Quarry Section Trail Work Reports – 2022
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Date | Name | Trail | Hours | Work | Volunteers | Remaining Work | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-03 | Bob Quinn | Old Furnace Brook Path | 2 | 1. cleared outflow and inflow of culvert #3 on assessment. Culvert is operable, i.e. not blocked. 2. enhanced swale that leads into culvert #2 | Some sediment at outflow end should be removed | ||
| 2022-01-13 | Bob Quinn | Pine Tree Brook Path | 0.75 | Removed tree and branches that were blocking trail. Cleared outflow of culvert | |||
| 2022-01-25 | Jim Briand | Sawcut Notch Path | 2 | I did a mid-winter check in on the trail. Work consisted of walking Sawcut Notch Trail and Wampatuck Trails and trails in between. I picked up trash and noted a number of locations for clearing work in the spring. I identified three locations at roughly one third, one half and all the way to Short Path where fallen tree obstructions had been partially removed from trail either by dragging or sawing, but where the trail remained partially blocked. I will organize a group in the spring to remove these obstacles. A large obstruction remains at 4180 just off Saw Cut Notch that has been reported in the past. It will require a DCR chain saw crew. Wampatuck Path is in good shape. The work done in the fall has remained in place and drainage ditches are clear, and there are no major obstructions. | Several areas on Saw Cut Notch where partially removed obstructions can be fully cleared. There is trash removal work to be done near 4124. | No other issues. | |
| 2022-04-02 | Bob Flagg | Sawcut Notch Path | 1 | Walked the trail from Wampatuck Road, kicked branches off the trail and picked up small amount of trash. | The trail needs heavy maintenance in the area from the Notch east about 100 yards past Short Path. The side ditch needs good cleaning and removal of much overgrowth blocking the drainage. Water also flowing onto trail. Hope to complete work for the upcoming May event. | ||
| 2022-04-02 | Bob Flagg | Old Furnace Brook Path | 0.5 | Walked trail to review drainage issues. | There are two culverts that have had breaks and there is some open sections that need to be covered. In this area, there is a huge wet spot that needs two ditches cut perpendicular to the trail to allow water to flow across trail and drain puddles. Could be good project for group of ten volunteers for an event. Other wet spots on trail. Medium sized tree across trail about 30 yards from 4145. | ||
| 2022-04-07 | Bob Quinn | Pine Tree Brook Path | 1 | cleared inflow and outflow of culvert just west of intersection # 4084; cleared leaves , branches etc. from drainage area west of trail just east of intersection # 4084. hope is to allow better drainage in area so as to dry out wet area on trail | very wet area of trail just west of intersection # 4084 needs more work to improve passage; possibly a swale or stepping stones would make trail safe for passage | ||
| 2022-03-25 | Jessica Baumgart | CCC Trail | 3 | Ruth and I cleared a lot of smylax (aka greenbriar) and other brambles from the CCC Camp site near the new interpretive sign, focusing on swaths encroaching on the foundation. | Ruth Bigio | A lot of very big trees (like 3-4 feet in diameter) are across the trails between where we parked on Ridgewood Road and trail marker 4042. One is near 4010. Another is near the new interpretive CCC sign. These trees might be more along the lines of what the DCR should handle and the FBH tree crew should not. I'm not sure. Lots of bramble (barberry, rose, smylax, ...) removal and brushing is needed in this general area. This site is basically like a gift that keeps on giving. People should plan to deal with a lot of thorns. Some areas, like along the trails, are not so overgrown that recovery is impossible. | |
| 2022-05-06 | Ruth Bigio | CCC Trail | 17.5 | We concentrated on removing the invasive Garlic Mustard, from marker #4010 to marker #4023 (CCC camp), the entire trail is now in excellent shape (until next year!). We also carried two weed wrenches with us and removed some Multiflora and Japanese Barberry small shrubs. We worked 2.5 hours. | Marnie Bolstad, Anna Macdougall, Piano Pena, Charlie Crosby, Thomas DeFilippo, Lauren | Garlic Mustard is pretty much contained for the season. Other invasives (Mulitflora and Japanese Barberry) will need to be removed regularly. | Poison ivy is just starting to grow in the area. |
