Drainage work on Upper EWR was completed today for the time being in the area that needed to be addressed the most.

Next weekend the Nockamixon Trailbuilders will return to the Upper Hammer trail to continue  improvements in the area where a significant number of oak trees were uprooted from Sandy.

The Nockamixon Mountain Bike Trails will be CLOSED this SATURDAY APRIL 27th until 1:00 PM by request from park management for the opening day of spring gobbler (turkey)  If you are planning on riding please do not even show up in the parking lot until after 1:00pm..... Season details are as follows............................................................... SPRING GOBBLER (Bearded bird only): April 27-May 31, 2013. Daily limit 1, season limit 2. (Second spring gobbler may be only taken by persons who possess a valid special wild turkey license.) From April 27-May 11, legal hunting hours are one-half hour before sunrise until noon, hunters must be out of the woods by 1:00 pm; from May 13-31, legal hunting hours are one-half hour before sunrise until one-half hour after sunset.

The Nockamixon Trailbuilders have begun focusing on completing necessary drainage work along that portion of the Upper EWR nearer to the Sidewalk crossing adjacent to the dam access road.  This work wil continue over the next few weeks and will include both rock armoring and corduroying where necessary to permanently resolve the worst of the muddy conditions periodically experienced on this section of trail in the past.

All riders should be aware that trailbuilders will be active on this section of the EWR loop primarily on Sunday mornings and earlyafternoons.

Nockamixon Trail Builders (both VMB members and non-members) turned out on Saturday, April 20, 2013 to clean a section of Route 563 (Mountainview Drive) extending south from Route 412 along the northern edge of Nockamixon State Park past the trailhead and Haycock Boat Launch to near the PennDOT yard.

Eleven bags of trash were collected over three hours which had accumulated in the time period since the last cleaning in late December 2012.  Thanks to all who came out!