MethuenRailTrail

As always Methuen Rail Trail Alliance will be taking part in the Methuen Clean Up Day on May 8th.

We did such a bang up job last year in the wildlife sanctuary, we may have our eye on another debris filled section. Last year we were finished well before noon, so I don’t expect this spring to be any different.

Keep the Saturday free for a few hours of cleanup.
And don’t forget the Cookout at the Tenney School.

Methuen Annual Neighborhood Spring Clean Up

Saturday, May 8, 2010
9:00 am – Noon
Lend A Hand….. Get A Methuen T-Shirt!

Trash Bags Provided

Volunteer Cookout 12:30-2 pm
Tenney School Playground.

Tags: clean up

Our Project Director Tim Vermette has been secretly clearing the rail bed of brush on his days off. Since B&M Railroad ceased operation, the rail bed has been gradually reverting to a natural state of small trees, brush and vines. In the summer and fall sections nearest the downtown area have been impassable on foot without a machete and jungle guide.

One of the Methuen Rail Trail Alliance’s 2010 goals is to clear the entire Methuen section of the Manchester to Lawrence Branch line, so that it can be traversed end to end by foot and mountain bike. Please join me in thanking Tim for his incredible devotion to this goal.

Tags: clean up, clearing