A few days ago I posted a blog about the new and improved Wegmans Hit the Trail Passport, a terrific program brought to you by the Friends of Webster Trails. It’s a fun way for you and your family to get out and explore all of our local hiking trails.
The 40-page passport features 32 trails and trail spurs, measuring more than 36 miles of incredible natural beauty. The challenge is to hike each trail, and along the way make a rubbing into the passport of the trail marker you find on each one. (Click here to get more details.)
In today’s follow-up to that blog, I want to highlight a young man whose hard work has helped make our Webster trails the treasures that they are.
Recently, Boy Scout Alan McBeth of Troop 115 in Mendon, assisted by a team of volunteers, built a bridge from Herman Rd. Forever Wild Forest and the Whiting Rd. Nature Preserve.
The bridge, spanning nearly 60 feet, stretches over a muddy pass between the two trail systems, keeping walkers, runners and bikers out of what could potentially be knee-deep mud, while also preserving the habitat.
Alan built the bridge as part of his Eagle Scout project, and was mentored by Friends of Webster Trails Scout coordinator Pat Fulkerson.
Many thanks to Alan for a job well done, from a grateful Webster hiking community.
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(posted 7/26/2024)
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