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Trails Committee Meeting

Tuesday, June 21 2022 at 7:00 PM
Other: See Agenda, Specified in Agenda ,

This meeting was posted Thursday, June 16 2022 at 4:13 PM

Agenda

The following agenda was added or modified on 2022-06-17 08:54:23 by fstanley@grotonma.gov.

Groton Trails Committee

Meeting Agenda

21 June 2022

7:00 p.m.

Via Zoom

Topic: Trails Committee
Time: Jun 21, 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 17 May 2022 Minutes

7:10 Reports

(7:10) Website and Interactive Map
(7:15) Freedom’s Way’s “Hidden Treasures” hikes and walks – Devereaux, McWade, Murrays, Funch
(7:20) Groton Greenway River Festival booth – McWade, Cianci, Deschambeault, Peregoy, Good, Funch
(7:25) 2023 Groton Conservation Forum (Feb 2023) – Grant approved for keynote speaker Dr. Scott Jackson, UMass-Amherst
(7:30) Trail Projects
1. Town Forest - Trail re-route from Parking Area to Nashua River; survey and coordination with TF Committee
2. Gamlin Crystal Spring – Assisted GCT with RDA for bog bridges
3. NOI for Nashua Riverwalk; RDAs for Keyes Woods, Gamlin Crystal Springs, and Groton Hills – all in progress
(7:35) Subcommittee Reports
1. Town Forest’s 100^th Anniversary in 2022 – Devereaux, Murray
2. Destination Groton – Legge, Murray, Funch, Harris
3. Groton Conservation Forum – Murray, Charlebois, Funch
4. Social Media Management – Cianci, Murray
5. Mapping/Website Management - McWade

7:45 Discussions

(7:45) Review and Ranking of Potential 2022 Projects
1. Individual Projects
  - Stewardship assessments
  - Verification of, and additions to, map information
  - Add/replace trail markers
  - Mow grass/brush on trails
  - Trim trails
  - Others?
2. Small Projects
  - Replace rotten trailhead posts and add new ones
  - Install Groton Hills distance signs
  - Measure distances, create additional signs, install
  - Others?
3. Large Projects
  - Bog bridges at Gamlin Crystal Spring
  - Bog bridges at Keyes Woods and dump clean-up
  - Bog bridges at Groton Hills
  - Accessible connection to NRRT at Rte. 119
  - Wharton Plantation bridge upgrade
  - Site preparation for Nashua Riverwalk in October/November
  - Clear trails and create directional signs & install at General Field
  - Bog bridges on Corwin easement (connects Walker and Watson Way parcels)
  - Walker parcel – bridge over stream from beaver pond (Easom)
  - General maintenance of parcels (multiple parcels) – which ones?
  - Create loop trail around Whispering Brook, including bog bridges
  - Bog bridge on Baddacook CA adjacent to Wharton Plantation
  - Write grants for Marion Stoddart Riverwalk signs
  - Patricia Hallett CA - loop trail
  - Harrison Ripley CA – re-route tail away from Black parcel
  - Robison Conservation Area off Flavell Crossing – spur trail and marsh overlook
  - Others?
4. Other Potential (planning stage) Projects
  - Behind Chamberlain’s Mill on Schoolhouse Rd. (Groton Water Dept.) - trail development
  - Groton School trails around pond, including re-route around beaver dam
  - Trail on Conservation Commission’s Priest Family parcels along Martins Pond Rd.
  - Rich State Forest (DCR) – bridges and bog bridges
  - Shattuck Easement – bridge over drainage ditch near Fitch’s Bridge
  - Lyman parcel trail connection to the Throne
  - Others?

9:00 Adjournment

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