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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
Members
of the Trustees
of Reservations (TTOR) Youth
Conservation Corps spent a day at the Interlochen site of the Fall
River Water Department clearing brush and mowing grass to keep the access
roads open. Though the area is not open to the public, it requires regular
maintenance to ensure access, work that the Water Department cannot do as
often as needed. 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 Cook Pond clean-up has helped to remove invasive
Japanese knot weed that had all but blocked a view of the pond and cleared
the way for future development of a trail 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. Click
here for a
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(Top row, left) Victoria Power, Morgan Nicholas, Amber Belefeville and Amanda Nicholas get ready to clear some brush. (Top row, center) Jarrod Amorin and Olilver Pires prepare to mow a section leading to the water. (Top row, right) Alec Arruda talks with Alecia Cahill who is supervising the project. (Middel row, left) Oliver and Alec finish a section along one of the many stone walls. (Middle row, right) Alecia talks with Fall River Mass in Motion Coordinator Julianne Kelly. (Bottom row, center) Julie Kelly describes her vision for future access to Fall River's open spaces for walking, cycling and recreation to Alecia and Water Department Watuppa Reservation Superintendent Michael Laboissiere. |
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