MN Bert Turner, MN Bill Toland, and I ( MN Martha Bowden) made a trip to Bull Shoals State Park to teach a class on trail building to the new North Central Arkansas Master Naturalist in Training. What a fantastic group of people! The class started with an excellent power point and a demonstration of tools by Bert and Bill. We enjoyed lunch together and then all headed out to a trail to put our hands on the tools. Again, with Bert and Bill’s guidance, we learned to evaluate a trail and then use the tools correctly and safely.
The park’s trails are still closed due to the ice storm so this group has a lot of work to do. They have named their group The Trail Patrol and NIT Dwan Garrision is organizing the effort. You all can make a huge difference!
picture and blog by Martha Bowden
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Wow! Great job! Looks like a super bunch of workers!
Yes they are. The training has them prepared for most things they will see on the trail. The rest comes with experience. The fun thing about doing trail work is the fellowship with others. It is also very gratifying when you see a “clean” trail at the end of the day.