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TrailMail
over 760,000 trail visits last year!
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October 2015
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| Trail Safety: worth the work |
 This New Burlington trail intersection is safer after a tough group of 9 FLMSP volunteers cleared brush and removed some fencing to improve visibility. The crew attacked the hazards with chain saws, pole saws, ropes, Kombi trimmers and lots of manpower on September 30.Thanks, guys, for your dedication to trail safety!
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| Kings High School Senior Service Day | |
Each year on September 11, Kings High School seniors give back to the community in various kinds of service. This hardworking group of teens worked several hours clearing brush along the trail near Loveland under the supervision of FLMSP trail adopters Dave Diersing and Mike Egan. The group took a break with a pizza and chocolate chip cookie lunch at Nisbet Park (above). Thank you, Kings seniors!
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Bring Back the Trees!
About one of every 10 trees in Ohio is an ash, and most are dead or dying due to the Emerald Ash Borer infestation. Along with many others, the Friends are concerned about the health of our woodland ecosystems and want to see native trees grow up to replace the ashes and the invasive honeysuckle that has been removed. Now we're doing something about it, and we can use your help.
Rick Forrester, our FLMSP board member addressing reforestation along our trail, has been nurturing almost 180 baby trees of various species in his home garden. These trees, all Ohio natives, were purchased by FLMSP as bare root seedlings from Soil and Water Conservation Districts last spring and planted in pots and buckets. Soon the trees will go dormant for the winter, so it's time to plant!
Rick's reforestation committee is determining best placement of the trees with guidance from experts on root spread and water and light needs of each species. Now they need volunteers to help plant the trees.
Planting will be done on weekends, probably starting Oct. 24 or Nov. 1, depending on the weather. If you'd like to help, please send an email with your contact information to volunteer@flmsp.org.
Ongoing Volunteer Needs
To respond to these needs or learn about other needs, please visit our Volunteer webpage.
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Ernst Concrete Cares
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Have you noticed the change north of Milford? Ernst Concrete, next to the trail at Camp Dennison, has greatly improved the view from the trail by seeding and building a low wall of decorative blocks to diminish the factory's effect on the natural beauty of the trail.
Plant manager Jason Yarbrough and his company continue to improve this area for the benefit of trail users and the community. Thank you, Jason and Ernst Concrete!
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| Prince of Peace Volunteer Day |
It took this hard-working team just 90 minutes to clean 1/3 of a mile of two fence lines front and back, using 3 Kombis with chain saw blades, loppers and hand saws.
Volunteers from Prince of Peace Lutheran Church meet annually on the trail with FLMSP volunteers Don & Judy Mills in memory of Paul Leiter, one of our former segment adopters.
Many thanks from all the trail users and FLMSP!
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Friends of the Little Miami State Park is a nonprofit organization devoted to the preservation and enhancement of the Little Miami State Park. We assist the Ohio Department of Natural Resources with development planning, capital improvements, and safety concerns, as well as providing most of the maintenance of the park.
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