VISION STATEMENT
White Rock Community Association (WRCA) envisions a community in which individuals and families take the initiative to fulfill their potential and create a community center for the benefit of all.
What a totally awesome trail. The trail is accessible and very walkable! With this week of fabulous fall weather coming put a visit to the trail on your to do lists.
You may park your car in the lower level parking lot behind the hall. The entrances to the trail are on the east and west sides and quite easily seen from the parking lot. Future signage will come. The trail is open to visitors from 6AM to 10PM daily.
There are no motorized vehicles allowed on the trail. Dogs on leash only and remember to bring your doggy poop bags for pick up of your pet’s deposits. Please take any and all garbage with you when you leave the trail. Garbage cans for now are beside the hall building.
This trail is used daily by people who want to walk and exercise in a safe relaxing area. The trail area is also inhabited by wildlife, and is part of the larger land area where deer are known to roam. NO HUNTING, NO FIRES. Safety for humans and wildlife are equally important on this trail.
Please Be mindful that our trail is being used by many who are also enjoying the trail location and their own activities on the trail. Let’s keep it clear of waste and enjoy the beautiful landscape.
Note that the Trail is monitored.
Begins the work day Sat Sept 20, 2014
Gravel moved to different areas of trail for spreading and leveling by skidsteer
filtered sunlight baths the trail
Beckoning
down the hill to the ravine where Phase two will happen
Den interior found while trimming up trees, no one was home at the time. Identity of inhabitants ?…may be a den for foxes. Location to be off limits to all humans.
gentle curving slopes
note the level top of this rock…naturally made for sitting on.
trail coming up from rock placed at the head of the ravine.
smoothing out. leveling gravel
Ash and poplar trees, firs and pines…lovely earth Aromatherapy
Come walk with me
heading south on trail which will turn to the west
by the canal
beginning of a earth shelter using materials from the site.
beavers
gravel pile is getting much smaller
beaver’s work
I know this tree can be climbed
moving north towards entrance/exit of the west side of the trail
Still a few leaning trees that may well straighten themselves somewhat. Root systems are intact, time will tell if the trees survive.
The wood from many tall trees that Arthur snapped like matchsticks
This wooden areas was full of hung up trees from Arthur. This section was cleared and has opened up the area
the drainage channels are working fabulously!
beginning of a waddle fence, made from materials at hand.
moving gravel, a repeated process
moving gravel to different areas of trail to spreed
The co-ordinator of the two operators lead to the amazing completion of 200 yards of gravel , placed on trail in a total of 17 hours over the weekend.
I think you would agree that the results are just simply AWESOME!!!! Thank you!
Some of the crew inspecting their work after a long day of moving gravel, bucking up trees. Job Well DONE !
West entrance/exit to trail in back of the hall
Trail Usage temporary signage will be replaced with proper signage
was where 200 yards of gravel laid
Our first walkers enjoying the trail
Place where eagles soar on the wind currents
Enjoy….
Entrance/Exit of Trail East Side
This large hill of dirt is being reshaped
to be eventually planted with shrubs, flowers, etc:
Saturday, September 13th, what an awesome day! Not only did we get the grubbing all done but also laying culverts for drainage. Our shy, heavy equipment operator is absolutely fabulous. Special thanks to our operator, who donated his time. Special thanks to NSP for donating a large culvert required for the ravine work on the trail. We are all so happy with the results!!!
Now we are ready for gravel … waiting for gravel to be delivered this coming week. Next Saturday we will start spreading class A gravel on the trail. It will be a two day job.
The time spent in this wooded area is peaceful and full of enchantments. Birds singing…chipmunks foraging..finding a large frog. Hearing an eagle call from the Canal. The earth is so rich and abundant, a Gardner’s delight. Wild aster, golden rods, blackberries amongst the foliage. Truly, time well spent soaking up the forest essence.
Beautiful day for starting the grubbing process on the trail. This process will remove stumps,roots while leveling out the trail. This is the trail bed where gravel will be placed.
All went well, 1/4 trail grubbed. Due to technical breakdown we had to shut down operation sooner than we would have liked. However, we are started with the grubbing and that is wonderful!!!
White Rock Community Association (WRCA) has begun work on Phase One of our trail project.
Early Saturday morning we woke to gray skies and heavy showers. Do we cancel and re-schedule the work crew? The weather forecast was “iffy” at best. By 8 AM the rain had stopped and the skies began to lighten. By 9 AM the sun was shinning, the skies clearing, raindrops were shedding from tree leaves outside our office window. All systems go….
At 10AM several volunteers arrived at the parking lot. Work began. Shortly more people arrived and added their help. In all, twenty two marvelously, talented people contributed their time to clear the entire pathway that had been previously flagged.
The energy and cooperative of our crew created an exciting morning of “woods work”. The fruits of the labor captured in our pictures. So satisfying to see and be part of creating a trail that will be a gathering place for the community.
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