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Thank you, Farewell & Best wishes, Tanya!
Tanya Prescott will be stepping down at the end of the summer from her position as board member and Forest Regeneration Program Coordinator. Tanya has been volunteering with SMC since 2015. In 2018, she joined the SMC board and became the Forest Regeneration Program Coordinator. Her focus was to develop projects that would maintain the natural habitat of the Wildflower & Forest Preserve. She was a champion for the summer internship program and oversaw hundreds of volunteers. She led educational walks through the Preserve during annual SMR Family Campouts and the 2019 BioBlitz. Tanya was instrumental in collaborating with local experts and volunteers to repair and maintain not only the Preserve, but several of the 41 other, smaller regeneration sites scattered throughout the Reservation's 2,110 acres. She also expanded the Regeneration Corps' efforts to a year-round program with her core team to battle invasive plant species during the winter. We regret to see her go, but wish her much happiness and success in her future endeavors. The Forest Regeneration Corps will be led by Tanya's co-coordinators, Christy Zolty and Glenn Newman.
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New Rahway Fairy Trail Fund to Support Restoration Efforts
The South Mountain Conservancy has been working with Therese Ojibway, Creator of the Fairy Trail, over the last several years to enhance the experience of visitors of all ages by maintaining the trail and making it sustainable in light of its enormous popularity. We are currently developing a plan to restore the trail and the surrounding habitat. The comprehensive plan will include plantings and trail work to support regeneration where misuse and high traffic have caused significant erosion, as well as interactive and educational opportunities. A preliminary plan that we will be submitting to the County will be available on our website in September, so stay tuned! You can show your support of these efforts by clicking on the donation link below.
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Upcoming Trail Work Day to Work on Dogwood Trail
Sunday, September 13th
9am-noon
Meet at the County maintenance area off South Orange Avenue. Ages 15+.
more details...
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Limited Hiking Program to Restart in the Fall with New Protocols
SMC has been offering free public hikes since 2003. Due to the pandemic, we curtailed the program in the spring. Now with an eye to safety protocols, we will be starting again this fall, but limiting the size of hiking groups to around 10 people through a pre-registration process. We will also only be offering them to paid-up Conservancy members. Members will receive invitations via email only. Please be sure you have an updated and working email on file. Contact Lori LaBorde at opsdirector@somocon.org for questions regarding membership status.
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You can help support South Mountain Reservation!
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