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National Trails Day At Grafton Lakes Park And Dyken Pond

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by Doug La Rocque

On Saturday, June 4, volunteers across the country participated in the 23rd National Trails Day by working on maintenance projects of all sorts. The day is a celebration of the the network of hiking trails all across the country.  

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A group of volunteers plants flowers by the park office sign during National Trails Day. Photo by Doug La Rocque
A group of volunteers plants flowers by the park office sign during National Trails Day. Photo by Doug La Rocque

 

All the volunteers who came to work at Grafton Lakes State Park on National Trails Day gathered for a picture at Rabbit Run Pavilion after registration. Photo by Doug La Rocque
All the volunteers who came to work at Grafton Lakes State Park on National Trails Day gathered for a picture at Rabbit Run Pavilion after registration. Photo by Doug La Rocque

Grafton Lakes State Park and the Dyken Pond Environmental Center are two local sites where volunteers gathered to help clean up debris and spruce up the trails and park.

Included in this were a group of volunteers who walked the beach and shoreline along Long Pond picking up any accumulated trash.  At noon, the workers gathered at the Rabbit Run pavilion for a barbecue.[/private]