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Article reprinted below is from today's Worcester, MA, newspaper. Volunteers with chainsaw and brush/log moving experience are needed to help cleanup on the Tully Trail.
The front that caused this damage moved through here around 6 pm Friday. It was impressive.
Pat T
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Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Storm changes cleanup plans
By Mary Jo Hill TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
[email protected]
ROYALSTON— Between 75 and 100 mature pine and hemlock trees were snapped off or fell down at the Tully campground and trail, probably because of a microburst, and The Trustees of Reservations are hoping volunteers will help clean up on Saturday.
“These trees were quite old and mature and sticking up in the wind and got flattened,” said Richard K. O’Brien, central regional director for the conservation group.
Mr. O’Brien said he believes the strong wind shears of a microburst brought down the trees during a storm Friday afternoon.
Nobody was injured, and no buildings were damaged, he said.
But a section of Tully Trail is impassable because of the damage, and the havoc also affected the western edge of the campground, he said.
It must have been pretty scary for a few moments, he said. Some of the treetops that were snapped off were blown a fair distance, he said.
“It is amazing to think of the power Mother Nature has,” Mr. O’Brien said.
The soil in that area is shallow and was saturated after much rain in a short period of time, so some of the trees were knocked over by the wind, he said.
A 100-yard swath cut through the growth, bringing down trees that were 2 to 3 feet in diameter, said Mr. O’Brien, who first saw the damage yesterday morning.
Mr. O’Brien said someone from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which owns the property, found the damage.
The Trustees manage and maintain the campground and trail, Mr. O’Brien Mr. O’Brien said he needs a lot of volunteers Saturday who can move brush and logs and who have experience working in the woods.
And he said he needs people who have a great deal of experience working with chainsaws — not those who are more accustomed to solely working with the equipment in backyards.
The Trustees are holding their annual volunteer workday at their properties across the state Saturday, and initially had planned to hold one of these workdays at Doyle Reservation in Leominster.
But in light of the damage in Royalston, Mr. O’Brien wants to redirect the Leominster volunteers to work in the Tully Campground area instead.
Anyone interested in volunteering to clean up at Tully Campground from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday can call (978) 921-1944, ext. 1843, to register. The campground is located off Doane Hill Road in Royalston.
The front that caused this damage moved through here around 6 pm Friday. It was impressive.
Pat T
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Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Storm changes cleanup plans
By Mary Jo Hill TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
[email protected]
ROYALSTON— Between 75 and 100 mature pine and hemlock trees were snapped off or fell down at the Tully campground and trail, probably because of a microburst, and The Trustees of Reservations are hoping volunteers will help clean up on Saturday.
“These trees were quite old and mature and sticking up in the wind and got flattened,” said Richard K. O’Brien, central regional director for the conservation group.
Mr. O’Brien said he believes the strong wind shears of a microburst brought down the trees during a storm Friday afternoon.
Nobody was injured, and no buildings were damaged, he said.
But a section of Tully Trail is impassable because of the damage, and the havoc also affected the western edge of the campground, he said.
It must have been pretty scary for a few moments, he said. Some of the treetops that were snapped off were blown a fair distance, he said.
“It is amazing to think of the power Mother Nature has,” Mr. O’Brien said.
The soil in that area is shallow and was saturated after much rain in a short period of time, so some of the trees were knocked over by the wind, he said.
A 100-yard swath cut through the growth, bringing down trees that were 2 to 3 feet in diameter, said Mr. O’Brien, who first saw the damage yesterday morning.
Mr. O’Brien said someone from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which owns the property, found the damage.
The Trustees manage and maintain the campground and trail, Mr. O’Brien Mr. O’Brien said he needs a lot of volunteers Saturday who can move brush and logs and who have experience working in the woods.
And he said he needs people who have a great deal of experience working with chainsaws — not those who are more accustomed to solely working with the equipment in backyards.
The Trustees are holding their annual volunteer workday at their properties across the state Saturday, and initially had planned to hold one of these workdays at Doyle Reservation in Leominster.
But in light of the damage in Royalston, Mr. O’Brien wants to redirect the Leominster volunteers to work in the Tully Campground area instead.
Anyone interested in volunteering to clean up at Tully Campground from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday can call (978) 921-1944, ext. 1843, to register. The campground is located off Doane Hill Road in Royalston.
