Events

This will be our first organized invasives work party of the year and we will be learning from it as we go, but it would great to have WWTC volunteers to help in this effort. GLCT director Jim Ballentine and Westwoods Property Steward Karen Klugman plan to cut, treat with herbicide and pull (primarily) Multiflora Rose seedlings along the blue […]

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 on both the Apple and Android handhelds […]

Join GLCT Advisory Board Member Andrew Page and past president David Grigsby for a 1.5-hour exploration of Westwoods, including GLCT’s new acquisition. The purple trail already meanders through this stunning property, where we will see Hemlocks, mini waterfalls, and caves. We will circle back using the green and yellow trail. We will encounter roots, rocks, mud, and steep climbs on […]

The second of Loop 4 work parties. Today we plan to reroute a heavily eroded section of the White Circle trail, which we expect to flag on the earlier workparty. We plan to add two switchback sections that direct our trail users across more gradual terrain, and then block the former trail from future use. We’ll need one or two […]

On the advice of WWTC member Ellsworth Mathias, it was decided to rebuild the original stream crossing rather than construct a new bridge. So today, using nearby rocks, we expect to place stepping stones through a muddy section of the trail, then raise and add support to the current wooden bridge to keep it from being covered/move in high water […]

This month's Westwoods Trails Committee meeting will be held Monday, April 21 at the Guilford Community Center (32 Church St) in the Alexander Lounge at 7:30 pm. We will have a Zoom set up so those who want to attend virtually can do so. If you have any problems connecting, Paul can be reached at 203.687.7756. Click here to join […]