Last Updated on May 15, 2017
The latest Nature Trail Committee news is our Fall Clean-up of the Trail and Stream. On Saturday, October 10, 23 people participated in a 2-hour weekend clean-up. Then on Wednesday, October 14, ten people participated in our weekday 2-hour clean-up.
We got a lot accomplished:
- The Trail was cleaned,
- ivy cut off trees,
- tree branches were disposed of,
- the stream was cleaned, and
- branches were staked across an eroding hillside to help prevent further erosion.
Three students from UMBC’s Lambda Chi Alpha service fraternity helped us on Saturday.
The Butterfly Garden has been cut back for the winter, except for the late-blooming fall daisies. The Wildflower Garden continues to show its abundant color. The milkweed in the Monarch Garden near Lake Charles has gone dormant, but it will regrow in the spring, supplemented by new plants.
As leaves start to fall off the trees, we will be able to see more and more of the Nature Trail and its parallel stream. The views from our skywalks that cross 50 feet above the floor of our small valley are especially good for viewing. Be sure and notice the changes from season to season.
Bert Clegern
Co-Chairman
Charlestown Nature Trail Committee