The autumn foliage and crisp air of November is here. As Thanksgiving approaches, I’ve taken time to reflect on what I am grateful for this year. Looking back on all the projects and trail crews, I’m amazed at all of the work that has been done on various properties. From post-storm cleanup to invasive removal, our volunteers have gone above and beyond for us.
I am incredibly thankful for your generosity dedicating your time and talent to the Trust. The work you do for us invaluable. Many UConn organizations have helped us completely transform entire properties. Volunteers from all over eastern Connecticut have become regulars at our work days, and we have even recruited a few new stewards as a result! Every time someone shares their experience at one of our trails, I’m sure to tell them we couldn’t maintain such beautiful places without the help of our volunteers.
Adjusting to our new normal during a pandemic was not easy, but I cannot tell you how much I appreciate everyone who came to a trail crew for wearing your masks and maintaining social distancing.
From all of us here at Joshua’s Trust, thank you again for your dedication and hard work.
~ Ada Snodgrass
Interested in volunteering
please visit joshuastrust.org/volunteer to fill out our volunteer information form! We love to welcome new volunteers onto the team!
A project thought… We need crews with waders or willing to get wet to clean debris from streams that cross trails. For instance, there is a small stream crossing on the Nipmuck Trail just past the Gurlyville entrance. That stream and the trail are getting blown out because of debris dams that force water further up the stream’s banks. I was out mountain biking the other day, and I cleaned up one or two debris dams; it made a huge difference in keeping the water in the stream’s banks.