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.

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). Each volunteer must sign up and give his/her social security number -- the volunteer is then covered by liability and Workers Compensation insurance just as a State employee would be.

2006 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

2007 Activities

* 3 volunteers took and passed the required Chain Saw certification course

* 6 volunteers obtained or renewed their CPR to fulfill the requirement of having at least one qualified person at a work session

* 4 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 completed

* Contractor obtained for creating the trailhead

* Awarded a portion of the NYSHC coordinated Trail Improvement Grant to create a trailhead

2008 Activities

* Plans are to have trailhead completed by the end of May

* Several workdays are planned to complete the clearing of trails in section 10

Future feasibility studies

* Handicap mounting ramp

* Tie rails and/or uncovered tie stalls

* New Trail to creek and to first trail (to get off seasonal road)

Continuing plan is to monitor accessibility of trails

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 years

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.