Tree Removal to Continue
Timber harvest W-445 at Haystack Mountain State Park is scheduled for this fall and winter, pending suitable ground conditions. The harvest will remove dead and dying ash trees impacted by the non-native Emerald Ash Borer insect. Additional tree species will also be removed to facilitate ash removals, remove poor-quality stems and hazard trees, and to release the crowns of desirable trees, giving them more sunlight for better growth. Please adhere to any on-site notices of trail/road closures during the harvest to maintain public safety while equipment and crews are working. For additional information, please contact State Lands Forester

–Jeremy Clark at Jeremy.Clark@ct.gov.

Land Trust Extends Extra Thanks
On behalf of the Norfolk Land Trust’s Trail Race Committee, we would like to thank everyone who made our 8th annual 5K/10K race and our first-ever half marathon on Oct. 2 a huge success. We had almost 100 runners register for the races and everyone was impressed, not only with land trust trails, but also with event volunteers. We are especially grateful for the dedicated volunteers with the Norfolk Lions Club Ambulance and the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department for keeping everyone safe and helping to make the race run smoothly. 

Thank you to our generous sponsors: Freunds Farm; 7-Day Recreationalist; A.B. Bazzano Fuel; Kingsland Company; Ted and Sue Ann Marolda; Monument Conservation Collaborative; On the Rocks; D. Scott Reeve Construction; WDG Wealth Management; Zanobi Construction Consulting; John and Kathleen Bascetta; Mad River Painting; Locust Lane Realty, LLC; Betsy Little Real Estate, LLC; D.S.P. Enterprises; Klebe Fuel Co.; B.F.R., LLC; Louis E. Allyn and Sons Well Drilling; UCE Fine Builders; Grant and Kristin Mudge; Litchfield Hills Mobile Veterinary Clinic; Boyce Nemec  Design; D&R Auto Sales; Edward Hinman; Scholastic Objectives; Eileen Fitzgibbons Massage Therapy; Responsive Designs; Leo Groppo, LLC; Energy General, LLC and Roma Pizza.

We also had an incredible group of volunteers involved in registration and on the trails, including Barbara Carr, Bill Couch, Brock Wehry, Carrere Tirrell, Charlie Tirrell, Chris Peterson, Daryl Eaton, Dave Cusick, Dylan Johnson, Eileen Fitzgibbons, Emma Peterson, Henry Tirrell, Hope Childs, Jackie Breakell, Jackie Wehry, John Cox, Kathy Bascetta, Liane Burke, Liz Allyn, Marie Civco, Marie Lowe, Mark Burke, Martin Johnson, Melissa Renkert, Melissa Robinson, Michelle Childs, Ned Barron, Nina Ritson, Peggy Cusick, Rene Ayers, Robin Tirrell, Roger Johnson, Ryan Williams, Scott Muller, Scott Reeve, Steve Getz, Tim Ayers, Walter Godlewski, Wayne Smith and West Lowe. 

All of this would not be possible without our hard-working trail race committee: Bill Couch, Chris Peterson, Martin Johnson, Henry and Robin Tirrell and Ryan Williams. Thank you to the Norfolk Land Trust Board for supporting this endeavor. 

— Kate Johnson
— June Peterson