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Trail Preservation We
are pleased to be part of the Adopt-a-Natural-Resource Stewardship program working in conjunction with the DEC.
We have yearly fund raisers: a 50/50 at our Spring ride
and an auction and poker run at our Fall ride that provides funds towards trail work.
Brookfield Press Release-July 2010
Work Photo Gallery
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Tuller Hill Tuller Hill is a DEC Region 7 State
Forest in the Town of Virgil, containing a trail system of approximately 13 miles, approved for equestrians and hiking. The
trails have not been maintained for several years, and were difficult to impassable. http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/37111.html NYSPWHC volunteers and friends undertook trail cleanup starting in May 2007 using the DEC's Adopt-a-Natural
Resource Stewardship Program. Under this program, we signed a contract with DEC to perform stated volunter maintenance to
the DEC resource (Tuller Hill Site #10). 2011 Activities First
work day of the season held May 14. 15 people cleared several trails of winter debris
2010
Activities - Obtained permission to use ski trails on Site #9 of Tuller
Hill increasing trails to 25 miles
- Culvert put in by Town of Virgil for access to Site #9 from parking
area
- May 15, first work day, a few people covered all red trails clearing winter downage and opened the new
access trail to Site #10
- June 26 we had six people working 3.5 hours and cleared the middle section
of B1 trail - that trail is now completely done
- A tie rail has been added to the parking area
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17 - B6 trail was completed - all trails are now open and marked. The area around the tie rail was also cleared.
We had a great turn-out of workers.
- August 21 -Started work assisting snowmobile steward on Lot
9
2009 Activities Maintained
trails cleared the last few yearsCleared a few new trails - red & yellow done; blue has a couple major
clearing jobs scheduled for 2010 First work day of the season yielded the most number of workers yet - including
several non-horse people Additional funding received to do a significant wet-area rework - completed
9/2009DEC provided new map and trail designation New trail marking system
put in place and trails remarked DEC put up a mailbox in the parking area for maps Temporary
parking sign made by us 2008 Activities Trail head parking completed
in July Work days held as weather permitted, about 1/2 way through trail system clearing, still
have to do marking New small trail from trail head to creek and system completed 2007 Activities
3 volunteers took and passed the required Chain Saw certification course6 volunteers obtained or renewed their CPR to fulfill the requirement of having at least
one qualified person at a work session4 work days were held with a total
of 96 work hours completed.A GPS map was redone showing what
has been completed and what needs to be completedContractor
obtained for creating the trailheadAwarded a portion of the NYSHC coordinated
Trail Improvement Grant to create a trailhead2006 Activities Began
meetings with DEC and the Town of Virgil to discuss Adopt-A-Resource activities Prepared
plans and completed appropriate forms Submitted
request for a grant from the NYSHC to provide a trailhead
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Brookfield - We have completed an Adopt-A-Natural-Resource form
to be able to work on a couple trails in the system
- Our recommendations and assistance (along with
other clubs) has assisted in getting some very necessary fixes done over the last few year
- Several covered
stalls were added to the camping area
- Tie rails put around the system at the leantos and ponds
- Entrance
widen for trailers
- Assembly area - stall roofs and footing fixed
2011 On Feb. 14th the Trail Preservation
Committee Chair of the New York
Plantation Walking Horse Club (NYSPWHC) received information from the DEC in Sherburne that due to lack of funding for portable
toilets they we closing the Camping Area and Assembly Area, but leaving the trails open, by three months (May, Sept
and Oct). We immediately started working on how to keep these area open for camping and day riding parking.
After many phone conversations, e-mails and meetings, it was decided
that we would contact other clubs and horse groups to help us find the monies for this purpose and also for trail repair
and maintenance. Everyone has been wonderfully supportive: Twin Tiers Trail Riders have agreed to pay for two units
for the month of May, these units were installed on May 2nd. We have also received donations from
a number of individuals who use and love this system, any excess monies will be used for the trails. Though our Adopt-A-Natural
Resource Agreement, we will be checking all trails and bridges and making notes for the DEC on what needs to be done to keep
these trails open and safe. They will choose which projects are feasible with labor and finances.
We believe that if all horse people don't be proactive about all our trails, over
time we will lose them. We should not sit back and let this happen. The days of entitlement are over and it is up to us
to step up and work for keeping all trails open for any recreation. We need all
the help we can get.
Otter Creek - In the Fall of 2008 we allocated funds to provide some badly
needed wheel barrels to the system.
- The wheel barrels were donated on June 6 at our Spring ride which
was also National Trail day.
- Fred Monk, DEC, attended the dinner Saturday evening and accepted the donation
of six wheelbarrels.
Photos - Otter Creek Donation
Committee Elissa Sawyer, Chair; Nancy Avery; Wayne & Kate
Eastman; Steve Bill; Ken Carrier; Walt Farnholz Volunteers are any member of the club willing and able to
donate time to the trail clearing.
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