** Location Change ** We’ll be putting in the re-routing of the Green Rectangle trail that we flagged last weekend. Paul will bring blaze materials, ‘Trails closed’ signs and nails. We’ll need one or two chainsaws, hand tools (loppers, clippers, etc.) and a rake to clear and relocate the trail. We’ll meet at the Upper […]
Following up with work done several years ago, WWTC member Ellsworth Matthias and local botanist Lauren Brown will be identifying and compiling a list of existing species in a select area of the former power line clearing. This is a prelude to removing all plants that are invasive or indicators of future forest growth, and […]
We walked this Loop at the end of March and found connecting trails that need blazing (Yellow/Yellow Cross and Yellow Diamond) and an unauthorized trail that needs to be permanently closed, There’s a large (about 20ft) and several smaller muddy section of the Yellow Square that needs corduroy. Paul will bring the blaze materials and […]
Our late April work parties began addressing the northernmost issues we identified with this loop, and now we’ll begin with those in the south. We have a number of unauthorized trails that we need to close (or re-close), and blazing needs to be added to both the Violet and Orange Circle and Red Triangle trails. […]
Today we’ll be hauling platforms down the Blue Rectangle Trail to construct a boardwalk across a perpetually muddy section of the Yellow Circle/Red Triangle Trail, just east of Great Harbor Brook. These are half-sections salvaged from the Clinton Marina last year, modified by WWTC member Paul Sanders, so they’ll be fairly easy to manage. We […]
Eastwoods-South property steward Ryan McEvoy reports a number if trail issues in his property report and we expect to address them all at this work party. He noted muddy sections on both the Yellow and Green trails, and we plan to evaluate these and add corduroy as needed. There is also an unmarked woods road […]
This is part of a survey walk planned to critically review all aspects of trail condition and location throughout Westwoods, to capture other property information (like invasive plant sitings, graffiti, etc.) and unauthorized use of the property. To record this information in the field, we plan to use the Avenza Map app, which is available […]
Just off the trail head entrance are eight, 12ft bridge sections that span a large wetland area. These are disappearing into the mud, which isn’t good for either the bridges or the wetlands. This work party will dig/pry these bridge sections out and install black locust sleepers underneath them. Ahead of time, some of us […]
Based on the work we’re planning, we’ve changed the meeting location to the Lower Moose Hill Road entrance, across the street from Landon’s Way. The work we’re planning to do is: — Reroute a super muddy area on sections of Violet Circle to higher ground. — Reroute on the Yellow Square south of Green Rectangle […]
The plastic we put down last spring appears to have done a good job in pushing back on the mugwort. So today we will be carefully removing these sheets (or what can be salvaged from them), and seeding the uncovered area with native grass seed. We invite you to come and help us remove these […]
Property Steward Doug Clark and Director Michele Millham report eight or so dead and downed trees/limbs on the yellow, red, white and blue trails. Most of the trees are 10” or less, although there is one that is probably more like 14” diameter. This is all chainsaw work, and we’d welcome any additional sawyers who’d […]
While there’s a tree we need to remove from nearby trails, after we finish that small task, we’ll be traveling to Branford to examine several installations of raised plank walk where a fiberglass decking has been used to replace pressure treated wood. If you’d like to join us on our visit to the Supply Pond […]