The Big Field of the Gosnell Big Woods Preserve has 1/3 mile of split-rail fencing along Baker and Vosburg Rds. We will be clearing vines and dense foliage around the fence in several areas and replacing a fence post. We need about a dozen folks to do this job. Meet at the Big Woods parking […]
Help clear existing trails and build a new trail along Four Mile Creek where it flows through State Road Nature Preserve. We'll be walking in about 1/2 mile, clearing out brush, digging out roots, and smoothing the trail surface. Bring: Work gloves, bug repellent, loppers, shovels, and hand saws. There is no parking lot yet […]
On this rare Sunday Workday, help remedy a drainage problem on the Connector Trail, which starts across from the Whiting Road Nature Preserve parking lot. Follow the signs to the Midnight Trail. A few hundred feet down the trail, we will be digging trenches for new drainage pipes. Park at Whiting Road, and cross at the […]
Help stabilize the trail from the Woods to the small meadow by benching the trail. This involves cutting the trail into the slope for greater durability and a better user experience. Bring: work gloves, shovels, and lots of energy!
Join us for a day of stabilizing the blue trail. We'll be carrying stone into the trail system with wheelbarrows, then spreading it along the trail and raking it out. Wear sturdy footwear and long sleeves/pants, and bug spray/sunscreen. Bring: Shovels, metal-tine rakes, wheelbarrows.
The State Road Nature Preserve loop trail continue to be improved. We'll be digging out roots/stumps to remove them and smoothing the trail. Bring: work gloves, shovels, loppers, and lots of energy!
Join us at the newest Webster Open Space: Herman Road Forever Wild Forest! Lots of work has already been done in the HRFWF, but there's more to be done. Join us to rake and line the new green trail, add benching (digging the trail into a slope) to blue the trail, and add switchbacks to […]
