March Work-Party Details

From Kevin Groves of the FOW

Thank you volunteers!

Saturday's Trail Maintenance Day was our biggest work day yet and was a huge success! 64 volunteers contributed 292 hours to a number of projects in the Wissahickon near Gorgas Lane and at different sections on the Yellow Trail.

Here's what you accomplished:

Trail Maintenance

1. A trail crew made improvements to the re-route and closure on the section of Yellow Trail below Gorgas. We have been working on this stretch since December, and it keeps getting better.
2. A second trail crew cut nicks to improve drainage and made other improvements along the Demo Trail #1 section of the Yellow Trail
3. A third trail crew did some de-berming and made other improvements along the Yellow Trail near Jannette Street.

The entire trail project in one way or another improves stormwater runoff management and trail sustainability.

Additional projects:

• 27 bags of trash, various scrap metal removed
• 16 containers of recyclable bottles were removed and recycled!
• The concrete bridge crossing the creek was cleaned off, with much of the soil being used in the trail project closest to Gorgas.

Here's a link to the Philly Mountain Biking Association web site.

Here's a link to Jon's photo album: picasaweb.google.com/jpearce08055/TrailMaint32208

Special Thanks to:

High Point Cafe for the delicious coffee.
Craig Solomon and all the Temple students for bringing lots of enthusiasm and energy.
Kelly Bostick for the scrumptious cakes
Mariana Morris for an impromptu pick up of hydraulic fluid to keep the SK running.
Jesse Kelly and Nick Fortune for picking up the pizzas.
Jesse again for making up the nifty new instructional signs for the sign-in table.
Jon Pearce for taking photos.
Ulla Forssen and Heidi Grunwald for the coffee pick up.
Fairmount Park District 3, for removing the trash we collected, the extra hydraulic fluid, and your overall support.

And thanks to EVERYONE who volunteered their time to this project.

Links to past trail maintenance reports:

(review our Wissahickon page to learn about Wanderers volunteering efforts and information)

• 2008 March
• 2008 February (cancelled due to snow)
• 2008 January
• 2007 December
• 2007 May
• 2007 January
• 2005 September

Additional reports are posted on the PMBA and FOW web sites.

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It's daylight savings, and the weekly TRACK WORKOUTS are returning to Chestnut Hill Academy's track. The workouts start at 6:30 pm every Tuesday. The switchover to CHA from the Roxborough track begins Tuesday, March 18. The address is 500 West Willow Grove Avenue in Chestnut Hill.