Friends of Rotary Park

This is a service provided to the users of Rotary Park in Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee. It is hosted by Friends of Rotary Park, a newly formed volunteer group that is dilligently working to improve the trail network at the park. This site provides information about current, past, and future trail development.

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Rotary Park is a county-owned natural park in Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee. It consists of two adjoining tracts of land that make up about 95 acres of mostly undeveloped, wooded land. There is one park entrance/exit that is paved and runs to the back of the park. There are three pavilions along the roadway with the largest being at the road's end. Rotary Park has an extensive trail network and is open to hikers and bikers. The new push for extensive trail work is necessary because most trails were improperly built by ATVs and motorcycles. Motorized vehicles are now banned from the park. Furthermore, the trails are showing signs of serious erosion. Most recently, a large amount of sustainable trail located outside of the park's boundary has been taken by development. The Friends of Rotary Park is dedicated to restoring and improving the park. Those interested in joining Friends of Rotary Park can do so by contacting Chris Clark at 931-801-3898. Dues are $25.00 for a family membership.

Monday, July 31, 2006

Park Open, Workday Scheduled

For those who do not know, Rotary Park has reopened. As many of you know, the tornado left the park changed forever. To further complicate things, the county had to hire loggers to remove dangerous, damaged trees. The loggers had to make a series of logging roads throughout the park. This has destroyed much of the remaining trail and has opened the way for future errosion issues if not addressed soon.

Therefore, Friends of Rotary Park will be sponsoring a workday on August 19th, 2006. A brief meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. at Pavilion I. After the meeting, we will divide into teams and tackle some of the many maintenance issues at hand.

Everyone is encouraged to bring gloves, water, shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows, and a friend (tell your friend to bring the same tools). Some of the tasks to be addressed will be clearing and raking trails, moving some dirt displaced by the loggers, and possibly building a new section of trail. I look forward to seeing everyone soon. Happy trails.

Chris

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