By Steve Taylor
Woodland Trail Project During the summer, student volunteers from Student Conservation Association refurbished the Roosevelt Woodland Trail. Unfortunately the woods around the trail between Rochdale Avenue and North Valley Road are being invaded by Burning Bush, Multiflora Rose and Barberry. To halt this attack, the Invasive Species Committee will be targetting the removal of these invaders on Saturday, October 29th (November 5th raindate). If you would like to help out, please email the Invasive Species Committee at rooseveltinvasive@outlook.com or register by calling Sharyn at 609-448-1693. Although we would like volunteers to signup before October 14th to facilitate planning, you can just come Saturday and register on site. We will start at the Rochdale trail entrance, 10:00 AM. Attack on Autumn Olive Project In April the Roosevelt Environmental Commission sponsored the Attack on Autumn Olive organized by the Invasive Species Committee. Volunteers removed Autumn Olive trees from about 10,000 square feet at the Corner of Spruce Lane and Clarksburg Road. Since then, the stumps have been removed and the area cleaned up in preparation for mulching and planting the area with butterfly friendly natives. This project supports the Mayor’s Proclamation of May 6th, 2016 to restore habitat for the Monarch Butterfly. For more than twenty years the Roosevelt Woodland Trail has been one of the most treasured features of our town. Whether hiking the entire length, from the cemetery to the end of Pine Drive Extension, or walking any of its four individual sections, the trail offers unique access to the natural world of Roosevelt along Empty Box Brook and the surrounding forest. But for many years the section between Tamara Drive and Rochdale Avenue has been nearly impassable because of places where the path was just too wet. Now that’s no longer a problem.
The Roosevelt Environmental Commission secured a grant and formed a project partnership with the Student Conservation Association (SCA) to make much-needed improvements. The hard-working crew from SCA spent two weeks in July building wooden platforms over the wet spots in the Tamara-Rochdale portion. They also rerouted the Rochdale entrance, making it safer and more accessible, and created a new trailhead by the cemetery to ensure access through public property. More details will be described in a future article, but for now, here are a few photos of what was accomplished. In the meantime, please be sure to get out and enjoy your Roosevelt Woodland Trail! |
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