Mercer County Park Trail Maintenance 8/17/2024
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Hi Folks, Mercer TM is scheduled for Saturday, 8/17/24Come on out and help maintain the trails you love to ride! Brush Hog and trail margin clearing for the Blue North trails. (North of the power lines) The section we did not get to last month. We will assemble at the East Picnic Area lot @9:00AM. See…
Mercer TM Saturday 5/18
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Hi Folks, Mercer TM is this Saturday 5/18/24 Weather will be good. Come on out and help repair and maintain the trails you ride! Brush Hog and trail margin clearing work begins this weekend. We will begin on the west side of the park: VanNest, yellow and orange trails. We will assemble at the Marina parking…
Mercer TM – Saturday 4/20
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Hi Folks, Mercer TM is this Saturday 4/20/24 Weather will be good. Come on out and help repair the trails you ride! We have two work areas on blue north. Beaver dam removal and cleanup adjacent to the bridges near Conover Road. These are raising the water level in the creek and flooding the trail…
Mercer TM March 16th Report
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3/16/24 Scheduled TM: Mick, Tom , Al and Rudy. Replace missing trail markers on Red trail, East picnic to West picnic area. Completed. Sweetgum tree spikey balls were raked out. 2.5 hrs each- 10 hrs total Al reported a tree – leaner on Red near west picnic. We will attend to this at a later…
Mercer TM Report 3/8/24
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Mick and Tom 2.0 hrs each 4 hours total Al had reported a tree down on Blue trail east of single bridge. It was cut-removed when we arrived. We had our gear so we cleared trees and pending deadfalls on Son of Blue. TAS
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Provide Input on Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan
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DEP Urges Public to Provide Input on Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan Department is Committed to Robust Plan that Provides Equitable Recreational Opportunities for New Jersey’s Diverse Residents TRENTON – The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is announcing the start of a 30-day public comment period for the Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) for…
Lawrence Hopewell Trail Full Moon Ride
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The Lawrence Hopewell Trail is pleased to offer its 7th annual Full Moon Ride on Saturday, July 9, at Mercer Meadows. Adults and children of all ages are welcome to the bike ride, which features classical musicians, a country singer, and techno DJ entertainment. The festivities begin at 8 p.m. Online registration is encouraged. Please…
Upcoming Trail Work for Mercer County Park
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Saturday November 20, 9:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m. Saturday December 18, 9:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m. We meet at 9 am at the marina and go thru noon. We are going to try to get some of the wet spots on the blue trail fixed by adding some soil and stones to the wet areas raising the…
MTB Survey for Moores Station Quarry
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Mercer County presented the draft master plan for the Quarry at Baldpate and mountain bikers were the #1 user group to respond. The community came through, BIG TIME and the “Adventure Sports” plan was voted for 2 to 1 over the other two options. Thank you! After reviewing the presentation, you will notice examples of a BIKE PARK. …
Mercer County Park Volunteer Trail Work 5-15-21
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This Saturday we will be meeting on the north side of the lake in the rowing center’s parking lot @ 9am and will continue to work on the blue trail along the farmers field next to south post and conover rd Please RSVP so we know what to bring as far as tools go I will have documents to…
New JORBA Rep for Mine Hill Chapter
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Please welcome Jeremy Klopper as the new representative for the Mine Hill Chapter of JORBA. Jeremy is taking over for Jason Gonsalves. Jason has been the driving force behind all the trails at Dickerson Mine Preserve, none of which would exist without his tireless efforts building and maintaining them. Thank you Jason.
Baldpate 2020 Review
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Approximately 40 hours of mainly trimming. Was approved to address bad areas on the Ridge Trail, which cutting nics was effective to address issues. Armoured an historically bad wet spot, approximately 10-15 feet in length, and it held up well over the winter. In October, walked one of the illegal trails with Alex Riveria, the…
Take the MTB Survey for Moores Station Quarry
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In 2023, an active quarry on the western side of Baldpate Mountain in Mercer County, will be decommissioned and the park is looking at what land use options should be included. There are three (3) very preliminary plans for the site. Option 3, the “adventure sports” option includes mountain bike only trails, mostly likely directional trails,…
