Trail Work day #4

Trail work on June 29, 9 AM – 1 PM. This will be another chainsaw day as we continue clearing the contractor lines (#1 and #2 on posted map). We’ll need 10-12 swampers. We may be working with some hand tools as well depending on the area we are clearing. We’ll provide tools. If you can make it out, let us know as we are trying to get sense of how many people we’ll have (fredericktrails AT gmail DOT com or rsvp at https://www.facebook.com/events/333758623972537/). Just know you’ll work hard and get dirty as we continue working on the new trails in the southern Watershed.

1 1/2 mile hike in to the work site. Or, if you can carry what you need, ride down on your bike for quicker access. Long pants, boots, gloves, and safety glasses are what you should have for this work day. Plus water and bug spray might not be bad either.

Meeting location is the Stoner Rd parking area on Gambrill Park Rd, just south of Hamburg Rd. This is where the newish trail called Killer Bee is located. https://goo.gl/maps/zuVPytNkw4omGkAG9

Want to donate to the project? Go here and put a note in the donation that it is for the Watershed trail projects https://more-mtb.org/collections/maryland-trails/products/frederick-watershed

Thanks for the support!

June 8th Trail Work

TRAIL WORK SATURDAY JUNE 8, 2019 AT 9AM. We are finishing corridor clean up for the new trail project for 3 lines. Want to donate to help this project? Hit this link and scroll down for the donate button that will put money directly in the coffers for this project. https://more-mtb.org/collections/maryland-trails/products/frederick-watershed

1 1/4 mile hike in to the work site. Got a BOB trailer? Ride down on your bike for quicker access. Long pants, boots, and gloves are what you should have for this work day. Plus water and bug spray might not be bad either.

Meeting location is the Stoner Rd parking area on Gambrill Park Rd, just south of Hamburg Rd. This is where the newish trail called Killer Bee is located. https://goo.gl/maps/zuVPytNkw4omGkAG9

New Trail Project

 

As part of the forest management plan the City of Frederick implemented for the Frederick Watershed, new natural surface trails will be be built in the southern portion of the watershed. This project is a combination of professional and volunteer built trails and a joint effort between the City of Frederick and MORE.

Interested trail building professions can find the bidders package at this page on MORE’s website. Attending the scheduled site visit on May 5, 2019 is strongly recommended.

Bids must be submitted electronically (watershedbids@more-mtb.org) no later than 2pm on May 19, 2019.

 

 

April 2019 Update

In this update: Annual Watershed Clean Up Day South Watershed Trail Project Donate to the Trails Spring Turkey Hunting Season Annual Watershed Clean Up Day April 28th at 9 a.m. is our annual watershed volunteer cleanup day. Please note that everyone is required to sign a waiver on the work day and minors must have a parent/guardian sign for them, as well as be accompanied by an adult. We are picking up trash and you might get dirty, so dress for success! Last year we collected almost 2 tons of trash. See you on April 28th! Our awesome local sponsors are The Trail House, The Bicycle Escape, Bike Doctor Frederick, Wegmans Frederick and Attaboy Beer – support those who support the Watershed! There will be give-aways from sponsors plus a $.01 beer from Attaboy Beer afterwards (at the brewery) if you are 21 years or older! Start location is 6010 Mountaindale Rd, Thurmont, MD 21788 on April 28th at 9 a.m. South Watershed Trail Project We have a lot more work planned for 2019, so stay tuned. We have a Recreation Trails Program grant that we are working to spend on some cool new trail. Spending grant money comes with a lot of hoops to jump through and a bunch of paperwork, so it doesn’t happen fast, but we are finalizing this upfront work as I type this. We went for a walk in the woods last week with the local Recreational Trails Program manager who is overseeing our grant for the upcoming project and it went really well. We’ve been trying not to crank up the hype machine because these things can progress at a slow pace, but we are really close to digging in the dirt. We’ll be announcing workdays soon, stay tuned. The only bad news was in the last week and a half, someone removed 1.5 miles of our flagging tape, lines we just refreshed for the site visit which means we’ve got to go back out and reflag some lines. If you see anyone removing flagging tape or if you have questions about if flagging tape is authorized, please reach out to us and we can provide info. Thanks. Donate to the Trails If you are looking for a place to donate and want to contribute to the Frederick Watershed Trails, click this link to donate directly to Frederick Watershed trail projects. If you do that, it will go into the pool of funds we have for buying tools, supplies, materials and other things related to watershed trail work. Or, you can just donate to MORE in general where the love will be spread around to area trails. We are part of MORE, which is a 501c (3) non-profit performing volunteer work on multi-user trails and representing thousands of area mountain bikers. Every bit helps. Thanks again for your volunteer hours and donations! Spring Turkey Hunting Season Spring Turkey season has has started and runs from 4/18/19 – 5/23/19. Unless otherwise noted, hunting is allowed in all areas of the forest. Wearing blaze orange during hunting season is always a good idea. Avoid wearing white during deer season. There is no Sunday hunting allowed in the Watershed.  For a full list of hunting dates and related information, visit the Maryland DNR website.

May 6: Spring Watershed Clean Up

Annual spring clean up of the dirt roads in the Frederick Watershed. May 6, 2017 9am – 12pm, meet at the maintenance garage on 6010 Mountaindale Rd, Thurmont, MD 21788-2709

Info from The City of Frederick Watershed:

Volunteer Cleanup! Help clean up the Watershed and get entered to win great prizes! Just let us know you’ll be there by checking the “going” box here in Facebook–that way we’ll bring enough snacks, gloves, and vests for everyone. Questions? Email Jenny Willoughby jwilloughby@cityoffrederick.com