Groton Trails Committee

Meeting Agenda

21 April 2026, 7:00 p.m.

Conference Room 112 - The Groton Center – 163 W. Main St., W. Groton

 

Chair:  Paul Funch

Vice Chair:  Britt McKinley

Clerk:  Bob Fournier

7:00     CALL TO ORDER

VOTE:  To approve 17 March 2026 minutes

 

7:05     REPORTS

1. (7:05) Trails Maintenance since last meeting

Angus Acre, Bates, Farmers & Mechanics, Gamlin Boulders, Gamlin Esker, Groton Place,

High School, Ice Line Trail, Martins Pond, McLain's Woods, Nashua Riverwalk, Sabine Woods, Sorhaug Woods, Surrenden Farm, Wharton Plantation (Burntmeadow)

1. (7:15) Paquawket Path spur to Nashua River Rail Trail – status update
2. (7:20) Hazard Mitigation Plan – attended meeting
3. (7:25) Social Media updates; Hunting regulation changes; Grotonfest May 17^th planning
4. (7:30) Freedom’s Way “Hidden Treasures” Events – “Groton’s Glacial Sculpting”: 3 successive hikes scheduled for May 31^st led by Funch
5. (7:35) Website and Maps updates
6. (7:45) Sign Subcommittee – Trail Closed signs, Paquawket Path signs, trailhead posts, directional signs from Baddacook Woods to Skitapet and vice versa
7. (7:50) Baddacook Woods “wood trespass”
8. (8:00) Eagle Scout Project – Quinton Morse @McLain’s Woods and Helen & Fritz Walker bridges
9. (8:05) Groton Conservation Forum – discussion and planning for next year
10. (8:15) Town Forest Committee – Attended meeting; MassWildlife attended as well; Forest Management Plan and Resource Management Plan discussed

 

8:30     DISCUSSIONS

1. (8:30) Committee Priorities for 2026 – acceptance of action items by committee members

 

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.