MCP Trail Maintenance

TM Report 6/15/24 15 man hours total
Sunny with a nice breeze- low humidity. Perfect!
Al, Rudy, Mike, Mick & I were the crew.
Al & Rudy Ran the brush hog. Blue from East picnic up to the double bridge and the Grail trail were double cut.
Mick, Mike and I removed a hanging tree on the red loop adjacent to East Picnic.
We also removed a fallen tree on Blue just past the double bridges
I cut back overgrown thorns and cleared sightline on blue and red loop.

Al may have some pics later.

TAS
 
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The Grail trail is clear
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Hi Folks, Mercer TM this Saturday, 7/20/24
Come on out and help repair and maintain the trails you ride!

Brush Hog and trail margin clearing for the Blue North trails. (North of the power lines)

We will assemble at the East Picnic Area lot @9:00AM.
Please do not park in the reserved for camping spaces.
We will have JORBA release forms on hand if you need to complete them for 2024.

PLEASE NOTE: The Mercer County waiver forms must be completed yearly On Line.
Link:MCPC Volunteer Application
Click "Group"
Click "Yes"
The group is "JORBA"
Enter your information on the form and hit submit.

Tools and gloves will be provided.
Please bring drinking water.

TAS

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Today's TM was kinda fouled up because the park had an athletic event that closed some roads surrounding the park. Despite the road blocks Mick, Rudy and I managed to meet at the east Picnic area!
Chad was not so fortunate...Thats OK there is always another TM.

Access to Conover road was restricted and traffic was backed up on Edinburg Rd (Rt 526).

So a change of plan was in order.

Brush hog from east picnic on blue trail and over to son of blue. Then blue trail off South post road up to Conover road. All trails were double side cut.
While at Conover road, we repaired the off camber angle of the bridge by removing a log that had jammed under it the during a flood. The bridge is now once again nice and level.

The Blue trail entrance under the power lines will be cleared on Sunday.

TAS
 
Hi Folks, Mercer TM is scheduled for Saturday, 8/17/24
Come on out and help maintain the trails you love to ride!

Brush Hog and trail margin clearing for the Blue North trails. (North of the power lines) The section we did not get to last month.

We will assemble at the East Picnic Area lot @9:00AM. See Insert below.
Please do not park in the reserved for camping parking spaces.
We will have JORBA release forms on hand if you need to complete them for 2024.

PLEASE NOTE: The Mercer County waiver forms must be completed yearly On Line.
Link:MCPC Volunteer Application
Click "Group"
Click "Yes"
The group is "JORBA"
Enter your information on the form and hit submit.

Please reply if you can attend so we can plan the work crew.

Tools and gloves will be provided.
Please bring drinking water.

TAS.
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Mercer TM Report 8/17/24

Thank you to everyone that helped today. Chad, John, Chris, Aylin, Oliver, AL and his son, Mick & I.

The threat of rain did not thwart our efforts.

Three crews set out.
Brush Hog group went to Blue North.
Second group deployed for trimming the Red Trail section adjacent to West Picnic area.
Third group (Mick& I) went to Van Nest to clear downed trees on Orange trail and the large tree down on Blue by the Lake.

TAS
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It's time for September TM... Already? Seems like yesterday we just did TM....

Hi Folks, Mercer TM is scheduled for Saturday, 9/21/24
Come on out and help maintain the trails you love to ride!

Proposed Work Area:
Brush Hog and trail margin clearing for Van Nest and Western side of the park. Yellow Trail - Pax Twisty section.

We will assemble at the West Picnic Area lot @9:00AM. See Insert below.
We will have JORBA release forms on hand if you need to complete them for 2024.

PLEASE NOTE: The Mercer County waiver forms must be completed yearly On Line.
Link:MCPC Volunteer Application
Click "Group"
Click "Yes"
The group is "JORBA"
Enter your information on the form and hit submit.

Please reply if you can attend so we can plan the work crew.

Tools and gloves will be provided.
Please bring drinking water.

TAS
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TAS said:
It's time for September TM... Already? Seems like yesterday we just did TM....

Hi Folks, Mercer TM is scheduled for Saturday, 9/21/24
Come on out and help maintain the trails you love to ride!

