In 2024 River Walk and its riverside neighbors experienced an unprecedented impact from beavers. We’ve seen beaver damage on vegetation before, but never on this scale. Many trail visitors expressed surprise and dismay as beavers took trees and saplings from the riverbank, crossed the trail to cut down a red maple in its full autumnal glory, and then went on to consume the fresh saplings used to rebuild the wattle fence around the Bridge Street oak tree.
Through the generosity of our donors, GBLC was fortunate enough to once again hire the team from Greenagers to replace the 184 lineal feet of bog boards that lead down to the observatory overlooking Long Pond.
GBLC Welcomes new administrative assistant, Addison Braver-Walsh, and sends best wishes to Arianna Collins as she devotes more time to HooRWA.
Arianna provided GBLC with excellent care during her tenure as administrative assistant, she is leaving to provide more time to her position as Executive Director of the Hoosic River Watershed Association (HooRWA). Good Luck Arianna!
Welcome Addison!
This year, 4 GBLC volunteers dedicated nearly 800 hours of service to maintain the Riverfront Trail.
Many visitors enjoy this trail each day. They walk through forest and field. They can sit and rest with a view of East Mountain or Searles Castle.