March 30, 2009
1. Our monthly trailwork session will be held next Saturday April 4th. Meet at the bridge on Merriebrook Lane at 9:00am, with gloves and water (if it's warm) and bug repellent... it's tick season. We'll work until noon.
I hope you've noticed the trailwork done on the Treetops' River Walk Trail. It involved minor re-route and extensive armoring of a wet area. We have a core group of enthusiastic trailworkers who are doing a great job. Come join us.
2. Several of our mountain bikers have completed a Trail Ambassador program, offered by the CT Chapter of the New England Mountain Biking Association. They have been provided with bright orange identifying t-shirts and they have basic bike repair kits to assist bikers with minor mechanical problems. They also can offer advice on riding techniques that minimize impact on the trails. If you're interested in this program, or in a Trail Building and Maintenance Class, please contact us. Both programs are free.
3. Stamford's Senior Planner Erin McKenna has updated me on the following projects:
1. Our monthly trailwork session will be held next Saturday April 4th. Meet at the bridge on Merriebrook Lane at 9:00am, with gloves and water (if it's warm) and bug repellent... it's tick season. We'll work until noon.
I hope you've noticed the trailwork done on the Treetops' River Walk Trail. It involved minor re-route and extensive armoring of a wet area. We have a core group of enthusiastic trailworkers who are doing a great job. Come join us.
2. Several of our mountain bikers have completed a Trail Ambassador program, offered by the CT Chapter of the New England Mountain Biking Association. They have been provided with bright orange identifying t-shirts and they have basic bike repair kits to assist bikers with minor mechanical problems. They also can offer advice on riding techniques that minimize impact on the trails. If you're interested in this program, or in a Trail Building and Maintenance Class, please contact us. Both programs are free.
3. Stamford's Senior Planner Erin McKenna has updated me on the following projects:
a. Signage will be installed on the new Kiosks by late Spring.
b. Riverbank restoration near the deer fence: Stamford City Engineer Ed Gentile is meeting on April 17th with Trout Unlimited leaders to plan the final elements of that project.
c. Parking lots at the Red Barn: Landscape Architect student Steve Ratner is finalizing his plan for redesigning the parking area, and then Stamford Parks Dept will do the construction, and finally the Student Conservation Association (SCA) will create steps from the upper parking lot down to the lower lot and to the road (they begin at the end of June and will be done by the end of July).
4. Finally, one of our park users has suggested that we create a program for teaching children the joys of this 400-acre open space, including small projects that will show them how we impact and care for our eco-system here. Please let us know if you have any interest in leading or participating in such a program.
Spring began on March 20th. The park is ready to be re-born. Enjoy it and care for it.
Pete Sofman
Communications, Friends of the MRP (and Treetops)
b. Riverbank restoration near the deer fence: Stamford City Engineer Ed Gentile is meeting on April 17th with Trout Unlimited leaders to plan the final elements of that project.
c. Parking lots at the Red Barn: Landscape Architect student Steve Ratner is finalizing his plan for redesigning the parking area, and then Stamford Parks Dept will do the construction, and finally the Student Conservation Association (SCA) will create steps from the upper parking lot down to the lower lot and to the road (they begin at the end of June and will be done by the end of July).
4. Finally, one of our park users has suggested that we create a program for teaching children the joys of this 400-acre open space, including small projects that will show them how we impact and care for our eco-system here. Please let us know if you have any interest in leading or participating in such a program.
Spring began on March 20th. The park is ready to be re-born. Enjoy it and care for it.
Pete Sofman
Communications, Friends of the MRP (and Treetops)
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