MORE
April 7th, 2005, 11:01 PM
March work days at Fairland Regional Park in Maryland and Conway Robinson State Forest in Gainesville were ecumenical affairs with MORE members, equestrians, Boy Scouts and random trail volunteers working side by side. Lots of good trail karma was spawned, along with the good care of the dirt.
Conway liaison Barbara am Ende reports that the Friends of Conway Robinson, MORE, Boy Scouts and the Clifton Horse Society trimmed low hanging branches and moved fallen trees. Trails to the memorials were cleared, and two wet sections of the Blue Trail were re-routed. A Blue Trail creek crossing was armored with rocks. Dunkin Donuts in Fairfax put the icing on the karma.
Larry Dunn of the Va. Dept. Forestry was on hand and got his first glimpse of the new Little Bull Run trail built last year by MORE. He was totally impressed. This can only help MORE’s plans efforts to build technical trail features at Conway Robinson. The club already has conceptual approval for the plan – and urges all riders not to screw things up by building wildcat trails. MORE is working with IMBA and the Dept of Forestry to create safe, sustainable, fun technical trails.
At Fairland, volunteer coordinator Naomi Manders reports that five MORE members and six equestrians completed about half of the Holly Trail South. Holly Trails North & South will connect with the trails on the east side of Little Paint Branch in Prince George’s County. Work on the Holly South will probably be wrapped up on the April 9 workday. Naomi is looking for more volunteers so that the current hard-working crew can get a break.
Conway liaison Barbara am Ende reports that the Friends of Conway Robinson, MORE, Boy Scouts and the Clifton Horse Society trimmed low hanging branches and moved fallen trees. Trails to the memorials were cleared, and two wet sections of the Blue Trail were re-routed. A Blue Trail creek crossing was armored with rocks. Dunkin Donuts in Fairfax put the icing on the karma.
Larry Dunn of the Va. Dept. Forestry was on hand and got his first glimpse of the new Little Bull Run trail built last year by MORE. He was totally impressed. This can only help MORE’s plans efforts to build technical trail features at Conway Robinson. The club already has conceptual approval for the plan – and urges all riders not to screw things up by building wildcat trails. MORE is working with IMBA and the Dept of Forestry to create safe, sustainable, fun technical trails.
At Fairland, volunteer coordinator Naomi Manders reports that five MORE members and six equestrians completed about half of the Holly Trail South. Holly Trails North & South will connect with the trails on the east side of Little Paint Branch in Prince George’s County. Work on the Holly South will probably be wrapped up on the April 9 workday. Naomi is looking for more volunteers so that the current hard-working crew can get a break.