| 2022-05-06 | Shubha V Chungi | Pine Tree Brook Path | 2 | 1. Walked the entire to assess for near future work 2. Cleared the entrance of the trail from reservoir side 3. Widened the trail by clearing the overgrowth | Divya Chungi | Additional clearing needed towards the reservoir side Trash collection (was way too much, needed bigger Trash bag) Need to rearrange rocks for crossing the wet area on the trail | |
| 2022-05-11 | Charlie Crosby | CCC Trail | 14 | Removed 7 bags of invasive Garlic Mustard and some Multiflora Rose. Oh, and one hockey skate! | Sturdy Waterman, Manuel Veloso, Rita McCarthy, Mikal Rosendahl, Jennifer Brodbeck, Marina Okola | Tons of multiflora rose and Japanese barberry to remove. | |
| 2022-05-17 | Jennifer Brodbeck | Sawcut Notch Path | 4 | Picked up 43 dog poops. | Paul Norris | Near trail marker 4180 there is a drain that has collapsed in leaving a hole in the ground. Drain has dirt and debris inside of it now rendering it ineffective if in fact it had been used at all. Ditches on side of trail are filled with leaves leaving me to believe that it hasn’t been redirecting flow of water away from trail. Collapsed drain has potential to cause injury to a hiker not paying attention in spring, summer and fall but could be quite problematic during winter months with snow cover and has potential to injure animals/wildlife as well. | |
| 2022-05-21 | Bob Flagg | Sawcut Notch Path | 31.5 | Installed grade reversal at the start of the notch and cleaned out the long side ditch that runs past Short Path. Lots of overgrowth removed overhanging the side ditch. | Ruth Bigio, Charlie Crosby, Natalie Moran, Grace Whouley, Emille Bent, Anna MacDougall, Mark Buckle, Joe Greeley | ||
| 2022-05-31 | Jennifer Brodbeck | Sawcut Notch Path | 1.5 | Surveyed for dog poop from in between Saint Moritz Ponds to just before trail marker 4180 on Sawcut Notch Path. | |||
| 2022-06-14 | Bob Quinn | Indian Camp Path | 0.5 | Cleared away branches from fallen tree to make trail more accessible. now passable with single clear hurdle over remaining tree stump | Main tree stump is still across trail and requires chain saw. | ||
| 2022-06-14 | Bob Quinn | Furnace Brook Trail | 0.5 | Cleared fallen tree from across trail just north of intersection #4120 | Old rusted corrugated metal culvert is still off trail at this site. This debris should have been removed when the new culvert was installed. It should be removed. If not, it should become an art project. | ||
| 2022-06-14 | Bob Quinn | Pine Tree Brook Path | 0.25 | Brought two cobble stones (discarded there) down trail to brook crossing. They can be used to enhance swale / stepping stones in this area | swale / crossing should be constructed so as to improve water flow and enhance trail crossing. | ||
| 2022-06-18 | Shea Mizuno | Quincy Quarries Historic Site | 23 | Trash Removal in the main Quarries Area | Rajendra Mahajan, Luciano Lima, Steve Berman, Naomi Touchet, Emily Touchet, John Adams, Zeu Hoover, Gabriel Fiz, Chris Vaughan | ||
| 2022-06-21 | Jennifer Brodbeck | Sawcut Notch Path | 1.5 | Removed 30 dog poops from Sawcut Notch | |||
| 2022-06-28 | Beth Jones | Fox Hill Path | 0.5 | Brushed the section across the top, as it was very grown in | Waterbars on 4096 to 4102 really need cleaning. Some are flush to the top with what has washed down the trail. Had neither the time, nor the right tool to address those today. | ||
| 2022-06-28 | Bob Vogel | Indian Camp Path | 0.25 | Large tree down across the trail, 50' west of 4120. | |||
| 2022-07-09 | Bob Flagg | Fox Hill Path | 2 | Cleaned five grade reversals from 4096 to 4102. | |||
| 2022-07-16 | Bob Flagg | Old Furnace Brook Path | 36 | Recreated swale across trail at very wet area about 150 feet from Sawcutt Notch Path @ 4180. Fill in collapsed culvert that was a hazard to trail users. | Charlie Crosby, Maxim Leonov, Russell Parkman, Shannon Fadden, Michael Pratt, Julia Milot, Grace Whooley, Jared Robe, Joe Nelson, Michael Albert, Ethan Therien | There are two remaining culverts at the intersection with Sawcutt Notch and further down trail past work site. The first one is not really critical and should just be filled in as it collapses. The other one might need to be dug out and replaced with a swale. | No wildlife was observed during the work event. |
| 2022-07-29 | Julia Milot | Skyline Trail | 48 | We worked at Farnham-Connolly State Park removing Mile-a-minute, which was fruiting. It was the end of the first trail off the gravel path, on the left. | Ronald Del Signore, Anthony King, Steven Johnson, Jean Anne Roche, John Dacey, Matthew Galvin, Monique Screen-Berry, Pam Reilly, Michael Choi, Yahaira Santiago, Abhy Patel, Jeanne Larney, Megan Young, Rita O Toole, Patricia Brousseau, Daniel Butterfield, David Olivier, James MacDonald, John Duggan, Mark Rooney, Patrick McDonnell, Paul Conners, Sherry Curtis, Timothy O'Brien | We removed all of the Mile-a-minute and left the bags on the trail, which were then picked up by Tom. | |
