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, December 13, 2025, 9:00 am

Paugussett Trail at Constitution Blvd North

We're going to work on clearing the Paugussett Trail at Wiacek Meadows. This is the open space between Constitution Blvd North and Meadow Street near the High School. There is a lot of Japanese barberry along a section of the trail that can be cut during the cold season. Please be prepared to deal with thorny vegetation! 

Meeting location: Paugussett Trail where it crosses Constitution Blvd North. The approximate address for gps is 855 Constitution Blvd N., but be aware it is low accuracy (open space properties are not assigned addresses.) From the intersection of Shelton Avenue and Constitution Blvd near the Dog Park, drive past the middle school and continue all the way until the road ends at a cul-de-sac and the entryway to Summerfield Gardens condominiums. Turn around in the cul-de-sac and start back the way you came, but park on the street immediately where the big powerlines cross the road. The trail crosses the road at the powerlines. Trail work will be on the north side of the road, heading uphill on the gravel utility road past a gate. Click HERE for a Google Map link. 

What to bring: Leather gloves and sturdy footwear recommended. Tools provided, or bring your own favorite tools. Hedge trimmers are most helpful (it helps to label your tools).  Be sure to dress for the weather!

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.

Upcoming 2025 Work Parties: 

That's it folks! We're done for 2025. 

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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.