Members of the Trustees of Reservations (TTOR) Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) spent four Tuesdays in July and August 2012 clearing brush and removing rubbish from the Dwelley Street entrance to Cook Pond. The project is one of several that the Corps is involved in in the community in addition to their usual work on Trustees property. The clean-up included the removal of invasive Japanese knot weed, bittersweet, and wild roses that had all but blocked a view of the pond and cleared the way for future development of a rustic walking path  that will eventually circumnavigate the Pond. That project is being led by Julianne Kelly as part of the Fall River Mass in Motion effort to create walkable spaces throughout the City to make it easier for residents to stay fit. "I enjoy how people walking by tell us that we are doing a good job. People are thankful." stated YCC worker Jared Amorin of Westport. "It has shown me a new part of Fall River that isn’t accessible. I’d like to look back at it one day and know that I helped to make it available," added Dean Sylvaria of Fall River. Click here for photos and video of the initial work by the crew. For more information about the Conservation Corps, contact Trustees of Reservations education director Linton Harrington at 508-636-4693. For information about plans to develop a path around Cook Pond, contact Fall River Mass In Motion coordinator Julie Kelly at 508-324-2405.

(Top row, left and right) Overgrowth has been removed all along the Dwelly Street wall thereby opening up views of the Pond from the street. (Top row, center) Corp members in the back row include Dean Sylvaria, Oliver Pires, and Jarrod Amorin and in the front row include Alecia Cahill, Amber Belefeville, Victoria Power, Amanda Nicholas and Morgan Nicholas. (Middle row) Fall River Mass In Motion coordinator walks down to the water from Dewlly Street to admire the view of the Pond. (Bottom row) Julie walks along what is planned to be a path that will circumnavigate the Pond with a walking and bicycle path giving spectacular views of the Pond.