Work Parties

Work Parties are normally held the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month. Additional work parties may be scheduled in April for High School students needing community service hours. Want to receive email notifications of future work parties and guided hikes?  Visit our sign-up page and enter your email address there. x

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Saturday, March 28, 2026, 9:00 am: SIS Connector Improvements

Help us make some upgrade to the SIS Connector Trail, starting with additional clearing and widening in advance of treadway upgrades (gravel in some places and a bridge).  Once this little 0.2-mile section is improved, we'll have a one-mile loop that is very easy (0.8 mile Rec Path and paved school path). 

Meeting location: We'll be meeting in the Shelton Intermediate School parking lot. 

What to bring:  Sturdy footwear for the conditions and gloves. Tools provided, or bring your own favorite tools.  Be sure to dress for the weather! SHS Students: Pretty white sneakers may get ruined and Crocs are a definite NOPE for safety reasons. 

Weather cancellations will be posted on the Trails Blog Work Party Page. 

SHS Community Service hours: Be sure to bring your own community service form and pen. Fill out the parts you can ahead of time. Work parties last 2-3 hours. No registration required.

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Saturday, April 11 (8:30 or 9:00): Work Party location to be determined, probably Shelton Lakes (fence rails and SIS Connector improvements)

Saturday April 18, 9:00-11:00: Shelton Lakes Litter Clean-Up. Sponsored by the Shelton Anti-Litter Committee for Shelton Clean Sweep. Sign in at Shelton Ave (Rt 108) at the powerlines trailhead, located midway between Nells Rock Road and Willoughby Ave. (See Google Map link.) No registration required, qualifies for SHS Community Service (bring your SHS forms). Participants will be cleaning up along Shelton Ave, Constitution Blvd North, Willoughby and the nearby trails and reservoirs. 

Saturday April 25 (8:30 or 9:00): Work Party location to be determined. 

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Trail Monitors Wanted!

Want to help outside of regular work parties? Become a Trail Monitor! "Adopt" a trail you walk regularly, remove any small obstructions, and report bigger issues to the Trails Committee. We can clear the trails much faster if we know exactly where the problems are. For details and information on which trails are in need of a Monitor, have a look at the Shelton Trails Monitor blog page.

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Our To-Do List

Wondering what's on our plate? Check our Trails To-Do list.  Let us know if there is something you think should be on there. We might not know about it. 

Meetings: Open to the public,  held the first Wednesday of the month, bring cookies.

Work party schedule: Usually held the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month.

What to bring: Depending on the season, be sure to bring ample water to drink, bug spray, and gloves (leather gloves are best if there are briars).  Permethrin-based spray on clothing will kill ticks.  Please bring your own tools if possible (depending on the job, this might include pruners, loppers, hand saw, rakes, grub axe, shovel, etc). In most cases, the Trails Committee will bring along a few extra tools, but if more people than expected turn up, there could be a shortage of tools.

After doing trail work: Rubbing alcohol is an effective solvent to remove possible poison ivy sap on skin. Do a thorough tick check every 24 hours.