Bay State Trail Riders Association

The town of Northbridge is in the process of purchasing 96 acres on Castle Hill Road. This property abuts existing town owned property and the 100 acre lot in Uxbridge.…

Our first trail work day of the year and we had a great turn out. Sixteen BSTRA members along with DCR’s Cary VandenAkker. With enough people we split into three groups. Group #1 (Chris DiMasi, Phil Rutledge, Kathy Rich, Bill Knott, Sue Sanders, Lynn Paresky, and Deb Carlson) headed over to Ricky’s trail and then…

Twenty volunteers armed with loppers, pole saws and a brush cutter cleared quite a few trails in Oxford. All total 50.19 hours were put in worth $1,654.26 with a well deserved lunch provided by BSTRA afterwards.

On April 19th, five people got together to install geo-textile and pea stone to the second bridge between Westboro Road & Southboro Road at the Upton State Forest. We had Bill Taylor (Friends of the Upton State Forest), Mary McManus, Suzanne Nicholas, Joyce Sandvik, and Becky Kalagher. One hour later, we had a beautiful looking…

Another lovely day greeted us as the rain/snow from the day before finally stopped. With 10 people, we split into two crews to hit two sections of the main trail. Our mission was to clean out the water bars. They do get filled in and when that happens it doesn’t get the water off the…

This was a Columbus Day project, Oct. 12th involving an upgrade to another bridge on town owned land in Upton. Again, we put a layer of non-woven geo-textile material down with a layer of pea stone on top. This was a 26′ long bridge. This has eliminated the slippery surface that develops on wooden bridges…

On Oct. 2nd the bridge on Eagle Bridge Trail had an upgrade. The upgrade made a natural looking non-slip surface. This bridge is located in the Douglas State Forest and is 49′ long. The process involved putting down a non-woven geo-textile material, securing it and putting a layer of pea stone over it. We hope…

I was very happy with so many that attended the ribbon cutting ceremony and the chance that it gave me to talk about the Recreational Trails Program (RTP) and how these funds can help improve our trails. Mendon is quite active in conserving open space properties that residents and visitors alike can enjoy. BSTRA got…

BSTRA has been selected as an awardee for DCR’s FY 2108 Partnership Matching Funds Program. BSTRA proposes to advance the final stages of design and permitting for this section of the SNETT between Rt 126 and Center Street in Bellingham. DCR has completed preliminary alignment, typical sections and profile (see attached), however, MHC permitting, wetland…

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO AUG. 18th. Please take the time to do the survey and pass it along. This will just quantify the very big impact that the horse industry has on the economy. The American Horse Council Foundation (AHCF) is pleased to announce that the survey link for the update of the economic impact study…