Frank has been continuing discussions with Bill Meyer, the new Medoc Park Superintendent about developing a group of volunteers who would agree to do light trail maintenance regularly.
Essentially, these volunteers would be responsible for:
- following park guidelines in trimming tree limbs that encroach the trails using hand clippers.
- removing smaller fallen limbs and trees that make walking / running the trails difficult. Volunteers would need to carry a small hand saw for small trees. Larger trees would need to be reported to park officials so they could use chain saws for clearing.
- reporting any necessary heavy trail maintenance to park officials (bridge problems, etc.)
During the spring growth period, trails would need to be clipped fairly often . . . maybe as frequently as every 2-3 weeks. The Park folks would conduct a "training session" to show volunteers how they should clip, etc.
Would the club like to take this on as a project? Frank would be happy to act as chairman and coordinate things . . . or someone else could.