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Reminder: Help Our Trails Tomorrow – 5/17/25
Help Our Trails (HOT)
Saturday, May 17, 2025, 9 am – 12 pm
This is a reminder that the Walpole Trail Committee’s 3rd Annual Help Our Trails (HOT) Day is this Saturday, May 17. Volunteers should meet at Town Hall between 8:30 and 9 am. There will be donuts and coffee. Our Trail Committee members have identified a number of HOT Day projects throughout the Town. Volunteer trail workers will divide into small teams and go out to tackle these maintenance projects on Walpole’s trails.
Please dress for trail work and bring your own water, bug repellent, work gloves, and hand tools (clippers, loppers, hand saws, etc.) if you have them. Metal rakes, shovels and hoes will be needed for some projects. Do not bring chain saws or power tools. Litter bags will be provided. There will be trail work available for anyone who comes to Town Hall Saturday morning.
However, if you haven’t signed up yet and plan to attend, it is recommended that you RSVP to walpoletrailhelpers@gmail.com, so that you will receive any last minute information.
Bring a raincoat so you can work on Saturday if there is occasional light rain. Those who’ve signed up will be notified if HOT Day is postponed to its rain date, which is Sunday, May 18.
We look forward to seeing you on Help Our Trails Day!
Wendy Grossman
Walpole Trail Committee
Help Our Trails (HOT) Day – 5/17/25
Help Our Trails (HOT) Day
Saturday, May 17
Attention all prospective Walpole trail work volunteers: The Walpole Trail Committee will host its 3rd Annual Help Our Trails (HOT) Day two weeks from tomorrow, on Saturday, May 17, 2025, from 9 am to 12 pm. It’s time to sign up now!
On Help Our Trails Day, volunteers come together to help maintain and improve Walpole trails, including those at Mill Pond, Fanny Mason Forest, and the Cheshire Rail Trail. HOT Day participants should gather at the Walpole Town Hall, 34 Elm Street, before 9 am. Please dress for trail work and bring your own water, work gloves, and hand tools. Useful tools include clippers, loppers, hand saws, shovels, and rakes. Do not bring chain saws or power tools. No dogs, please. Working in small teams at various locations, trail workers will help clear fallen branches, trim vegetation, maintain drainage, pick up litter, and undertake other selected trail improvement projects.
We strongly encourage all Help Our Trails Day volunteers to sign up in advance by sending an email to walpoletrailhelpers@gmail.com. This will enable us to plan the trail work and to contact you with additional HOT Day details.
Please join us on Help Our Trails Day, Saturday, May 17th, from 9 am to noon. Rain date is Sunday, May 18th.
Wendy Grossman
Walpole Trail Committee
Help Our Trails Day – 5/17/25
3rd Annual
Help Our Trails (HOT) Day
Saturday, May 17, 9 am – 12 pm
For the 3rd consecutive year, the Walpole Trail Committee is inviting the public to help us prepare our town’s trails for the upcoming hiking season. This year’s Help Our Trails (HOT) Day will take place on May 17, 2025, from 9 am to 12 pm. Due to the chilly weather and slow vegetation growth so far this spring, we have postponed HOT Day by two weeks from the date announced in the April Clarion.
Volunteers will meet at the Walpole Town Hall, divide into small teams, and go out to work on trail maintenance projects at designated locations around Walpole. HOT Day trail work will include clearing fallen branches, trimming vegetation, maintaining drainage, picking up litter, and making selected repairs and improvements on trails at Mill Pond Sanctuary, Fanny Mason Forest, the Cheshire Rail Trail, and elsewhere in Walpole.
Please dress for trail work and bring your own water, work gloves, and hand tools (clippers, loppers, hand saws, etc.) if you have them. Do not bring chain saws or power tools. Litter bags will be provided. No dogs, please.
To sign up or to get more information, please email walpoletrailhelpers@gmail.com. Advance sign-up is strongly recommended.
This is a great chance for Walpole trail users to help our trails while having fun together. Please join us for the 3rd Annual HOT Day, Saturday, May 17th, from 9 am to noon. Rain date is Sunday, May 18th.
Wendy Grossman
Walpole Trail Committee
Clarification: Walpole Trail Challenge Deadline Today – 4/1/25
HEADS-UP, HIKERS!
DATE CLARIFICATION
Send log sheets anytime, on April 1st,
to France Menk’s studio email.
iam@france-menk.com
April 4th
First, second, and third place winners will be notified
of their hiking related prizes,
and results will be posted in the Walpolean,
and our WCC website.
Walpole Trail Challenge Deadline – 4/4/25
From France Menk:
WALPOLE TRAIL CHALLENGE DEADLINE
Log sheets are due by midnight, April 1st. The winners will be announced in the Walpolean, on April 4th, and on our WCC website,
First, second, and third place winners will receive hiking-related prizes.
Please send your logs to France Menk at her studio email.
Correction: Walpole Trail Challenge
Updated to clarify that only trails and class 6 roads located within the town of Walpole count toward the challenge.
Final Reminder: Happy Trails Event – 12/11/24
H A P P Y T R A I L S !
Wednesday, 12/11/24, at 7 pm
Walpole Town Hall
Do you enjoy the outdoors? Are you interested in trails? If so, please join the Walpole Trail Committee for a fun and informative evening featuring the trails of Walpole and the volunteers who maintain them. The public is invited to come to Town Hall on Wednesday, December 11, at 7 pm for a presentation followed by refreshments and mingling. All ages welcome.
— Learn about Walpole’s Trails
>Scenic photo tour
>Trail maps
>Winter Trail Challenge
— See the impact of trail work volunteers
>Trail improvement photos
>Rail trail upgrade story
>Volunteer sign-up
— Party with Trail Committee members
>Refreshments & conversation
>Questions & suggestions
>Free raffle with great prizes
Questions? Contact Wendy Grossman, Walpole Trail Committee Chair, at walpoletrailhelpers@gmail.com.
The Walpolean 
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