2005). Late spring and summer are the months for much of this work although 
buckthorn and Amur Maple removal continued well into the fall. Many thanks to 
Tony Denton and Colin Freebury for their concerted efforts on this particular task. 
Hedgerow 
The trail alongside the Hedgerow has become increasingly overgrown in sections as 
trees and shrubs on both sides meet. Visitors have been breaking off the branches in 
order to get through. Our choice was to re-route the trail around these obstacles, cut 
down some of the vegetation, or shorten the trail and allow the rest of it to grow 
over. We chose the latter. A new directional sign encourages visitors to follow the 
newly re-routed trail at the appropriate point. 
Old Field. Photo by C. Hanrahan 
Old Field 
As buckthorn and Amur Maples were removed from thickets around this habitat, the 
density of cover for wildlife was diminished. To remedy this, we have been planting 
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