FNRT Volunteers Open Trails after Downed Trees

FNRT volunteers have been working hard recently to open the Trail after several severe weather events. Three teams of FNRT maintenance volunteers cleared fallen limbs off the Trail in Andover and Danbury on April 13. Forty-five downed trees were counted in a two-mile stretch in South Danbury!

Section of trail in Danbury was restored with new equipment. FNRT volunteers have been working hard recently to open the Trail after several severe weather events. Three teams of FNRT maintenance volunteers cleared fallen limbs off the Trail in Andover and Danbury on April 13. Forty-five downed trees were counted in a two-mile stretch in South Danbury!

FNRT volunteers were faced with many fallen trees after late winter storms.

Earlier that week, the New Hampshire Bureau of Trails used a newly acquired soil conditioner and compactor to restore a large, badly eroded stretch of trail in Danbury, with good results. The Trail is passable now from end to end, after widespread damage was caused by heavy snow, wind, and flooding. Trail users are encouraged to watch out for variable surface conditions while FNRT maintenance teams, contractors, and the State attend to trouble spots.

Other FNRT news includes the launch of an online Trail User Experience survey, available via FNRT.org, May through October. Volunteers to assist folks filling out the 10-question survey will be present some weekdays and weekends on the Trail and also at booth gigs. If you are interested in helping out in-person, please email us at info@nullFNRT.org.

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