October 6, 2013 | 
Author We’ll be heading north from Brockdale to two of the culverts that have gotten badly blocked.
Where – Brockdale Park
When – 9am, Saturday, Oct 12
What to bring – mud boots, shovels, and gloves.
We’ll be trimming bushes and branches off the pipe fence and clearing some of the dead limbs and trees from the picnic area. All this to get the trailhead ready for the September NPLD workday.
Where – Brockdale Trailhead
When – 8am on August 10
What to bring – cutting tools and gloves!
Our TTPA workday is timed to coincide with the National Public Lands Day workday, on September 28. We have 3 projects, repainting the pipe rails and picnic tables at each of the three trailheads. Afterwards, we’ll be having a cookout lunch at Brockdale Trailhead, followed by demonstrations by the Lucas VFD and the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center. We still need TTPA volunteers to lead each of the workparties at each of the trailheads.
Where – East Fork, Brockdale, and Highland Park Trailheads
When – 9am-11am at each trailhead, followed at 12noon at Brockdale for lunch and demonstrations
What to bring – old clothes to get spattered with paint!
East Fork Trailhead got some loving attention last month, but still needs a good spring painting to finish the job!
When: Saturday, April 13
Time: 9 am
Where: East Fork Trailhead
We will meet at 9am at East Fork Trailhead and continue re-painting all the pipes and cables (in TTPA-white). We’re about 1/3 of the way done, so the end is in sight. We’ll provide the paint, brushes, and rubber gloves, you provide the energy! Do wear old clothes, suitable to be spattered with white paint.
We’ll also make a stab at picking up trash along Skyline Drive from the trailhead, time permitting. See you there!
East Fork Trailhead is in need of some loving attention and needs a good spring painting
When: Saturday, April 13
Time: 9 am
Where: East Fork Trailhead
We will meet at 9am at East Fork Trailhead and re-paint all the pipes and cables (in TTPA-white). We’ll provide the paint, mittens, and rubber gloves, you provide the energy! Do wear old clothes, suitable to be spattered with white paint.
We’ll also make a stab at picking up trash along Skyline Drive from the trailhead, time permitting. See you there!
One more time to try and work on the trail north of Highland Park (weather permitting)
When: Saturday, February 9
Time: 9 am
Where: Highland Park Trailhead
We will meet at 9am at Highland Park and head north to clear overhanging branches on the trail, prior to the NTMWD plant.
We’ll need chainsaws, loppers, and trash bags. See you there!
Highland Park trailhead – to NTMWD and back!!
Due to rain and mud, we’ve cancelled the workday!
When: Saturday, January 12
Time: 9 am
Where: Highland Park Trailhead
We will meet at 9am and work our way as far as NTMWD and then back.
We’ll need chainsaws, loppers, weed-whackers, and trash bags.
Time to tackle the Collin Park stretch of the trail
When: Saturday, November 10
Time: 9 am
Where: Collin Park in St. Paul <<<<< NOTE NEW STARTING LOCATION
We will meet at 9am at the entrance gate to Collin Park. We’ll walk to the worksites (by the picnic table and on the trail behind their workshop). There’s a large tree to completely fell, and cut up and lots of trimming, clearing, and picking up on the trail through Collin Park.
We’ll need chainsaws, loppers, weed-whackers, and trash bags.
Help! Trinity Trail Needs Strong Backs!
When: Saturday, October 6
Time: 9 am
Where: Brockdale Park Trailhead in Lucas
We will meet at 9am at the Brockdale Park Trailhead. Plans are to spread rock fill around the Brockdale toilet building to fill in the erosion and sinkage.
Make sure you bring a shovel (and wheelbarrow if you have one), we’ll provide the rock!
Help! Trinity Trail Needs You!
When: Saturday, September 8
Time: 8 am (to beat the heat)
Where: Brockdale Park Trailhead in Lucas
We will meet at 8am at the Brockdale Park Trailhead. Plans are to work from the Brockdale Park Trailhead, Highland Park Trailhead, and other access points in between to:
- pick up trash
- trim branches south from the Highland Park trailhead to the White Rock Creek, especially the cedars encroaching on the trail.
- trim branches north and south from both trailheads
- trim and clean storm debris along the Sycamore Loop
- work on smoothing the trail along washout damage south of Brockdale Park
Make sure you bring water, a hat, appropriate clothing, and perhaps sunscreen – summer is still upon us.
Bringing along a few wheelbarrows and shovels would be appreciated for earth moving.
Call Charlie at 972-824-3369, if you are coming and/or if you can bring a tractor and bush hog. Please help if you can.
