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Protecting the conservation values of over 4,000 acres is a big task. Litchfield Land Trust is fortunate to have a dedicated core group of trusted volunteers that consistently show up when there is hard work to be done. Thankfully, volunteer efforts coupled with our adoption of new technologies for monitoring properties, have made us exceptionally effective and efficient.
This work party was organized around the anticipated availability of two college interns that were contracted to help us. Unfortunately, the interns had health problems that prevented them from joining us. We could not help but notice that our work crew was a little on the “seasoned” side. The average age of our eight volunteers was 66 years.
With the assistance of Herb Schettler and his tractor, the group was able to regrade the Community Garden driveway, remove invasive plants, stain the port-o-let enclosure, trim and spread wood chips on the Marsh Hawk Trail, and trim the grass, invasive plants, and trees that were crowding 40 white oak saplings planted last fall along the trail. The organizer did take some ribbing for selecting such a hot and humid day.
But in the end, as is always the case, we enjoyed our time together, we were proud of our collective accomplishments, and the post work cold refreshments and banter were delightful!
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