Trail Maintenance Days for 2009
Please bring something to drink with you
I will e-mail the group if there are any changes
March 21 -
Meet at the Marina parking lot @ 9am
April 25 - NOTE: Date Change
Meet at the Marina parking lot @ 9am
May16 -
Meet at the Marina parking lot @ 9am
June 20 -
Meet at the Marina parking lot @ 9am
July 18 -
Meet at the Marina parking lot @ 9am
August 22 - NOTE:CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER
Meet at the Marina parking lot @ 9am
September 19 -
Meet at the Marina parking lot @ 9am
October 17 -
Meet at the Marina parking lot @ 9am
November 21 -
Meet at the Marina parking lot @ 9am
December 19 -
Meet at the Marina parking lot @ 9am
Important Notice: Always bring your SMART membership card
with you whenever you are doing trail maintenance at Mercer County Park.
Only SMART members are permitted to perform trail maintenance. Park Rangers
may question anyone in the park carrying trail maintenance tools. If you
are going to perform trail maintenace individually (not on a scheduled
group TM day), please notify the Mercer County Park Rangers (609 443-8956)
prior to working in the park. Also, email SMART as to what areas you will
be working on, how many volunteers, etc.
Before a TM Day: If possible, please check this page the day before
the scheduled TM for notice of cancellation or postponement.
In the event of rain: On TM Day, if it is already raining steadily
at 8:00 am, the TM event is cancelled for that day. If the rain is light
or scattered, the TM Day is still on. Please dress appropriately.
Typical TM Day Agenda: Volunteers meet in the designated parking lot
at 9:00 am. We will divide into work parties and hike (or bike) into the
work areas. We usually finish up no later than 2:00 pm. Tasks will include:
clearing overgrowth, removing small blowdown, litter collection (depends
on turn-out).
Stuff to bring: work gloves, pruning shears, bow saw, hatchet, machete, snacks/lunch, water, etc. Additional
TM Days will be scheduled as needed, or if weather causes a postponement
of a scheduled TM Day. Check here for updates. Input from SMART Trail
Bosses and members is always appreciated regarding scheduling, areas that
need attention, etc.
SMART TM Stats
2000
Accumulated TM hours - 165
Total # of TM volunteers - 21
2001
Accumulated TM hours - 152
Total # of TM volunteers* - 23
Total # of SMART members - 23
# of active patrol members - 3
Accumulated patrol hours - 71
2002
Total # of TM volunteers - 18
Total # of SMART members - 19
# of active patrol members - 5
Accumulated TM hours - 181
Accumulated patrol hours - 81
2003
Total # of TM volunteers - 24
Total # of SMART members - 17
# of active patrol members - 7
Accumulated TM hours - 257
Accumulated patrol hours - 85
2004
Total # of TM volunteers - 11
Total # of SMART members - 11
# of active patrol members - 5
Accumulated TM hours - 90
Accumulated patrol hours - 76.5
2005
Total # of TM volunteers - 20
Total # of SMART members - 19
# of active patrol members - 3
Accumulated TM hours - 230.5
Accumulated patrol hours - 45.0
2006
Total # of TM volunteers - 18
Total # of SMART members - 16
# of active patrol members - 3
Accumulated TM hours - 241.0
Accumulated patrol hours - 41.0
2007
Total # of TM volunteers - 15
Total # of SMART members - 12
# of active patrol members - 2
Accumulated TM hours - 231.0
Accumulated patrol hours - 22.0
2008
Total # of TM volunteers - 13
Total # of SMART members - 13
# of active patrol members - 2
Accumulated TM hours - 205.0
Accumulated patrol hours - 59.0
TM volunteers are people who have performed trail maintenance at Mercer
County Park (after having signed the waiver of liability). SMART membership
is strongly recommended if you wish to do TM at Mercer. It is recommended
that individual TM volunteers contact SMART to notify us of their planned
activities prior to working on the trails.
Mick Tormey
28 January 2009
