May 4, 2021
Greg repaired some broken boards on the long bridge through the swamp at Annie Moore. However the underlying wood is rotting and needs to be replaced. The Trails Committee will add this to their project list.
April 20, 2021
On Monday 19 April 2021, Gordon and Betsy installed the QR codes for the three self-guided tours of the Fyfeshire and Haynes-Wheeler properties. Three self-guided tour routes start at the Wattaquadock Hill Road entrance and are marked with QR codes Read more…
April 3, 2021
The team of Bob Roemer, Rebecca Longvall and Gordon Taylor has made a lot of maps for installation at various trail heads. The maps were made by Gordon, the encapsulation and site identification were done by Rebecca, and the wooden Read more…
April 1, 2021
The Town Library and Conservation Commission have continued their tradition of story boards at the Fyfeshire Upper Pond. The new one is called the “Water Protectors” and it can be read by walking around the Upper Pond.
March 9, 2021
Two trees have fallen recently. One near the Whitcomb quarry and another near junction 2E on the Boulder Trail in the vicinity of Rattlesnake Hill (Map 6 in the guidebook and online). Bob and Alice Roemer responded quickly and the Read more…
January 14, 2021
Recent storms have inflicted serious damage on some trees at Bowers Springs.The fallen trees have created their own problems such as the destruction of the wire debris trap over this culvert. In some cases this has caused trails to be Read more…
Gordon Taylor made new direction signs for the hard-to-see Powder House trail where it meets the old cart track at the gas pipeline on Powder House Hill. He also made a sign to indicate the best route to Bolton Town Read more…
December 31, 2020
Drew Schaubhut from the Trails Steering Committee has put together a self-guided walk at the Houghton Farm area. Just use you smartphone to scan and follow the QR codes. Click here for more information. Click here for a preview. More Read more…
December 20, 2020
In Mid-November a resident pointed pout that some trees had fallen on the trails from the Town Common to Powder House Hill. The result was that a “desire path” was starting to appear around the blockage. A few days later, Read more…
October 23, 2020
A team led by Larry Kunz has restarted the work to improve the seriously eroded trails at Bowers Springs by covering up roots with loam tailings generously donated by a local company. https://www.townofbolton.com/conservation-commission/news/new-material-trail-bower-springs-continued Larry was helped by Keith Silver with Read more…