Trail Report

July welcomes warm weather, sunshine, and trail maintainers to ACT trails! Our stewardship staff and volunteers are out weedwhacking, lopping, clearing blowdowns, and cutting brush on our trails so that you can enjoy every second out there! Different trails get cut at different times throughout the month, so expect conditions to vary between trail systems in July.

The trails are fairly dry at the moment, though after heavy rains users can expect mud in the usual spots on Cooley-Jericho and Bronson Hill to persist for a few days. If you’re heading out on the trails this month, be sure to stay hydrated and keep checking for ticks. Pop-up thunderstorms may roll through in the afternoons as well, take appropriate action during thunderstorms.

ACT is wrapping up our first trail at the Gale Family Forest in Lyman this month, while also working towards opening some trails at the Ammonoosuc Riverlands in Bethlehem for RekFest on August 1st.

Upcoming Dates to Volunteer on ACT Trails:

• 7/10 Bethlehem 9-3

• 7/17 Lyman 9-1

If you are interested in helping us with all things trails, email Conor at [email protected] to learn more about volunteering with ACT.

Have fun, and check for ticks!

Trail Reporting

ACT’s trails rely on a team of dedicated, hard-working volunteers and maintainers to continue providing recreational opportunities and access to the outdoors in the North Country year-round. The link below allows the general public, as well as our volunteers to keep the ACT team up-to-date on current trail conditions. If you are out and about on one of our trails and notice something that doesn’t look quite right, (tree down, washout, mud hole, overgrown vegetation, etc.) please go ahead and let us know on the “HAZARDS” page. Conor, our Trails Manager, will address the hazard and organize an opportunity to fix these problems with volunteers who wish to join.

Thank you for your continued support and excitement for outdoor recreation. See you on the trails!

Reporting Table

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17mOuLR6ptI0srsjPedrjqdjDvOxj_3756gSVoGQRYLM/edit?usp=sharing

ACT Needs Tools! 

ACT’s Trails Program is growing and needs both hand and power tools to better maintain and grow our local trail systems. Do you have some equipment in the garage that you no longer use? We’d love to help you clear out some space! 

Refer to the list below for the tools that we are most in need of.  

If your tools are old(er), dull, or a bit rusty -- no problem -- we can fix them right up! However, we ask that you do not donate tools that are broken or are no longer functioning for their intended use.  

If you think you may have some things to donate, please contact Trails Program Manager Conor at [email protected] to coordinate. 

Hand Tools: 

• Loppers 

• Hand Saws 

• Rogue or Hazel-type Hoes 

• Pick Mattocks 

• Cutter Mattocks 

• Axes or Pulaskis 

• Rakes 

• Sledgehammers 

• Silky saw

Power Tools: 

• Chainsaw 

• Weedwhacker

Other:  

• Chainsaw Chaps: gently used and in good shape 

• Work Gloves: unused  

• Hard Hats: unexpired and in good shape 

• Mill Bastard Files: in good shape 

• Wire Brushes 

• Wheelbarrow  

• 5-gallon Buckets

• Tarp

• Webbing

• Toolbelt / holster

• Safety Glasses

Lastly, we need volunteers to swing these tools! If you’re interested in helping on ACT trails, please reach out to Conor at [email protected] for more information.