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Groton Trails Committee

Meeting Agenda

15 March 2022

7:00 p.m.

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Topic: Trails Committee
Time: Mar 15, 2022 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Chair:  Paul Funch

Vice Chair: Wanfang Murray

Clerk:  Laura DeGroot

7:00     Call to Order

7:05     Approval of 15 February 2022 Minutes

 

7:10     Reports

1. (7:10) Website and Interactive Map – trails on private property (Throne, Shepley Hills, others?)
2. (7:20) Trail Project Reports
   1. Nashua Riverwalk – Final CPA Grant submitted; final CPC vote - March 14; additional letters of support (Seven Hills, GCT, Destination Groton)
   2. Eliot Easement temporary closure

• Perry Land parcel walk

1. Prescott Community Center – Five Winter Hikes completed; need for more guides

1. (7:30) Support for Groton Conservation Trust’s CPA Application for Bates/Blackman Improvements and Accessible Path
2. (7:35) GTC Business Cards 
3. (7:40) Town Forest Trail Races (SqRR) Donation
4. (7:45) Groton Conservation Forum - February 17; feedback; planning for 2023
5. (7:55) Massachusetts Open Space Conference – February 3-24; Ecological Context; Increasing Accessibility; Mitigating Climate Change Locally; Financial Context

 

8:00     Discussions

1. (8:00) Groton Greenway Festival - June 12 – Booth set-up and staffing
2. (8:10) Freedom’s Way “Hidden Treasures” Request for Events – April 15 deadline, events in May; “Connecting Communities Walks & Talks” to return in 2022?
3. (8:15) Potential 2022 Projects
   1. Accessible connection to NRRT at Rte. 119
   2. Gamlin Crystal Spring bog bridges; remove trailhead posts

• Wharton Plantation bridge upgrade

1. Replace rotten trailhead posts
2. Replace Keyes Woods bridge
3. Clean up on Indian Hill parcel

1. (8:30) Vistaprint business cards and other products
2. (8:35) Planning for Town Forest’s 100^th Anniversary in 2022
3. (8:40) Involvement with Destination Groton
4. (8:45) Chainsaw Safety Course
5. (8:50) Committee Planning 

 

9:00     Adjournment

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Groton Trails Committee

Meeting Agenda

15 March 2022

7:00 p.m.

**Zoom Meeting**

 

Chair:  Paul Funch

Vice Chair: Wanfang Murray

Clerk:  Laura DeGroot

7:00     Call to Order

7:05     Approval of 15 February 2022 Minutes

 

7:10     Reports

1. (7:10) Website and Interactive Map – trails on private property (Throne, Shepley Hills, others?)
2. (7:20) Trail Project Reports
   1. Nashua Riverwalk – Final CPA Grant submitted; final CPC vote - March 14; additional letters of support (Seven Hills, GCT, Destination Groton)
   2. Eliot Easement temporary closure

• Perry Land parcel walk

1. Prescott Community Center – Five Winter Hikes completed; need for more guides

1. (7:30) Support for Groton Conservation Trust’s CPA Application for Bates/Blackman Improvements and Accessible Path
2. (7:35) GTC Business Cards 
3. (7:40) Town Forest Trail Races (SqRR) Donation
4. (7:45) Groton Conservation Forum - February 17; feedback; planning for 2023
5. (7:55) Massachusetts Open Space Conference – February 3-24; Ecological Context; Increasing Accessibility; Mitigating Climate Change Locally; Financial Context

 

8:00     Discussions

1. (8:00) Groton Greenway Festival - June 12 – Booth set-up and staffing
2. (8:10) Freedom’s Way “Hidden Treasures” Request for Events – April 15 deadline, events in May; “Connecting Communities Walks & Talks” to return in 2022?
3. (8:15) Potential 2022 Projects
   1. Accessible connection to NRRT at Rte. 119
   2. Gamlin Crystal Spring bog bridges; remove trailhead posts

• Wharton Plantation bridge upgrade

1. Replace rotten trailhead posts
2. Replace Keyes Woods bridge
3. Clean up on Indian Hill parcel

1. (8:30) Vistaprint business cards and other products
2. (8:35) Planning for Town Forest’s 100^th Anniversary in 2022
3. (8:40) Involvement with Destination Groton
4. (8:45) Chainsaw Safety Course
5. (8:50) Committee Planning 

 

9:00     Adjournment

The listing of topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed at the meeting is not intended as a guarantee of the topics that will have been discussed. Not all topics listed may in fact be discussed, and other topics not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.