Trail Work Day Scheduled for the Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge

Note:  Directions to the trailhead and more information on the form you need to sign ahead of time will be coming as soon as I get the information - Lainie


The following note came in from Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge manager David
Govatski regarding a trail work day in the refuge:


We are planning to have a Trail Work Day at Pondicherry NWR on Sunday 17
April 2011. We will meet at the Trailhead on Airport Road near the
Biomass Power Plant at 0900. If you are late then just meet us on the
Little Cherry Pond Trail which starts 1.7 miles from the trailhead. We
have over 60 blowdowns to clear passage through. The goal is to open the
trail for walking. We will probably not be able to make it look perfect
because we still have snow and ice on the trail and some branches will
be frozen in. We can get that final work later when it thaws out.

I will have a chain saw. If you have a bow saw bring one along and also
some loppers. I expect we will still have some snow so have footwear
appropriate for wet conditions. Gloves, eye protection and work clothes,
lunch and water, camera and binoculars. We will be finishing up by
mid-afternoon.

We need to have you fill out the attached volunteer form and scan to send
it back to Barry Parrish (See Trailing Message). You can scan the form
with your signature and email it or you can put in the mail. This will
cover you in the event you get an injury. This form will be good for the
entire year so even if you are not helping on Sunday but plan to work on
trails next month go ahead and fill it out.