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Extending the Porter West Preserve trail

Patricia Denison and Jamie Clark ready to trim brush at Porter West during October's Preserve a Preserve Day. Photo by Jaime Sweany.

Patricia Denison and Jamie Clark ready to trim brush at Porter West during October’s Preserve a Preserve Day.

On Thursday, October 15, a group of thirteen enthusiastic volunteers spent a perfect autumn morning together improving Sycamore’s Porter West Preserve. We cleared debris and invasive plants, while also forging a new trail to complete a second loop. We took a short break to enjoy lunch together and then continued our work under the blue October skies.

In addition to trail building, we fenced off a sinkhole and took the chainsaw to several trees that had fallen over the trail. Happy hiking to those who visit Porter West Preserve, and many, many thanks to the Preserve-a-Preserve Day volunteers who showed their support for our stewardship program!

Assistant Director John Lawrence gets the crew oriented to the task at hand. Photo by Jaime Sweany.

Assistant Director John Lawrence gets the crew oriented.

Clearing a trail at Porter West Preserve. Photo by Jaime Sweany.

Clearing a new trail at Porter West Preserve.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jie Yan helps clear the trail at Porter West Preserve.

Volunteer Jie Yan helps clear the trail at Porter West Preserve.

Please join us for our next Preserve a Preserve Day on third Thursday, November 19 at Trevlac Bluffs Nature Preserve. You can sign up here.

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Story and photos by Jaime Sweany, Volunteer and Membership Director