jason Berger digs out tree roots with the encouragement of Caleb Wasburn, left, Makenna Berger, center, and Hannah Washburn with the shovel during the community work project at the Dishman Hills Natural Area on Saturday, April 9, 2011. More than 330 people volunteered to help. The event was sponsored by REI and several outdoor groups.

Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
A troop of trail workers heads out with a leader during the community work project at the Dishman Hills Natural Area on Saturday, April 9, 2011. More than 330 people volunteered to help. The event was sponsored by REI and several outdoor groups.

Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
Workers pause at a pond to listen to the racket of frogs before getting back to building trail during the community work project at the Dishman Hills Natural Area on Saturday, April 9, 2011. The frogs are appropriately named "chorus frogs," although many people call them tree frogs. More than 330 people volunteered to help. The event was sponsored by REI and several outdoor groups.

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Grass widows and buttercupts were blooming during the the community work project at the Dishman Hills Natural Area on Saturday, April 9, 2011. Serviceberry blossoms were ready to burst open after another few warm weeks and arrowleaf balsamroots were ready to pop up out of the ground. More than 330 people volunteered to help. The event was sponsored by REI and several outdoor groups.

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While some groups built trail others obliterated unauthorized tails during the community work project at the Dishman Hills Natural Area on Saturday, April 9, 2011. More than 330 people volunteered to help. The event was sponsored by REI and several outdoor groups.

Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
After four hours of work, the helpers checked in their tools and headed for the free pizza at the community work project at the Dishman Hills Natural Area on Saturday, April 9, 2011. More than 330 people volunteered to help. The event was sponsored by REI and several outdoor groups.

Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
Jason Gamache packs a huge rock as well as his baby while his daughter, Alyssa, follows carring her share during the community work project at the Dishman Hills Natural Area on Saturday, April 9, 2011. More than 330 people volunteered to help. The event was sponsored by REI and several outdoor groups.

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Matt Meyer, an engineering student at Gonzaga University, puts his muscle into moving rock during the community work project at the Dishman Hills Natural Area on Saturday, April 9, 2011. More than 330 people volunteered to help. The event was sponsored by REI and several outdoor groups.

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This group of workers built a fence along Appleway during acommunity work project at the Dishman Hills Natural Area on Saturday, April 9, 2011. More than 330 people volunteered to help. The event was sponsored by REI and several outdoor groups.

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