We have a few trails remaining to mark with our new blazes, and four of the next five work parties have been scheduled to take care of the these. Today we hope to complete the Red Rectangle and Circle Trails. If you’d like to help blaze, you should bring along a small tool belt with places for nails, a hammer […]
Nut Plains property steward Doug Clark has reported five or six trees that need to be removed from the trails in the northeastern corner of the property ... so we’re meeting at this lesser used trail entrance for easier access. We’ll have a saw and protective gear, and ask you to bring along a saw if you have one. But […]
We plan to complete the Green Circle and Square trails south of the Blue Rectangle at this work party. If you’d like to help blaze, you should bring along a small tool belt with places for nails, a hammer and a stockpile of blazes ... we’ll have both the cut blaze materials as well as nails. Please dress for the […]
We plan to blaze all the cross trails in the middle of Westwoods at this work party. If you’d like to help blaze, you should bring along a small tool belt with places for nails, a hammer and a stockpile of blazes ... we’ll have both the cut blaze materials as well as nails. Please dress for the conditions and […]
We plan to blaze all the cross trails in the middle of Westwoods at this work party. If you’d like to help blaze, you should bring along a small tool belt with places for nails, a hammer and a stockpile of blazes ... we’ll have both the cut blaze materials as well as nails. Please dress for the conditions and […]
We’re getting down to the end and today we expect to finish up the cross trails, completing both the Blue/Green and White/Yellow. If you’d like to help blaze, you should bring along a small tool belt with places for nails, a hammer and a stockpile of blazes. We’ll have both the cut blaze materials as well as nails. Please dress […]
We’ll complete the Green Square trail today and with any extra time we have we’ll relocate a few sections of trails in this area from wet paths to higher ground. See the 2nd of March for details of what you should bring for blazing. For relocation, garden clippers, a set of loppers and a hand saw will be needed. Paul […]
Property Steward Jeff Trombetta has asked for help in renewing the blazing on the property, so we’ll be doing as much as we can this afternoon, concentrating on the yellow trail south of the trolley strip. We’ll also plan to do any trail clearing we find, evaluate the board walk for repairs, and construct our ‘to do’ list for future […]
Property steward Bernadette Bober reports several trees are obstructing the Blue Trail, and this work party is planned to remove all of them. Paul will bring along a saw, but additional equipment for both tree removal and clearing is welcome. If you’d like to help, plan to meet at the bend in Tanner Marsh Road, just south of Richies Way […]
We’ve received reports this past winter of rotted sections and boards that are in need of replacement. Indeed, Trail Angel’s have used some of the WWTC stockpile to patch over some of the more degraded sections. So our work today is to inspect the entire walk and repair where we can. If we find places that need additional time or […]
We’re getting down to the end and today we expect to finish up the cross trails, completing the Green/Yellow. If you’d like to help blaze, you should bring along a small tool belt with places for nails, a hammer and a stockpile of blazes ... we’ll have both the cut blaze materials as well as nails. Please dress for spring […]
Please join us for a bird walk on the Paul Trail, led by Joe Attwater, Connecticut Audubon's Conservation and Education Coordinator and Nicole Crane, GLCT steward. Joe will help participants learn how to identify birds in the field using shape, size, and color. The Paul Trail is an easy walk of about 1.5 miles and has rocky outcrops, overlooking Guilford's […]