Ringwood Trail Work July 10, 2021
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Please come out to help JORBA and Ringwood Trail Crew build a re-route of the north end of Cooper-Union Trail. July 10, 2021 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM Hello Volunteers, Please come out to help Jorba and Ringwood Trail Crew build a re-route of the north end of Cooper-Union Trail. Parking Meet at lot on…
Wharton State Forest Basto Area MTB Trail Maintenance
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Volunteer Trail Maintenance is done under the supervision of Wharton staff. Maintenance includes: brush backs, blowdown removal and trail tread repair. Please bring water, gloves, suitable footwear and a sense of humor. You will be required to complete and sign a waiver. Trail tools will be available. These Scheduled Volunteer Maintenance Days run 9:00 AM…
Ringwood Dirty Thursdays are Back
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We are planning to start working on Thursdays for the re-route project for Cooper Union North.Folks can join us trail side between 4:00pm and twilight. Our worksite will be located at the intersection of Stateline trail and Cooper Union Trail. Parking, closest parking option is Eagle Valley Pond, or Long Meadow/Sloatsburg Rd. Intersection. 4pm on Thursday until dark, wear sturdy shoes…
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Somerset County Volunteer Park Patrol Schedule
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Somerset County Parks is running it’s volunteer park patrol at Sourlands and Washington Valley.
Lewis Morris Trail Work
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Morris County Parks and NY-NJ Trail Conference is ready for volunteers this Saturday (19th) and Sunday (20th). Volunteers should be prepared with plenty of water, lunch/snacks, sturdy pants, closed toed shoes, and rain gear. We will provide PPE and tools. To sign up, volunteers can email morrisco@nynjtc.org.
Lewis Morris Trail Work
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The Americorp group will be working on the Green trail reroute this Thursday thru Sunday 8:30-5. They meet at the Doe Meadow parking area at Lewis Morris. If anyone is interested in helping please wear sturdy shoes, bring your own water, food and digging tools. Tools can be provided if we know how many people…
Stephens Trail Maintenance 6-12-21
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Hello all, Stephens Trail Maintenance – J.O.R.B.A. 6-12-21 Saturday 8:30am – 12:30pm Meet at the Pink trail head by rail road crossing and do brush back. 97 Waterloo Valley Rd.Budd Lake, NJ 07828 https://www.google.com/maps/place/97+Waterloo+Valley+Rd,+Budd+Lake,+NJ+07828/@40.899163,-74.7756697,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c39d56b48b53f3:0x115db95164ee3e07!8m2!3d40.899159!4d-74.773481 Bring yourself, water, gloves (I’ll have some gloves if you need) BUG SPRAY and a snack. Rain cancels. ********Please rsvp via…
National Trail Day Build at Jungle
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We will be out, and with enough volunteers putting finishing touches on the connection between Rhino and Tapawingo. Please sign up in advance, we’ll need to know how much swag to bring, and how much BBQ to order. Saturday June 5th. 9:00 at the gate, we’ll drive up and park in the lot and and…
Marty’s Memorial Trail Construction
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Construction is ongoing, we are hopeful for an official summer opening/dedication.
Join us at Jungle Saturday 5/22 Nine to Noon
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We’re back at it. Come out out Saturday May 22nd. at 9:00 AM. We’ll meet at the gate and drive up and park in the lot. We’ll work until around noon. Join Us Rhino on Trailforks.com powered by JORBA Volunteers
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…
Stephens Trail Maintenance, 5-15-21 Saturday
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As of yet we have not had any response. If you plan on attending please rsvp by email to stephens@jorba.org before 8:30 tonight. I would not want anybody to show tomorrow to an empty event. We like digging in the dirt! 5-15-21 Saturday 8:30am – 12:30pm Meet at the iron gates on Kinney Rd. then…
New South Jersey Trail at Seaview
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Working with the Atlantic County Parks Commission and Galloway Township Committee, JORBA’s Atlantic Chapter was able to obtain approval for this new 4.7 mile “Nucleus” trail at center of the “Seaview Trails” tract. Work continues as they sculpt the trails to improve flow and fun factor. With the addition of this new trail, riders can now…
Trail Training Resource
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American Trails is a fantastic source for information and webinars on trail design and construction. Its webinars and library are a go to source for chapter leads and JORBA park coordinators. You might want to check out the upcoming webinar Introduction to Trail Planning (Part 1 of 3).
Two New Trail Days at Jungle
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We’re continuing with the connection from Rhino to Tapawingo with two days this week. Tuesday after work at 5PM and Sunday at 9AM to noon.
Work on Rhino-Tapawingo Connection
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Work from Saturday on the connection to Tapawingo from Rhino. It’s typical Jungle rocks up to the ridge. Look for biweekly and monthly sessions going forward.
New Trail Build at Jungle Habitat
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We will be building the new connection to Tapawingo from Rhino on April 17th from 9AM to noon. Please join us.
Allamuchy Trail Crew Review 2020
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215 hours Constant tree removal throughout the year Rock causeway (wet re-route) completed on White Trail Pink blazing on Lumpy Bumpy Extensive ‘brush-back’ at Deer Park and Tranquility side Kiosk maintenance Bridge repair on Allamuchy Pond Trail Continued closing of rouge trail on the lower Red Trail Lower Four Bump Alternate to Lumpy Bumpy (wet…
Sourlands Chapter Report
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2020 was a quiet year for Trail Maintenance at Sourlands, but a huge year for park use due the pandemic and its consequences. The Parks Commission suspended VPP for 2020, so no official trail work days for JORBA or volunteers. The Park Rangers did a good job keeping the trails clear while being taxed by…
Atlantic County Chapter Report
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Both the “Seaview Tract Trails” and “Estell Manor Park” are governed by the Atlantic County Parks Commission of which we have an outstanding relationship with. The “Port Trails” are governed by the Port Republic Town Government. We also have an outstanding relationship with them. We created a Facebook page “Atlantic County MTB Group” in order…
Stephens Trail Maintenance – J.O.R.B.A. 3-21-21 Sunday 8:30am – 12:30pm (IF THE SNOW IS GONE)
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Hello all, Stephens Trail Maintenance – J.O.R.B.A. 3-21-21 Sunday 8:30am – 12:30pm (IF THE SNOW IS GONE) Meet at the iron gates on Kinney Rd. then we’ll relocate (Hike with tools) and do some reconfigure/water management/ winter fix up on the trails. 2 Kinney Rd (go over the bridge and park by the iron gates)…
JORBA Wharton State Forest Chapter 2020 Report
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131 Volunteer Hours The many dead pine trees from the fire of 2017 are still aging and falling. We are keeping up with it.Due to the pandemic, we advertised only one trail work day in 2020. Instead we organized several small socially distanced groups for the large jobs. We also were asking the Wharton regulars…
