This spring has been a windy rainy one resulting in blowdowns in many trail areas and the southern section of the Riverfront Trail on Brookside Road had a big vine covered white pine fall, blocking the trail and breaking 2 rails of the split-rail fence. Project Leader, Joe Maleady was quick to respond to a helpful email from a trail user alerting him to the problem!
THANK YOU SKILLED VOLUNTEERS!
3.27.24 information updated with new '24 start date
The chorus of Red-winged Blackbird is like a call to Action: It's Just Spring, the world is Mud - Luscious, time to get outside!
But be aware that the ambitious Improvement Construction will be resuming at Lake Mansfield, please read the following PSA from town planner Chris Rembold, and remember to honor closures so that this important work can be completely safely and promptly.
After a brief winter shutdown, construction work on improvements to the Lake Mansfield area will resume on April 8th.
Pollinator Conservation 101 with Housatonic Heritage.
These 2 webinars are for anyone who is interested in pollinator conservation.
Learn the basics of pollinator conservation and activities you can engage in to help pollinators, like:
TOGETHER we can do amazing work for our community, River Walk is just one of the GBLC projects that depends upon your service. Because of you:
River Walk is there for all. Community members can enjoy a daily or weekly opportunity to connect with the beauty of the Housatonic River and to witness the seasonal changes reflected in the flowing water, trees, wildflowers, and wildlife. These experiences are life enhancing and powerful.
In all GBLC installed 5 new Benches: 3 at Lake Mansfield and 2 on the Riverfront Trail.