| 2022-08-02 | Jennifer Brodbeck | Sawcut Notch Path | 1 | Surveyed dog poop | |||
| 2022-08-16 | Jennifer Brodbeck | Sawcut Notch Path | 4 | Cleaned up dog poop/ surveyed dog poop | Paul Norris | ||
| 2022-08-30 | Shubha Chungi | Pine Tree Brook Path | 0.75 | Cleared the trail entrance and walked the trail to inspect for fallen branches etc | |||
| 2022-09-07 | Dave Humphreys | Fox Hill Path | 0.2 | boot scraped reverse grade/water bars picked up trash | large tree (18 inch) down across trail vicinity 4131 is chain saw job. reverse grade/waterbars need to be dug out and repacked | ||
| 2022-09-07 | Dave Humphreys | Indian Camp Path | 0.4 | boot scraped reverse grade/waterbars picked up trash | downed trees across trail need chainsaw (18 inc) vicinity 4120 and 4082 | ||
| 2022-09-07 | Dave Humphreys | Crag Trail | 0.4 | inspected trail, threw trees/logs off trail, picked up trash | |||
| 2022-09-18 | Bob Flagg | Sawcut Notch Path | 1.5 | Cleaned extensive amount of green briar from inflow and outflow of culvert before 4180. Performed light brushing of small trees groing toward trail past 4180. | |||
| 2022-09-18 | Bob Flagg | Crags Foot Path | 0.5 | Cleaned grade reversal near 4151 | |||
| 2022-09-20 | Jennifer Brodbeck | Sawcut Notch Path | 2 | Picked up dog poop | |||
| 2022-10-04 | Jennifer Brodbeck | Sawcut Notch Path | 1 | Surveyed dog poop. (26) | |||
| 2022-09-26 | Jennifer Brodbeck | Water Pipe Line | 2 | Cleaned up along Wampatuck Rd removing trash and tires. | |||
| 2022-09-27 | Jennifer Brodbeck | Water Pipe Line | 1 | Cleaned up along Wampatuck Rd removing trash | |||
| 2022-09-28 | Jennifer Brodbeck | Water Pipe Line | 2 | Cleaned up along Wampatuck Rd and part of Chockatwbut Rd removing trash and tires. | |||
| 2022-10-18 | Jennifer Brodbeck | Sawcut Notch Path | 1.5 | Cleaned up dog poop | |||
| 2022-11-02 | Jennifer Brodbeck | Sawcut Notch Path | 1 | Surveyed dog poop | |||
| 2022-10-30 | Bob Flagg | Sawcut Notch Path | 2.5 | Cleaned broken culvert and surrounding stone about a half mile from Randolph Ave. 15" clay pipe has partially collapsed blocking flow. Removed rocks blocking flow of brook to allow it to flow across trail in orderly fashion. Added some rocks to the left side of culvert to strenghten earthern structure. Cleared branches and green briar from surrounding area. | The broken culvert needs to be removed and either a new culvert or small bridge should be installed in its place. Will work with DCR et al to determine path forward. | ||
| 2022-11-17 | Jennifer Brodbeck | Sawcut Notch Path | 1 | Picked up dog poop | |||
| 2022-12-10 | Bob Flagg | Sawcut Notch Path | 2.5 | Performed cleanup at trailhead on Rt 28, brushed few areas of green briar and removed debris blocking flow of collpased culvert past 4042. Collected measurements of site to prepare proposal to replace culvert. | Prepare plan to replace culvert and submit for approval. | ||
| 2022-12-01 | Paul Brookes | Firepit Path | 0.25 | brushing | |||
| 2022-12-01 | Paul Brookes | Minichiello Path | 0.25 | brushing | |||
| 2022-12-01 | Paul Brookes | Murphy Path | 0.25 | brushing | |||
| 2022-12-01 | Paul Brookes | Winter Carnival Path | 0.25 | brushing | |||
| 2022-12-01 | Paul Brookes | Skip Jump Path | 0.25 | brushing | |||
| 2022-12-01 | Paul Brookes | Quarry Trail | 0.25 | brushing | |||
| 2022-12-15 | Jennifer Brodbeck | Quarries Foot Path | 0.5 | Removed fire hoses from this spring brush fire. | Kids party area needs clean up. Evidence of 5 camp fires in areas and evidence of attempt to burn a tree. Bunker Hill Quarry has an undercarriage of a car within 50 feet of it. | ||
| 2022-12-17 | Bob Flagg | Sawcut Notch Path | 2.5 | Performed regular maintenance on trail from Rt 28 to Short Path. Removed small trees growing over trail, cleaned grade reversals of debris, cleaned green briar from around three culverts past the pipeline. Broken culvert to be repaired was flowing very well after the debris was removed a couple weeks ago. | |||
| 2022-12-03 | Judy Jacobs | CCC Trail | 24 | Removed invasives, primarily garlic mustard and barberry. This was two groups - Troop 1 from West Roxbury and Northeastern University called ESP-life. It is an environmental science and policy focused group. | Nathan Miselis, Alexander Miselis, Nicholas Miller, Zachery Ulrich, Nishaila Porter, Jackie Anderson,Jin Qian, Leah Coral |