Town Meeting, Concord
Date: April 28, and possibly April 29, 30 and May 5th (BFRT articles are scheduled for Tuesday, April 29)
Time: 7:00 pm
Place: Concord-Carlisle Region H.S., 500 Walden St., Concord, MA
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May 2008 Meeting
Topic: Rail Trail Beautification
Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Time: 6:30 pm (bird walk), 7:30 pm (meeting)
Place: Byam Elementary School, 25 Maple Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Directions available here
Guide for Bird Walk : Rebecca Markey, Chelmsford Land Conservation Trust
Speakers : Duane Cromwell, Friends of the Nashua River Rail Trail,
Chairman;
Markus Lewis, Chelmsford business owner and artist
Rick Lowe, artist
Details: During the bird walk, we are hoping to see warblers in breeding
plummage, bluebirds, and hawks. The bird walk will visit the town
conservation land at Red Wing Farm and possibly some areas along the
rail trail, depending on construction conditions.
In the meeting, we will hear about the work the Friends of the Nashua
River Rail Trail have been doing to beautify their trail, including a
mural project. We will also hear about some ideas for beautifying the
BFRT in Chelmsford, including incorporating artwork into the design.
The construction plans for Phase 1 of the BFRT are for the trail only.
Other than landscaping plantings for screening and at intersections, no
amenities are part of the Phase 1 design.
Come find out how you can help beautify the BFRT.
Light refreshments will be served.
June 2008 Meeting
Topic: Annual Summer Solstice Bike Ride
Date: Friday, June 20, 2008
Time: 6:00 PM
Place: Assabet River Rail Trail, Wilkins Street Parking Lot,14 Wilkins Street, Hudson , MA
Details: Celebrate the official start of summer and join us for our fourth
annual summer solstice bike ride. The route will be the six miles to the southern terminus in
Marlborough and then returning to the Wilkins Street Parking Lot.
We will convene at 6:00 pm, and the bike ride will start at 6:15 pm. Participants travel at a pace they are comfortable with.
After the bike ride we will reconvene at a local watering hole.
DIRECTIONS: Assabet River Rail Trail website:
http://www.arrtinc.org/google_hudson.asp .The Wilkins Street parking lot is located at the northern portion of
the constructed trail in Hudson and is denoted by the marker at
junction of the green (constructed) and red (proposed) sections of the
trail.
RAIN DATE: Saturday, June 21, 2008
For more information on the Assabet River Rail Trail see:
http://www.arrtinc.org/
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The next statewide counts are planned for Saturday May 3 and Tuesday May 6.
Volunteers will be needed for 1 or 2 hour blocks of time. No experience is necessary.
Help is needed for both weekday and weekend trail usage counts. Volunteers are especially encouraged to help out for the weekday count since we anticipate more difficulty finding volunteers for that time.
Please consider helping out on a trail near you. Contacts for Trail Usage Count
Assabet River Rail Trail (count is tentative): Tom Kelleher Tom@ARRTinc.org
Bedford Narrow Gauge Trail: Joel Parks Joel.Parks@nokia.com 781-354-9319.
Minuteman Commuter Bikeway, Bedford: Terry Gleason terrygleasonhome@gmail.com
Minuteman Commuter Bikeway, Lexington: Stewart Kennedy Sgkbigguy@aol.com
Nashua River Rail Trail: Duane Cromwell dcromwell@iname.com
Other trails:
If you would like contact information added for your trail, please
send email to info@BruceFreemanRailTrail.org.
If you are looking for information on a trail that isn't listed
here, first check their website. If that doesn't work, contact us info@BruceFreemanRailTrail.org. |
| Acton- contact Tom Michelman - (978) 580-6190 tmichelman@comcast.net |
| October 2008 |
West Acton Oktoberfest |
| Carlisle - contact Alan Cameron (978) 369-2223 alancameron@comcast.net |
| June 28-29, 2008 |
Carlisle Old Home Day |
| October 2008 |
Carlisle Pumpkin Festival |
| Chelmsford - contact Cindy McLain, 781-981-3943 cynthia.mclain@comcast.net |
| July 3 -4, 2008 |
July 4th celebration |
| Concord - contact Barbara Pike, 978-369-0437 |
| March/April 2008 |
Writing a letter to the editor supporting the Town's rail trail design |
| April 2008 |
Making phone calls prior to town meeting |
| April 2008 |
Deliving yard signs |
| April 2008 |
Hosting a yard sign in support of the Town's 25% Design |
| April 28 and potentially 29, 30 and May 5th |
Attending Town Meeting |
| April 2008 |
Picking up yard signs |
| May 3, 2008 |
Walking in the Earth Day Parade |
| May 3, 2008 |
Helping at the Earth Day booth at Emerson Umbrella |
| May 3, 2008 |
Marshalling the Minuteman ARC March |
| July 4, 2008 |
July 4th celebration, Concord |
| August 2008 |
MassBike Festival, Concord |
| September 2008 |
West Concord Family Festival |
| Framingham - contact Susan Haney 508-788-2732 |
| April 26, 2008: |
Earth Day@Garden in the Woods |
| Sudbury - contact Dick Williamson, 978-443-8549, williamson@ll.mit.edu |
| July 4, 2008 |
July 4th celebration |
| Summer Evenings |
Sudbury Summer Concerts at Haskell Fields. Dates TBA |
| September 2008 |
Sudbury Day, date TBA. |
| Westford - contact Emily Teller , 978-692-6968, eteller@earthlink.net |
| June 14, 2008 |
Strawberry N' Arts Festival on the Town Common |
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