Winter Weed Whacking along the Winding RecPath

Taking further advantage of our snow-less winter we continued with our winter weed whacking along the RecPath.  Normally, you can't cut brush flush with the ground due to the snow, but this year, not an issue.

We worked from Constitution Blvd. North down to the schools and toward Meadow Street.  This joins up with the work done 2 weeks ago.

The above section is know as "The Missing Link".  It was one of the last sections of the RecPath built, and it goes along Curtis Brook, which is very pretty.  There's also briars that are hard to keep up with in Spring, so those were cut back hard now to make it easier to maintain in May and June when everything is growing.

Luis and Mark were using the brushcutters, while others were using hand tools.  It's a lot easier to clear things on now with all the foliage out of the way.

Did we mention that it was cold! In February! In Connecticut!  Hard to believe it was 60 degrees last Monday.  Freaky weather.  Everyone was bundled up today though. Keeping warm while working was  a challenge at times.

In addition to cutting briars we also cleaned out culverts and ditches where they weren't frozen.   Not glamorous work, but it's needed to prevent erosion during the Spring.

Some portions of the RecPath don't have enough drainage pipes and have icing problems, so the sand buckets were out if people see icy patches behind the High School baseball field.  The Path was clear today though.

After; the view down toward Meadow St.  Part of this was cleaned and lined with woodchips earlier by the Shelton Parks & Rec Dept.  (nice job).  Normally they're plowing snow, but this year they were able to help with maintenance on the RecPath.  Mark, Luis, Myisha, and Val cut briars and branches out going down the hill.

Good job & thanks to Myisha, Luis, Ellen, Val, Mark & Terry.  Lots of intrepid trail users came by while we were working.  Snow is finally in the forecast for Monday night.  Maybe, just maybe we'll have some snow for The Marshmallow March next weekend.  See the Trails Events page for additional information on the upcoming guided hike.