Join the Town of Marshfield Recreation Trails Committee and Wildlands Trust. for an evening of trail building. You’ll be helping build a trail extension that will enhance an existing trail system. Our efforts will increase trail mileage and provide an extension option for the existing cross-country course to get the runners off the roads. You will be getting experience with a wide variety of tools commonly used in trail work and learn the general approach to how we lay trails out and how to work as a team to construct a trail safely and sustainably.

Registration is required; limit 15 participants

Skills Addressed:

• Proper hand tool use and safety (loppers, hand snips, handsaws, weed whips, rakes, mcleods...)

• Sustainable trail construction methods

• Understanding trail corridor dimensions

Questions? Contact Wildlands Trust's Stewardship Programs Manager Zoë Smiarowski at zsmiarowski@wildlandstrust.org. 

Parking: Roadside parking in front of Marshfield High School (look for Cross Country Sign)

What to Wear and Bring: 

• Sturdy, closed-toed shoes (preferably water-proof boots)

• Long pants

• Water, 1-2 bottles 

• Snacks 

• Work gloves (if you have them, we will provide work gloves to anyone who needs them) 

Environmental Hazards:

• Hot weather

• Uneven terrain

• Ticks

• Poison Ivy

• Biting insects (mosquitos, horseflies, etc)

Restrictions: 

• Ages 16+ 

• No pets 

Registration: Registration is required for this event, please click below to sign up