Eastwoods/Nutplains – Closing the Old Connecting Trail at Leatherman Road

Over the summer the caretakers of the National Scenic Trail, CT Forest & Parks, built a 250 foot elevated plank walk across a wide wetland on the boundary between GLCT’s Eastwoods and Nutplains Wood properties. And in August, the Town’s Land Stewards cleared and blazed the new trail across the Balestracci property; providing a really pleasant cross trail between Eastwoods and Nutplains. All this work allows us now to close the wet and difficult to negotiate (and maintain) connecting trail that we’ve been putting up with for many years. This work party will be posting our ‘Trail Closed’ signs at the trail ends, removing all the trail signage we can find, and blocking the trail with branches to discourage continued use. You’ll need nothing more than a set of gloves and wire snippers to cut off blazes. Paul will have some gray spray paint to cover old blazes. And if we get done early, we’ll take a nice walk on the new bridge and trail and enjoy the colors of autumn. Please meet us at the Leatherman Road access to the East River Preserve. This is east of the Land Trust entrance to Eastwoods (which is on East Bearhouse Hill Road. There’s lots of street parking, but please don’t obstruct the road: we recommend parking on nearby Edwin Court. [est 1 – 1-1/2 hours]

Heavy rain will usually cancel any of these work parties, so if you have questions about the schedule, please feel free to contact me stewardship@guilfordlandtrust.org or Paul Proulx pauljproulx@comcast.net on the morning of each event. We’ll also announce cancellations or schedule changes by email, so it’s a good idea to check your mail before you leave the house. Paul also carries his cell phone (203-687-7756) on these events, so if you’re late and want people to wait, give him a call.