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, September 12 19*, 8:30 am
Gristmill Trail Clearing

*The originally scheduled work party for September 12 has been pushed back one week to September 19.

We'll be clearing out the short but scenic Gristmill Trail along the banks of the Far Mill River. Brush and small logs are obstructing the trail. 

Meeting location: 170 Mill Street (not Far Mill Street!), off of Buddington Road. There is a small pull-off at the west end of the trail marked by a trail kiosk. A few more parking spaces can be found on the east end of the trail opposite Judson Street. The trail is only a quarter mile in length.  Here is a trail map.

What to bring:  Sturdy footwear for the conditions and gloves.  If you have preferred tools for cutting vegetation, bring those (hedge trimmers, brush cutters, string trimmers, hand pruners are usually in demand). Spray with bug repellent for ticks! 

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, September 26, 8:30 am:  SIS Connector Trail Improvements. 

Meet at the Shelton Intermediate School (SIS) parking lot, 675 Constitution Blvd. We'll be using the Gator to haul crushed stone down the trail, but muscle power is needed to load the Gator and spread the gravel.

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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.