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 video of the project. Click here for photos of another Conservation Corp project this summer. For more information about the project, contact Trustees of Reservations education director Linton Harrington at 508-636-4693 or Mass In Motion coordinator Julie Kelly at 508-324-2405.

(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.