Bolton Trails

Trails Steering Committee meeting June 2022
2022-06-06 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Online: request details from info@taylor-kennedy.com for details
This meeting will be on Zoom. If you would like to attend please send an email to info@boltontrails.org for more information.

Backyard Bolton – can we summon up teams for each occasion: August 20th, and 27th, and September 10th from 10am to 1pm.
Tom Denney Nature Camp hike trail maintenance and marking.
Waivers, etc
Equestrians
Major projects. List limited to top 3 priorities.

Taggart Point of interest signs
Bowers

Any recent work?
Bittersweet – Work party where we are able to cut the vine then pull it out of the vegetation.

Wilder; Could there be a Boy Scout project here?
After that the priority was The Oaks
Any other relevant updates?

Sign Inventory Database:
Website, Maps, etc. if anything
Walks and events
Area review
Boy Scout Volunteer projects. suggestions.
Powder House Hill
Should we consider having somebody go to Trust Board meetings to give an update occasionally?
July meeting will be on the 4th or should we move it to the 11th?
Anything else?

Trails Steering Committee meeting April 2022
2022-04-11 19:00 UTC | Online: request details from info@taylor-kennedy.com for details
This meeting will be on Zoom. If you would like to attend please send an email to info@boltontrails.org for more information.

Waivers, etc
Equestrians
Major projects. List limited to top 3 priorities.

Taggart Point of interest signs
Bowers

Any recent work?
bittersweet – work party where we are able to cut the vine then pull it out of the vegetation.

Next on the priority list was Wilder
After that the priority was The Oaks
Any other relevant updates?

Sign Inventory Database: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LUFOfmopVxOHxnb8QIkdiNJPjnd-nkSdTR8I0ifP_zk
Website, Maps, etc.

Walks and events
Area review umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/anonymous-edit/208600:n6ETPGWLnMDcac23Wovwb5y3YtE
Boy Scout Volunteer projects?
Powder House Hill.
Anything else?

Trail walk at Northwoods from Ledgewood Circle
2022-03-22 12:00 - 14:00 UTC | Ledgewood Circle Trailhead, Ledgewood Circle, Bolton, MA, 01740, United States
Click here for full information:
Zink-Northwoods Walk
Celebrate World Water Day by joining Bolton’s Conservation Agent for a walk through our Zink Northwoods Conservation Area!
The walk will begin at Ledgewood Circle (see point on map). This will be a loop walk through Zink Northwoods in Bolton, then a short walk along the roadway to Powell-Reed-Abbot in Harvard. Terrain is moderate to challenging due to traversing areas with ledge outcrops, and includes wet sections.
Wildlife sightings may include deer, various bird species, among other wildlife that call this great habitat home!

Trails Steering Committee meeting March 2022
2022-03-07 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Online: request details from info@taylor-kennedy.com for details
This meeting will be on Zoom. If you would like to attend please send an email to info@boltontrails.org for more information.

Waivers for volunteers, etc.

Equestrians – ConCom meeting, grants, etc.?
Major projects. List limited to top 3 priorities.

Taggart Point of interest signs and “Dead End signs”

Bowers

Any recent work?
bittersweet – Possible winter work party where we are able to cut the vine then pull it out of the vegetation.

Next on the priority list was Wilder. This might be a good time to clear the path…
Next on the list is the Oaks
Any other relevant updates?

Sign Inventory Database:

Website, Maps – suggestions
Walks and events

Area review umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/anonymous-edit/208600:n6ETPGWLnMDcac23Wovwb5y3YtE
Anything else?

Trail walk at Houghton Farm
2022-02-23 12:00 - 14:00 UTC | Houghton Farm Trailhead, Houghton Farm Lane, Bolton, MA, 01740, United States
Click here for full information:
Houghton Farm Walk
The walk will begin at the trail head located
off Houghton Farm Lane (see map). This
will be a loop trial. Terrain is moderate to
challenging due to traversing areas with
ledge outcrops, and potentially wet sections.
Wildlife sightings may include deer, various
bird species, among other wildlife that call
this great habitat home!

Trails Steering Committee meeting February 2022
2022-02-07 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Online: request details from info@taylor-kennedy.com for details
This meeting will be on Zoom. If you would like to attend please send an email to info@boltontrails.org for more information.

Waivers for volunteers, etc.

