RI NEMBA

July 20th Len will be running a trail maintenance day in Burlingame. Trail trimming, rock bridges, lots of fun stuff.

9:00 a.m. at the Picnic Area Lot (Beach Lot), off the Prosser Trail/Burlingame Park Exit, Route 1 South, Charlestown.

We will be building rock ‘patios’ on the Sammy C Trail, in some of the low spots.

There is a pretty big blow down that needs to be cut out, too. If anyone has a good bow saw, that should do the trick.

We will gather at 9:00 and decide a course of action from there.

Bring the usual gloves, bug spray, snacks and definitely hydration. Shovels and picks will help, too.

From the Beach lot, we may drop people so they can get onto the trail quicker. Maybe park a couple of cars down at the Schoolhouse Pond lot.

Any questions or for more info, or just to say you’re coming, call or email Lennon at 401-212-6694, zel@cox.net

Bring your bike too, if you want. Some people can/should probably ride in.

-Lennon

p.s.-This event happens RAIN OR SHINE. The wet will actually make this job easier.

4th in the Arcadia Ride Series, 9:00 am meets at Browning Mill Pond this sunday (every other week into Sept). Led ride, will try to accommodate all skill levels and break into groups. Hope to see ya there….

Len will be the organizer this week (cell 401-212-6694)

Directions: 95 N or S, exit 5a onto Route 102, follow for 1/2 miles to the end then take a right onto Route 3 south, follow for 1 mile to the blinking light and take a right onto Route 165 (Little Country Pizza is on the corner), follow for about 1/2 mile and take left onto Arcadia Road. Browning Pond parking lot is on the right.

huffin & puffin pete
401-368-4956

Rhodie Rovers (the motorcycles) have a permit to run a ride thru Big River Sunday June 29th. Likely a good idea to avoid the area at least for the morning.

Also, the Water Resouces Board survived the state budget crisis. As the dust settles we will get back to trying to get approval for a bridge project that we looked at with the WRB in the spring.

best wishes
huffin & puffin pete

Just heard about this and thought I should pass it along to our membership. Nice way to see Prudence Island…
huffin & puffin pete

Prudence Island Bicycle Natural and Cultural History Tour

If you have a bicycle and want to learn about the cultural and natural history of Prudence Island, then this experience is for you! The day begins at 10:00 am with a half-hour ferry ride from Bristol to Prudence Island. Educators from the Narragansett Bay Research Reserve based on Prudence Island will greet you at Prudence the ferry landing. We will tour the island with stops along the way to visit the island???s one room schoolhouse, historic features such as farms, stonewalls and mansions, and natural features including saltmarshes and beaches, exploring both the natural history and cultural history. The roads we will travel are both paved and dirt, so please bring an appropriate road bike! At midday we will visit the Reserve???s Lab and Learning Center where you will have a chance to use the facilities and explore the Learning Center. We will head back to the ferry landing to catch the 4 o???clock ferry that will bring us back to Bristol by 4:30 pm.

Getting to Prudence: For more information about getting out to the island check our website: www.nbnerr.org/to_prudence.htm

What to Bring: Bicycle, binoculars and camera, a packed lunch, at least one full water bottle, insect and tick repellent, sunscreen, comfortable foot wear, and be sure to dress for the weather.

Please Note: Ticks are an issue on Prudence Island so be sure to wear long-sleeved, light-colored pants and shirt, and shoes with tall socks so we can tuck pants into socks as needed.

Registration is required. Register early with the Audubon Society of Rhode Island (ASRI) www.asri.org as there is a maximum of 12 participants for each tour and a minimum of 6 participants. Ages 12 and over.

Registration Fee: $20 for non-ASRI members, $15 for ASRI members. Please also bring, in addition to the registration fee, roughly $9.00 for a round-trip ferry ticket for yourself and your bicycle.

June 25, 2008
9:45 am (arriving early to park, buy tickets and catch the 10:00 am ferry) to 4:30 pm

Recently updated the Big River Map. Included some commonly used names (after consulting a number of the long time users), also just made some names up…. what ever. In anycase, this should make it a little easier for us to talk about trail issues etc in the future…

See Big River section to right…

best wishes
huffin & puffin pete