The following message was sent out by David Gabriel, President of the Baille Ard trail Society.
Hopefully some of our members can come out and support this worthwhile endeavor to help restore the trail to a more safe condition.
Thank You in advance for any help you can provide.
David Gabriel's Message:
The trails were extensively damaged by flooding this week. Two bridges were
dislodged and a considerable amount of gravel was washed away. In their
present condition, sections of the trail are not safe.
However, all of the damage can be repaired by volunteer effort. The
positive in volunteering is that it will provide trail users an opportunity
to contribute in a real way to their upkeep. To do what has to be done we
will need people to come out in numbers! .
Initially, I suggest we come out Saturday morning between 9 am and noon.
Our first jobs will be to return the bridges to their places and to shovel
any gravel that hasn't been too badly displaced back on to the trail. After
that we can use the gravel we have stockpiled to repair as much as we can.
Based on what we do Saturday we can plan other sessions and order stone.
Please contact any trail users that may not be on our list. If you don't
feel physically capable of being involved in the work, consider approaching
a friend or relative who is. Remember that you are the beneficiary of the
trails being in good repair.
Volunteers will need a wheelbarrow (borrow one if need be) and a shovel
David
539-8035