Equestrians – ConCom meeting, grants, etc.?
Major projects. List limited to top 3 priorities.

Taggart Point of interest signs and “Dead End signs”

Bowers

Any recent work?
bittersweet – Possible winter work party where we are able to cut the vine then pull it out of the vegetation.

Next on the priority list was Wilder. This might be a good time to clear the path…
Any other relevant updates?

Sign Inventory Database: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LUFOfmopVxOHxnb8QIkdiNJPjnd-nkSdTR8I0ifP_zk )
Website, Maps – suggestions

Layout (new theme?)
Wilder issues.
anything else?

Walks and events

Area review umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/anonymous-edit/208600:n6ETPGWLnMDcac23Wovwb5y3YtE
Anything else?

Trail Walk - Lime Kiln
2022-01-25 12:00 - 14:00 UTC | Rattlesnake Conservation Area, Kime Kiln Parking Area, Route 117, Bolton, MA, 01740
01252022 TrailWalk

Recover from holiday stress and join Bolton’s Conservation Agent for a walk through our Rattlesnake Conservation Area!
The walk will begin at TH1 located off of Main St./Rte 117 (see point on map). This will be a loop walk through the property. Terrain is moderate to challenging due to traversing areas with ledge outcrops, and potentially wet sections.
Wildlife sightings may include deer, various bird species, among other wildlife that call this great habitat home!

Trails Steering Committee meeting January 2022
2022-01-03 19:00 - 20:30 UTC

Take a walk on the Wild Side - Trail walk at Danforth
2021-11-23 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | Parking Area along Danforth Lane (off of Route 85/Hudson Road). Please do not obstruct roadway.
https://boltontrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/11232021-TrailWalk.pdf
New time – starts at 2:00 PM

Story Walk - The Little Beaver of Bowers Springs
2021-11-07 10:30 - 12:00 UTC | Bowers Springs, Flanagan Road, Flanagan Road, Bolton, MA, 01740, United States
Story Walk: Little Beaver of Bowers

Parking: Lot off Flanagan Road in Bolton.
PLEASE DO NOT PARK along roadway, entrance or exits. Please do not block gate.

Trails Steering Group November 2021 meeting
2021-11-01 19:00 - 20:30 (Asia/Karachi) | Online: request details from info@taylor-kennedy.com for details
This meeting will be on Zoom. If you would like to attend please send an email to info@boltontrails.org for more information.

Map and Post installation Work Party
2021-10-23 09:00 - 12:00 UTC | Woodside Drive Trailhead for Vaughn Hills
Hello to Trails Volunteers from Bolton Trails Committee.
We are looking for about 5 volunteers to help to install Trail Maps and posts. You may have noticed that new maps have been appearing at various places on the Town’s conserved land – there are still more and the majority of these require 4X4 posts.
Date: the morning of Saturday 23 October.
Meet at the Woodside Drive parking area – 9:00 am.
This is likely to be the first of a few opportunities to help. This first work party will be working at Moen/Vaughn Hills (2 posts) and Bowers Springs (2 posts). If we have time, we will continue and install some maps and posts on Powder House Hill (2 maps and posts).
The posts and equipment must be carried in. If you have useful equipment for digging post holes, then feel free to bring it.
RSVP.

Take a walk on the Wild Side - Trail walk at Taggart
2021-10-21 09:00 - 11:00 UTC
10212021Taggart Walk

Bolton Master Plan Presentation
2021-10-17 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | Florence Sawyer School, Bolton, MA, 01740, United States

Trails Steering Group October 2021 meeting
2021-10-04 08:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Karachi) | Online: request details from info@taylor-kennedy.com for details

Trails Steering Group September 2021 meeting
2021-09-13 19:00 - 20:30 (Asia/Karachi) | Online: request details from info@taylor-kennedy.com for details
Possible agenda:
1) Participants: New people, Volunteers List, Steering Group, Registration System on website.
2) Equestrians: Routes, Priorities, Structures
3) Major Projects: Trail Head and Junction Maps, Wilder, Taggart, The Oaks, Bowers, others?
4) Website and Maps: Suggestions for improvements
5) Self-Guided Routes
6) Walks and Events
7) Area Review
8) Anything else?
This meeting will be on Zoom. If you would like to attend please send an email to info@boltontrails.org for more information.

