Suffern Rotary Club worked in partnership with the NYNJ Trail Conference to maintain & improve two Harriman State Park trails. The village of Suffern abuts Harriman State Park with several trailheads starting along its border. Several club members enjoy hiking in Harriman so they were eager to dedicate their service to the local trails.
Mike Morris at the Trail Conference planned out 2 different trail projects & met with club members Pam Hess & Judy Klein to go over details of the work. One project was to improve drainage in one wet area of the White Bar Trail 1.3 miles in from Johnsontown Circle in Sloatsburg. This project lead by Mike required working in a mud, using picks & moving rocks. The second project was lead by Deborah E. Padilla a Harriman Trail Steward to trim brush & pick up trash along the Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail starting on Orange Avenue near Fink’s BBQ.
Garbage bags in gloved hands & clippers in pockets, volunteers & Rotarians headed off to the trails. The Suffern Bear Mountain trail was a steep rocky beginning with some rock scrambles that required 4 points of contact to traverse.
The White Bar Trail was even muddier after the fresh rain the day before so this group immediately got down & dirty from the start. It was clear to see how necessary it was to improve this section of the trail for hikers.
The work was completed in a few hours with the many helping hands. The sunshine, the beauty of nature, good humor & willing hearts of the volunteers made this day of service a joyful experience.
Mike Morris at the Trail Conference planned out 2 different trail projects & met with club members Pam Hess & Judy Klein to go over details of the work. One project was to improve drainage in one wet area of the White Bar Trail 1.3 miles in from Johnsontown Circle in Sloatsburg. This project lead by Mike required working in a mud, using picks & moving rocks. The second project was lead by Deborah E. Padilla a Harriman Trail Steward to trim brush & pick up trash along the Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail starting on Orange Avenue near Fink’s BBQ.
Garbage bags in gloved hands & clippers in pockets, volunteers & Rotarians headed off to the trails. The Suffern Bear Mountain trail was a steep rocky beginning with some rock scrambles that required 4 points of contact to traverse.
The White Bar Trail was even muddier after the fresh rain the day before so this group immediately got down & dirty from the start. It was clear to see how necessary it was to improve this section of the trail for hikers. The work was completed in a few hours with the many helping hands. The sunshine, the beauty of nature, good humor & willing hearts of the volunteers made this day of service a joyful experience.