SPRING-AUTUMN 2009 HIKES and TRAIL DAYS

SATURDAY, April 18: Install new bulletin board: Help erect an information board at the trail entrance on upper Pine Street, Manchester. Meet at 9:00 am. 

SATURDAY, April 25: Trail Clean-Up Day: Meet at 8:30 am at the gate on the Old Road to Manchester, south of Andrews Street, Essex. Bring hand tools. Rain date: Sunday, April 26.

SATURDAY, May 2: Enjoy the return of songbirds. Mike Dyer will lead an early morning search for songbirds. Meet at the Cedar Swamp parking area at 7:00 am for a two-hour stroll.  Rain date: Sunday, May 3.

SATURDAY, May 2: Trail Clean-Up Day: Meet at 9:00 am at Cedar Swamp. Bring hand tools. Rain date: Sunday, May 3.

SUNDAY, May 17: Find Spring Wildflowers. Join naturalist Erika Sonder in finding wildflowers in Anne's Woods. Meet on upper Pine Street, Manchester, at 2:00 pm for a two-hour walk. No rain date.

SUNDAY, September 20: Hike the Old Road. Walk the Old Road that links Essex and Manchester as part of the Trails & Sails weekend. Meet at Cedar Swamp at 2:00 pm. Rain date: Sunday, September 27.

SUNDAY, October 18: Sam Hoar Memorial Dedication. Gather at 2:00 pm at Andrews Street and Southern Avenue, Essex, for a walk to the memorial site.  Dedication will begin at approximately 2:30 pm.