We Need Trail Names
Friends:
Our workday on Saturday, March 17th went great. We had several people show up and pitch in. We even recruited a few guys who came to bike. There's nothing like guys clearing briars in Lycra and spandex. We closed some old trail and prepared it for revegitation, we benched a new section of the medium/perimeter loop, we chainsawed and cleared some remaining tornado damage, and we have just about got the medium loop open for business. As planned, that loop should be open in a few weeks, marking the completion of another large goal set by FORP.
I feel we are moving along nicely with our projects at the park. I am seeing more and more people use the park as a result of our efforts. As we worked on Saturday, we were passed several times by the Northeast Women's Cross Country Team as they trained for an upcoming meet. I also saw ten people on mountain bikes in the park at one time. I have not seen that many people there to bike at one time since we began losing trail to the developers, pre-tornado. There were also multiple groups walking dogs and playing on the playground. It is such a good feeling to see the park gradually come back to life and become better than ever before.
IMPORTANT
Our next big project is proper signage for the trail network. One of our original written goals was/remains to make the park more user friendly by providing signs and maps to park users. We have found a sign company that provides a superior, environmentally conscious product at a very affordable price. If you care to check them out, it is Wood Product Signs at www.woodproductsigns.com. We will be going with their routed recycled plastic, the same product currently being used in many national parks and by the U.S. Forest Service. We have the funds to begin buying the signs but we have not yet named the trails.
So, our most important task at this point is to name the trails so we can begin ordering signs. Specifically, we just need three names, one for the small loop, the medium loop, and the perimeter loop. Once we have agreed on names, we can submit them to Parks and Recreation and the Conservation Board for approval. Once we have approval, we can place an order.
Stacy Goodwin with Parks and Recreation had a great idea. It is to name the trail something that has a color in the name and use that color to mark the trail. For example, if a trail were named "Red Fox Loop" it would be marked with the color red. If a trail were named "White Tail Loop" it would be blazed with white. You get the picture.
Please submit your suggestions to my e-mail so I can share them with the group. I desperately want to get this project underway. I also want everyone to have some say in what the trails get named. I am going to put a deadline for submissions on Saturday, March 31st. That way, we can get this underway. I look forward to hearing from everyone.
See you on the trails,
Chris
Our workday on Saturday, March 17th went great. We had several people show up and pitch in. We even recruited a few guys who came to bike. There's nothing like guys clearing briars in Lycra and spandex. We closed some old trail and prepared it for revegitation, we benched a new section of the medium/perimeter loop, we chainsawed and cleared some remaining tornado damage, and we have just about got the medium loop open for business. As planned, that loop should be open in a few weeks, marking the completion of another large goal set by FORP.
I feel we are moving along nicely with our projects at the park. I am seeing more and more people use the park as a result of our efforts. As we worked on Saturday, we were passed several times by the Northeast Women's Cross Country Team as they trained for an upcoming meet. I also saw ten people on mountain bikes in the park at one time. I have not seen that many people there to bike at one time since we began losing trail to the developers, pre-tornado. There were also multiple groups walking dogs and playing on the playground. It is such a good feeling to see the park gradually come back to life and become better than ever before.
IMPORTANT
Our next big project is proper signage for the trail network. One of our original written goals was/remains to make the park more user friendly by providing signs and maps to park users. We have found a sign company that provides a superior, environmentally conscious product at a very affordable price. If you care to check them out, it is Wood Product Signs at www.woodproductsigns.com. We will be going with their routed recycled plastic, the same product currently being used in many national parks and by the U.S. Forest Service. We have the funds to begin buying the signs but we have not yet named the trails.
So, our most important task at this point is to name the trails so we can begin ordering signs. Specifically, we just need three names, one for the small loop, the medium loop, and the perimeter loop. Once we have agreed on names, we can submit them to Parks and Recreation and the Conservation Board for approval. Once we have approval, we can place an order.
Stacy Goodwin with Parks and Recreation had a great idea. It is to name the trail something that has a color in the name and use that color to mark the trail. For example, if a trail were named "Red Fox Loop" it would be marked with the color red. If a trail were named "White Tail Loop" it would be blazed with white. You get the picture.
Please submit your suggestions to my e-mail so I can share them with the group. I desperately want to get this project underway. I also want everyone to have some say in what the trails get named. I am going to put a deadline for submissions on Saturday, March 31st. That way, we can get this underway. I look forward to hearing from everyone.
See you on the trails,
Chris
posted by Rotary Park | 8:55 AM
1 Comments:
Should name at least one trail, "Diminishing" becuase slowly but surely this park is being taken over by developments.
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