Backyard Bolton
2021-09-11 11:00 - 13:00, 2021-08-28 10:00 - 13:00, 2021-08-21 10:00 - 13:00 UTC
Support Bolton Trails Committee – stop by and sign up to volunteer at our table at Backyard Bolton

Bowers Springs volunteer maintenance opportunity
2021-08-08 09:00 - 15:00 UTC | Bowers Springs, Flanagan Road, Flanagan Road, Bolton, MA, 01740, United States
Greetings to the generous Volunteers who help us keep our Conservation Properties and Trails System in good shape.

You’ve probably noticed that this has been a banner year for invasive species on conservation properties across the state. Trees are being engulfed by Poison Ivy vines and Bittersweet, and Multiflora Rose has been spreading more quickly than we’ve seen in recent years (not to mention mosquitos).

One of Bolton’s most popular properties, Bowers Springs, has been hit particularly hard. In 2019, we’d begun the implementation of a systematic, multi-year invasives management program to get those destructive species under control. The Covid crisis interrupted our efforts significantly last summer and now we’re trying to get things back on the original track to full, systematic control by 2022.

We’re essentially re-doing year two of our three year management plan, and we kicked off this year’s work on Bowers Springs a few weeks ago. We now need to expand our volunteer force significantly in order to complete the first of this year’s cutbacks before the Bittersweet begins going to seed. We’d love to have your help on either Saturday or Sunday next week(8/7 or 8/8) at Bowers Springs.

The work sessions will run from 9am to 3pm on Saturday, and from 12noon-4pm on Sunday if needed. This should allow us to complete our initial invasives cutback on the highest priority trails and meadow margins in time to prevent seed development.

The work on the climbing vines will include hand-cutting the risers at chest level with shears or loppers, pulling the climbers down wherever possible, and uprooting the vines by hand where possible. Areas too dense for uprooting by hand will be mowed flat with the Brush Hog. End Result looks like this

The work on Multiflora Rose will be done by small teams using a weed wrench and other hand tools like a mattock and/or pry bar.

Most of this work can be done as isolated individuals, and we’ll do our best to spread volunteers out for Covid safety reasons.

If you are interested and available for work this weekend, please let us know which day and what segment of your time you may be able to add to our efforts. (Reply to email or text to me below.) Thank you in advance for your interest and valuable efforts to help keep our Conservation land “in good hands”.
We look forward to seeing you again next weekend!

Bolton Trails Steering Group
Larry Kunz 508-868-6151 (mobile, text)
Info@boltontrails.org

https://www.townofbolton.com/sites/g/files/vyhlif2836/f/events/trailcleanup08022021.pdf

Bowers Springs volunteer maintenance oppportunity
2021-08-07 09:00 - 15:00 UTC | Bowers Springs, Flanagan Road, Flanagan Road, Bolton, MA, 01740, United States

Invasive Species Work Party at Bowers Springs
2021-08-07 09:00 - 15:00 UTC | Bowers Springs, Flanagan Road, Flanagan Road, Bolton, MA, 01740, United States
https://www.townofbolton.com/sites/g/files/vyhlif2836/f/events/trailcleanup08022021.pdf

Lot off of Flanagan Road in Bolton.
PLEASE DO NOT PARK along entrance or exits.
Please do not block gate.

Trails Steering Group August 2021 meeting
2021-08-02 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Online: request details from info@taylor-kennedy.com for details
1) Volunteers list.

2) Horse compatibility latest proposals

3) Trail head signs

4) Map updates

5) Big Projects – everybody

6) Arrowing

7) Table at backyard Bolton

8) Area review

9) New members

10) Anything else?

This meeting will be on Zoom. Contact info@boltontrails.org if you would like to attend

Trails Steering Group July 2021 meeting
2021-07-12 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Online: request details from info@taylor-kennedy.com for details
Possible agenda

1) Volunteers list. Are we ready to ask the tYrust to update trailsvolunteers@boltonconservationtrust.org and trailssteering@boltonconservationtrust.org?
We have had a few people contact us via the email recently. Are they signed up?
2) Horse compatibility – Standards and Priorities
3) Trail head signs
4) Map updates

Online – new areas – Taggart?
Printed Guide – the Trust has just purchased 50 more copies of the Guide. Maybe we will not be ready for another update until 2022 (2023 edition) at the earliest. Should we hold off until we have major changes e.g. 3 or more new areas and or new information (e.g. equestrian trails)?

