Last Wednesday there was no field work but that afternoon, quite a few folks joined the hike snaking through Whispering Pines, Carrington Preserve and Hidden Brook.
This week we are planning to tackle Hershman’s Hollow. This preserve took a direct hit from both of the tornados and the trail was totally decimated. After the first tornado we cleared some of the downed trees that fell onto the neighbor’s property and a short amount of the trail, but then the second tornado brought down more and we haven’t been back since. Our job on Wednesday is going to be to try to cut a path along the boundary lines so that they can get marked. (This is the only remaining preserve that has not had its boundaries marked.) There are a lot of prickers and briars and downed trees and limbs. So useful tools will be long and short handled hedge trimmers, loppers, a chainsaw and anything else that might help to cut the path.
Hershman’s Hollow is located at 658 Litchfield Tpk, and we will meet there on Wednesday at 9 AM. Dress warm, but it looks like it will be sunny!
