A break in the rain last Saturday, May 21, allowed the Webelos Cub Scouts of Den 6 (Pack 95) to do trail maintenance along the Spur and Warner Trails in Sharon.
Meeting at the stairs on Edgehill Road, the scouts pruned the overcrowded deciduous forest and removed branches underfoot. With adult supervision, they helped to remove partially broken-off tree limbs hanging overhead that would have been dangerous to hikers. Scouts also collected trash along the trail.
The scouts are working toward their World Conservation Award this summer. They will be hitting the trails and exploring more of nature in the upcoming months to complete their Forester and Naturalist badges.
The Warner Trail heads 30 miles southwest from Sharon to Diamond State Park in Rhode Island. The northern end trailhead is on Dedham Street.
Kurt Buermann
10:29 am on Sunday, May 29, 2011
I was out there with these Cub Scouts. They were like army ants, industriously trimming and grooming the trail. They never tire. They also put up a number of signs & blazes to eliminate areas of confusion
I am happy to see this effort. The stretch of trail they attended, which I had not visited before, is perhaps one of the best and most scenic in Sharon. In one place it runs alongside a brook on one side and huge rock bluffs on the other. This trail is actually a spur of the Warner trail which runs from Sharon about 30 miles to Cumberland State park in Rhode Island
Our organization, Sharon Friends of Conservation, (SFOC) along with the Appalachian Mountain Club (which monitors the Warner Trial) should be producing a detailed map of this area in the months ahead.
In the meanwhile, thanks to the new blazes, the trail is pretty clear. If you’d like to see it go to about 202 Edge Hill Rd. and look for the wooden stairway going up into the woods. Turn right at the top and proceed, keeping an eye out for the blue triangles and white circle blazes.
You can download a guide to the Warner Trail at:
http://warnertrail.org/
In the upcoming SFOC-AMC map we will provide much greater detail about this beautiful stretch the cub scouts worked on.
Kurt Buermann
President, SFOC
Paul Rosenthal
1:55 pm on Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Webelos dens are for boys who have completed third grade. These Webelos 2 fourth-graders are proud of their service work and ought to be. They all picked up litter and other debris in addition to the trail work in an effort to help keep the local trail beautiful for their friends, neighbors and the citizens of Sharon.
These boys are all attempting to earn the Arrow of Light Webelos Cub Scout rank which is the last major milestone before they enter the Boy Scouts. The World Conservation Award is part of the Cub Scout advancement program which is designed to encourage boys’ interests in a natural way. The Boy Scouts of America Web site calls scouting “fun with a purpose” because apart from the fun and the excitement, it aims to help boys grow into good citizens who are strong in character and personally fit.
Paul Rosenthal , Co- Den leader for Webelos 2, Pack 95, Sharon