June E-Newsletter
From the Executive Director:
Hi Everyone!
Summer is here and KT is open! Our Trail Crew has been hard at work and it shows: trails are in great shape. This weekend, I am excited to announce the opening of two new trails!
"Still Worth It" is a bi-directional, machine-built trail that connects the top of Kitchel to the back of the Burklyn trail, offering riders a way to avoid .5 of road and 100% of pavement on their way to Darling Ridge- I hope you will agree that riding trails instead of the road is worth it!
Also opening this weekend is "Bobolink," a short but fun new section of trail that connects the old Sleigh Ride trail into the freshened-up East Branch North (now named “Bobolink.”)
Speaking of bobolinks…38.5 acres of KT's conserved land on Darling Hill has been accepted into the Bobolink Project. Bobolinks are ground-nesting grassland birds and their nesting sites are often disrupted by early-season haying or mowing operations. Later this month, a grassland bird biologist from MassAudubon will be coming to count the number of pairs in our field, look at the vegetation, and send us a report to let us know how we can maintain and increase the population of these songbirds.
That’s all for now, hope to see you out on the trails!
-Georgia
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