5) Big Projects – everybody

Oaks and Schultz Farm – there’s nothing to stop us finishing this. For the time being, could it go to Sawyer Rd. walkers could then walk up Sawyer Rd to join Haynes-Wheeler
Wilder – now the bridge is complete we need to clear the old trail through the meadow
Bowers – wattles invasive species, clean up:
Vaughn Hills – Woodside Drive Trail. Where does this stand?

6) Arrowing

Keyes Farm
Any more?

7) Area review
8) New members of the Steering Committee?
9) Anything else?

Taggart Land Clean Up
2021-07-07 09:00 - 15:00 UTC
https://naturegroupie.org/experiences/new-taggart-trail-clean?utm_source=AdaptiveMailer&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Nature%20Groupie%20Newsletter&org=785&lvl=100&ite=17227&lea=5388193&ctr=0&par=1&trk=a0W6f00000W4srgEAB

Trails Steering Group June 2021 meeting
2021-06-07 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Online: request details from info@taylor-kennedy.com for details
Possible agenda
1) Update after Trust AGM
2) Volunteer sign up system
3) Trail Maps within areas
4) Self-guided tours.
5) Major projects
* Bowers rebars vs wattle
* Wilder Bridge
* The Oaks
* Forbush Mill Rd area. It seems that there’re several potential projects there.
* Woodside Drive Trail.
* Horse Friendly Trails. What next?
6) Area review
7) Anything else?

Trails Steering Group May 2021 meeting
2021-05-10 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Online: request details from info@taylor-kennedy.com for details
This is on the second Monday of May to avoid a conflict with Town Meeting.
Note the town election is also on 10 May. Polling closes at 8:00 pm.
If you would like to attend, please send an email to info@boltontrails.org for Zoom information.
Possible agenda
1) Volunteer sign up system
2) Trail Head signs
3) Self-guided tours
4) Bolton oddities
5) Major projects
* Wilder Bridge
* The Oaks
* Wilder Boy Scouts project
* Horse Trail. Is more work needed?
* Taggart Property – what next?
* Forbush Mill Rd
* Fyfeshire would be improved with a kiosk. Are there any Eagle Scout project requests and does ConCom have an opinion about the idea?
Anything else?
5) Maps. Should we be adding areas to the online maps? We seem to be working in new (for us) places.
6) Area review

Trails Steering Group April 2021
2021-04-05 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Online: request details from info@taylor-kennedy.com for details
Contact the trails Committee if you would like attend: info@boltontrails.org
1) New volunteer sign up form and survey

Mail shot to the existing volunteers list.

2) Self-Guided walks
3) Trail head signs and posts
4) Trail Marking and clearing:

Horse ring
Oak Trail
Goose Pond Trail at Wilder
Forbush Mill
Any more?

5) Construction projects

Bridge over brook at Wilder – what’s the situation for materials?
Others?

6) Invasive species and weed warrior training with the Terra Corps member.
7) Area review

Invasive Species Management
2021-03-15 12:00 - 14:00 UTC | Bowers Springs, Flanagan Road, Flanagan Road, Bolton, MA, 01740, United States
Bowers Springs Conservation Area, needs your help!
Join AmeriCorps Community Engagement Coordinator Jonathan Haarstick, AmeriCorps Land Stewardship Coordinator Matt Morris, Bolton Conservation Agent, and Bolton Trail Committee members as we care for our property while remaining socially distant!
Celebrate the onset of Spring with the staff and volunteers that maintain our conservation properties throughout Bolton! We are continuing the invasive species management plan efforts throughout our conservation properties by focusing on this property.
Click here for details. Volunteers needed, RSVP to 978-779-3304 or concom@townofbolton.com.

Trails Steering Group March 2021
2021-03-01 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Online: request details from info@taylor-kennedy.com for details
Volunteer data collection form and system

Review the latest version of the form
what next?

Self-guided tours
Web site

Wildlife postings
some minor changes
any suggestions?

Signs. Anything new here?
Major projects – are there any? Perhaps these are some we can get organised, but the snow and cold are still in the way.

Wilder
Oaks (wait until March, but need to tell abutters). This has been mentioned at ConCom – maybe an April project now
Extended Powder House Hill Trails

Area review
Anything else
