Trail Crew
Trail Crew meets every Wednesday from 9 am to 11 am, except during bad weather and around holidays. Details on upcoming Trail Crew sessions will be posted here. Our work focuses on RRCT’s many public access properties, sometimes spending several weeks in a row at the same site. RRCT is also happy to help out at partner properties when Trail Crew is available.
There is a job for everyone, no matter your shape, skills, or strength. Join us the one week you have time or interest, or put Trail Crew on your calendar as your regular Wednesday morning ritual. It's a great way to experience a new preserve, get to know someone new, and learn new trail work techniques. Trail Crew tackles a variety of trail projects including clearing trail corridors, invasive plant removal, route finding and trail alignment, trail marking, constructing bog bridging and bridges, and improving signage. RRCT brings specific tools that will be helpful. We encourage volunteers to bring personal tools as well. Hand saws, pole saws, and loppers are favorites. Crew members should bring a water bottle, and wear sturdy shoes, work gloves, and the right clothes for the day.
Trail Crew is led by RRCT's Stewardship Director Hanae Garrison. There is no registration or prior experience needed, just show up! If you have any questions or concerns, you can reach me at (973) 255-7513 or Hanae@RRCT.org
There is a job for everyone, no matter your shape, skills, or strength. Join us the one week you have time or interest, or put Trail Crew on your calendar as your regular Wednesday morning ritual. It's a great way to experience a new preserve, get to know someone new, and learn new trail work techniques. Trail Crew tackles a variety of trail projects including clearing trail corridors, invasive plant removal, route finding and trail alignment, trail marking, constructing bog bridging and bridges, and improving signage. RRCT brings specific tools that will be helpful. We encourage volunteers to bring personal tools as well. Hand saws, pole saws, and loppers are favorites. Crew members should bring a water bottle, and wear sturdy shoes, work gloves, and the right clothes for the day.
Trail Crew is led by RRCT's Stewardship Director Hanae Garrison. There is no registration or prior experience needed, just show up! If you have any questions or concerns, you can reach me at (973) 255-7513 or Hanae@RRCT.org
Upcoming Trail Crew Sessions:
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Wednesday, October 7th, 9:00 am to 11:00/noon - Help clean up the Royal River! The recent removal of the Bridge Street Dam and drought conditions create a unique opportunity to access and remove trash and debris along the Royal River. This clean up will help restore the Royal River corridor and improve its condition for the community and wildlife.
RRCT is teaming up with the Town of Yarmouth and the Royal River Alliance for this volunteer event. We’ll have trash bags, gloves, and an empty truck bed to fill with trash and debris. If you have waders or a come-along, bring them! We can also spend some time removing invasive plants along the river banks.
We've allocated 9 am to noon for this clean up event. Feel free to head out early or stay the whole time!
Parking: Meet at the parking lot at 10 Forest Falls Drive, Yarmouth. Please plan to arrive a few minutes early. We'll walk to the Beth Condon Pathway and begin cleaning up the Royal River there.
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Wednesday, October 14th, 9:00 am to 11:00 am - Join us at Littlejohn Island Preserve in Yarmouth!
We have a new Chronolog Photo Station to install at the point of the preserve, facing the shoreline. Once the station is live, photos taken at this site will contribute to a time-lapse video that that serves as baseline data and shows gradual erosion, king and negative tides, and signs of sea-level rise. The phone bracket will be attached to a 4"x4" post in the ground by the stone steps leading to the beach.
We'll also work on armoring the shoreline with branches to block off social paths contributing to erosion. Then, we'll spread out and hand-pull invasive plants including bittersweet vines, shrubby honeysuckle, glossy buckthorn, and Japanese barberry.
RRCT will bring a post hole digger, shovels, the post and signage, and loppers and hand saws for cutting invasive plants. Bring work gloves, water, and good walking shoes.
SPECIAL PARKING: Drive to the very end of Pemasong Lane in Yarmouth, past RRCT’s parking lot and through the stone gates marked “Private Way.” At the end of the road, turn right, and the service gate will be open. Go through the gate and park in the grassy area. RRCT staff will be there to direct you.
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Wednesday, October 21st, 9:00 am to 11:00 am - Thayer Brook Preserve, Gray. More details to come.
Wednesday, October 28th, 9:00 am to 11:00 am - TBD
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*Photography and Filming Note: Your attendance at Trail Crew may be photographed or filmed and your attendance indicates consent to have any images or footage featuring you at the event to be used for RRCT-related materials and outreach. Should images or footage appear in marketing materials that you don’t wish to be featured in, email Hanae@RRCT.org, and RRCT will cease to further use your image or footage for any new materials going forward.
Wednesday, October 7th, 9:00 am to 11:00/noon - Help clean up the Royal River! The recent removal of the Bridge Street Dam and drought conditions create a unique opportunity to access and remove trash and debris along the Royal River. This clean up will help restore the Royal River corridor and improve its condition for the community and wildlife.
RRCT is teaming up with the Town of Yarmouth and the Royal River Alliance for this volunteer event. We’ll have trash bags, gloves, and an empty truck bed to fill with trash and debris. If you have waders or a come-along, bring them! We can also spend some time removing invasive plants along the river banks.
We've allocated 9 am to noon for this clean up event. Feel free to head out early or stay the whole time!
Parking: Meet at the parking lot at 10 Forest Falls Drive, Yarmouth. Please plan to arrive a few minutes early. We'll walk to the Beth Condon Pathway and begin cleaning up the Royal River there.
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Wednesday, October 14th, 9:00 am to 11:00 am - Join us at Littlejohn Island Preserve in Yarmouth!
We have a new Chronolog Photo Station to install at the point of the preserve, facing the shoreline. Once the station is live, photos taken at this site will contribute to a time-lapse video that that serves as baseline data and shows gradual erosion, king and negative tides, and signs of sea-level rise. The phone bracket will be attached to a 4"x4" post in the ground by the stone steps leading to the beach.
We'll also work on armoring the shoreline with branches to block off social paths contributing to erosion. Then, we'll spread out and hand-pull invasive plants including bittersweet vines, shrubby honeysuckle, glossy buckthorn, and Japanese barberry.
RRCT will bring a post hole digger, shovels, the post and signage, and loppers and hand saws for cutting invasive plants. Bring work gloves, water, and good walking shoes.
SPECIAL PARKING: Drive to the very end of Pemasong Lane in Yarmouth, past RRCT’s parking lot and through the stone gates marked “Private Way.” At the end of the road, turn right, and the service gate will be open. Go through the gate and park in the grassy area. RRCT staff will be there to direct you.
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Wednesday, October 21st, 9:00 am to 11:00 am - Thayer Brook Preserve, Gray. More details to come.
Wednesday, October 28th, 9:00 am to 11:00 am - TBD
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*Photography and Filming Note: Your attendance at Trail Crew may be photographed or filmed and your attendance indicates consent to have any images or footage featuring you at the event to be used for RRCT-related materials and outreach. Should images or footage appear in marketing materials that you don’t wish to be featured in, email Hanae@RRCT.org, and RRCT will cease to further use your image or footage for any new materials going forward.
Trail Crew at Mèmak Preserve, April 2026