On Sunday, Springwater Trails will be back to Wheaton Hill trails.  This week we will focus on mowing the trails and do some work on the roses again.

Following our hard work, come for a picnic social at Schribner Rd. The social is hosted by Springwater Trails, Inc.  We will provide hot dogs and burgers grilled on a charcoal grill and salads. You may want to bring something to drink.

The primary need is to mow the trails.  We will have a small mower for the parking/picnic area, but the trails will be best done with weed wackers. If you aren’t mowing. We will have a small saw for logs across the trail.  There is also one large leaner across the trail which we will not try to remove.

And, clippers for the roses will be useful on all of the trails.  You may find some that need trimming before they get out into the trail, or you may choose to attack a large bush at the side of the trail. Clippers and gloves are very important for this work – if you always keep the bush away from your arms and legs, you can avoid scratches, and more importantly, poison ivy which seems to like the roses.  Plan to wash your cloves and any other clothes that may have touched the poison ivy.

Directions: Wheaton Hill is the first right turn north of the intersection of Rt 15 and Rt 15A in Springwater (0.9 mile north of the intersection).  The trail head is 0.5 miles up Wheaton Hill just before the road turns straight east and heads up the main hill.  More details are on the directions page.

What to bring:

• Bring a weed wacker if you can.  We could have one on each of the four trails.
• Gloves and clippers – hand clippers or long handled loppers if you want to attack a large rose bush.
• Small bow saw.
• Plastic grocery bag in case you find any litter.
• Water to keep hydrated.