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 21st, 9:00 am to 11:00 am - Join us at Thayer Brook Preserve in Gray!
Our goals will be to:
- Install a new Chronolog Photo Station on the Outback Trail facing the marsh. It's about a mile hike in from the parking lot. Once the station is live, photos taken at this site will contribute to a time-lapse video that documents wildlife observations, monitors seasonal patterns in the marsh, and changes in water levels.
- Mill Trail: Build two bog bridges over two wet sections. Cut a fallen tree and three large trees overhanging the trail. If you have a chainsaw and PPE, please bring it.
- Ridge Runner Trail: Trench a drain on a section of the trail. Add stepping stone(s) to another wet section. Remove an uprooted stump.
- Around parking lot: Trim back trees around the driveway to improve visibility.
RRCT will bring all the materials and tools needed for these tasks. Bring work gloves, water, good hiking shoes, and any personal tools that might be helpful.
Parking: We’ll meet at the trailhead parking lot at 92 Ramsdell Rd, Gray.
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Wednesday, October 28th, 9:00 am to 11:00 am - Today we'll be at the River Elf Trail in New Gloucester. More details to come.
Wednesday, November 4th, 9:00 am to 11:00 am - Today we'll help out the North Yarmouth Parks Committee maintain the trails at Chandler Brook Preserve in North Yarmouth. More details to come.
Wednesday, November 11th, 9:00 am to 11:00 am - No Trail Crew. RRCT staff are off for Veteran's Day.
Wednesday, November 18th, 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 21st, 9:00 am to 11:00 am - Join us at Thayer Brook Preserve in Gray!
Our goals will be to:
- Install a new Chronolog Photo Station on the Outback Trail facing the marsh. It's about a mile hike in from the parking lot. Once the station is live, photos taken at this site will contribute to a time-lapse video that documents wildlife observations, monitors seasonal patterns in the marsh, and changes in water levels.
- Mill Trail: Build two bog bridges over two wet sections. Cut a fallen tree and three large trees overhanging the trail. If you have a chainsaw and PPE, please bring it.
- Ridge Runner Trail: Trench a drain on a section of the trail. Add stepping stone(s) to another wet section. Remove an uprooted stump.
- Around parking lot: Trim back trees around the driveway to improve visibility.
RRCT will bring all the materials and tools needed for these tasks. Bring work gloves, water, good hiking shoes, and any personal tools that might be helpful.
Parking: We’ll meet at the trailhead parking lot at 92 Ramsdell Rd, Gray.
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Wednesday, October 28th, 9:00 am to 11:00 am - Today we'll be at the River Elf Trail in New Gloucester. More details to come.
Wednesday, November 4th, 9:00 am to 11:00 am - Today we'll help out the North Yarmouth Parks Committee maintain the trails at Chandler Brook Preserve in North Yarmouth. More details to come.
Wednesday, November 11th, 9:00 am to 11:00 am - No Trail Crew. RRCT staff are off for Veteran's Day.
Wednesday, November 18th, 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