Last Updated on May 15, 2017
The Nature Trail Committee continues its activities as the season warms up. The trail to the old stone bridge below the dam is now complete, although clean-up work is still needed on the bridge proper. It has been out of use for many decades, but it is still an interesting site, having been built in 1906. The trail is marked with branches along the sides and surveyor ribbon attached to trees along the way. Resident pendants have been tested, and they do work in the area.
Upcoming events include:
- a Stream Clean-up Day for Herbert Run will be held on Saturday, June 6 from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon. Any Charlestown personnel are invited to participate. Those not interested in water work are invited to pull invasive garlic mustard weeds in the vicinity of the Nature Trail.
- a Tree Talk by Catonsville Forester Jim Himel, is to be scheduled in June or July at Charlestown. Jim and his group have planted over 500 trees in the Catonsville area.
- the start of the erosion control project on the hillside between The St. Charles and the Nature Trail in July. Recycled tree branches will be staked across the eroded areas to gradually collect dirt and leaves. Then ferns and other shade-tolerant plants will be planted to help stabilize the hillside.
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Come and join us if any of these projects sound interesting. Call Bert Clegern to join in. His number is in the directory.