November 16, 2019 Trail Society Work Day

The River to River Trail Society has coordinated a work day for Saturday November 16, 2019. Workers will need to meet at the Dutchman Lake boat ramp at 8:30 in the morning. The Shawnee Forest Service will have workers there with UTV and be running chain saws to cut trees, volunteers will be needed to move the debris after it is cut to clear the trail. Bring appropriate clothing, gloves, snack, water and be prepared to hike up to 4 miles because it is a 1 mile hike to where the downed trees are located. The goal will be to clear the R2R trail west of Dutchman Lake. There upwards of 100 pines that fell making the R2R trail impassable. Please indicate your willingness to help by responding to this post and emailing William.gilmour@frontier.com so any updates can sent out by email.

2 Comments so far:

Sandra Franklin says:

November 25, 2019 at 8:17 am

Hello Im interested in getting involved with trail conservation. Additionally I would like to participate in the Nov 30 hike at 10:am. Please provide any necessary details. Thank you
- River2River@Trail says:
  
  November 25, 2019 at 9:15 pm
  
  Please go ahead and subscribe to the email notifications on this website because this is one area we post updates on upcoming activities. Here is info on the Nov 30 hike,
  
  The River-to-River Trail Society announces its final guided hike of the Fall, 2019 hiking season, in Burden Falls Wilderness on Saturday, November 30. This hike is free and open to the public This will be a hike of moderate difficulty, exceeding three miles in length, with some off-trail and uphill hiking. It is intended for people in good health, who have done some hiking. Hiking sticks and boots or sturdy shoes are strongly recommended. Hikers should bring their own water and a snack No dogs, please.
  Hikers should meet at 10:00 a.m. at Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church and Cemetery, on Burden Falls Road, one mile west of Delwood, Illinois. Delwood is along Route 145 between Harrisburg and Eddyville. (Please note that this represents a change from the previously announced meeting place.) For information or directions, call (630) 470-7692.