Proposed Work Area:
Brush Hog and trail margin clearing for Van Nest and Western side of the park. Yellow Trail - Pax Twisty section.

We will assemble at the West Picnic Area lot @9:00AM. See Insert below.
We will have JORBA release forms on hand if you need to complete them for 2024.

PLEASE NOTE: The Mercer County waiver forms must be completed yearly On Line.
Link:MCPC Volunteer Application
Click "Group"
Click "Yes"
The group is "JORBA"
Enter your information on the form and hit submit.

Please reply if you can attend so we can plan the work crew.

Tools and gloves will be provided.
Please bring drinking water.

TASView attachment 247665
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I'm planning on coming.
 
Perfect conditions of TM this morning. Cool, breezy and no BUGS! Chad, Chris, Mick and I were the crew.
I got to run the Hog today!
All trails were double pass cut. Chad, Chris and Mick did the follow up trimming.
Pax Twisty end to end. Yellow and yellow alternate were cut up to the Van Nest line. The cutover from yellow to red was also cut.
Trail from Hughs drive to yellow trail was cut and trimmed.

TAS
 
October TM this Saturday 10/19 ...
Come on out and help maintain the trails you love to ride!

Proposed Work Area:
Brush Hog and trail margin clearing of Red Trail between East Picnic and the Tennis center.
If we have enough crew a work party for the crossover trails under the power lines adjacent to west picnic area.

We will assemble at the EAST Picnic Area lot @ 9:00AM. See Insert below.
We will have JORBA release forms on hand if you need to complete them for 2024.

PLEASE NOTE: The Mercer County waiver forms must be completed yearly On Line.
Link:MCPC Volunteer Application
Click "Group"
Click "Yes"
The group is "JORBA"
Enter your information on the form and hit submit.

Please reply if you can attend so we can plan the work crew.

Tools and gloves will be provided.
Please bring drinking water.

TAS
 

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UPDATE! TM 10/19 Cancelled

Mick & I decided that we will cancel this Sat TM. Not enough bodies and he has contractors coming to work on his bathroom all day.

So let's regroup and plan for next Saturday 10/26, same meetup spot.
I'll repost
Tom
 
October TM this Saturday 10/26 ...
Come on out and help maintain the trails you love to ride!

Proposed Work Area:
Brush Hog and trail margin clearing of Red Trail between East Picnic and the Tennis center.
If we have enough crew a work party for the crossover trails under the power lines adjacent to west picnic area.

We will assemble at the EAST Picnic Area lot @ 9:00AM. See Insert below.
We will have JORBA release forms on hand if you need to complete them for 2024.

PLEASE NOTE: The Mercer County waiver forms must be completed yearly On Line.
Link:MCPC Volunteer Application
Click "Group"
Click "Yes"
The group is "JORBA"
Enter your information on the form and hit submit.

Please reply if you can attend so we can plan the work crew.

Tools and gloves will be provided.
Please bring drinking water.

TAS
 

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TM was a success. What a beautiful day! Mick & I were the crew. We had some trouble with the brush hog running properly. I drained the fuel bowl and then shut off the fuel, let the engine run until it stalled then opened the fuel valve. Restarted and all was well - Water in the carb bowl!

Red Trail was double side cleared from the tennis center to the exit onto the paved path west of the bridge. We spent extra time plunge cutting to push the margins back and open lines of sight.

TAS
 
November TM for this weekend 11/16 is cancelled.
We have a few small tasks in mind that can be done during the week.
There may be trees down after the wind event but no reports so far.
We can address those if any, as reports come in.

TAS
 
April TM on Saturday 4/19 is cancelled due to an insurance issue. We anticipate this to be resolved shortly.
We may schedule a TM later this month or early May.

If you know of any trail issues that need to be addressed, please post them here with a description and location.

TAS
 
Waiting to hear from Al. I hope that he will send out a notice soon.
There was some discussion a while back that orange and yellow trails in Van Nest needed a trim.
Weather forecast for Saturday is not looking very good at the moment..
TAS
 
TM this Saturday at 9:00 am at the marina. We will be doing some trimming near the Van Nest section of the park.
 
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