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There are a variety
of important trail maintenance and improvement projects that FrOGHaT is
committed to working on with the Park Service during the next 12 to 24
months. See the May 2nd, 2003 Gainesville
Sun article to learn about some of the efforts to improve the Trail.
To participate in these efforts, please e-mail
FrOGHaT
or check the Events page
for upcoming Trail Improvement Days.
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| Using
funds from member donations and an Alachua County Tourism Product Development
Grant, Froghat installs a concrete pad over the unpaved crossing at S.E.
200th Drive and the Trail next to the equestrian Trailhead in August of
2007. |
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| Froghat
volunteers removed invasive weeds from the recently relandscaped Hawthorne
Trailhead (see May 2005 entry below) on May 19th, 2007, See
more pictures! |
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| Froghat
collaborates with Watershed Action Volunteers, UF International Student
Volunteers Campus Club, and Friends of Paynes Prairie to clean-up the Trail
and County Road 2082. February 2007. See
picture diary here! |
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| Thanks
to a generous donation by Sonny's Bar-B-Q in Hawthorne, a grant from the
Alachua County Tourism Development Program, and our membership fees, Froghat
and the Park Service install a vandal resistant water fountain at the Hawthorne
Trailhead. December 2006. |
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| Froghat
hold its third annual Yulee Days 10K Trail Race with over 200 participants
and 40 volunteers. June 2006. |
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| Froghat,
the Park Service, and County leaders celebrate the Grand Re-Opening of the
Hawthorne Trailhead with a Fall Festival in September of 2005. |
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| Froghat
hold its second annual Yulee Days 10K Trail Race with over 200 participants
and 40 volunteers. June 2005. |
The race is on ! |
| With
leadership from David Pais, Froghat helps relandscape the Hawthorne Trailhead
with monies from a Department of Forestry Grant and the Alachua County Destination
Enhancement program. May, 2005. |
Photo by John Moran, 2005 |
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Froghat collaborated
with Paynes Prairie Preserve, the Gainesville Cycle Club and the Families
of Will Cupples and Gustavo Antonini to build a sheltered memorial bench
at the Sweet Water Overlook. April, 2005.
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Looks almost as good
from our perspective! |
| Froghat
is not all fun and games. Each spring we hike out to Persimmon point for
our annual campout and an unparalleled view of the Prairie. February, 2005. |
Ready to hike and
camp |
| Froghat
works with Paynes Prairie Preserve Park volunteers to restore natural vegetative
cover over the original Railbed in environmentally sensitive areas. December,
2003. |
FrOGHaT helps Paynes
Prairie volunteers
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Froghat
collaborates with other volunteer organizations to improve public parks
and amenities. Here AmeriCorps volunteers helped trim the Trail so that
horseback riders can use the Trail right-of-way unobstructed;
Spring of 2003. |
FrOGHaT and AmeriCorps
trim the Trail |
| Improving
trail safety though upgrading signage is an important project for FrOGHaT
and the Park Service. Here members are painting over faded white "Stop"
signs with more visible and bicycle-friendly yellow "Yield" signs
on November 9th, 2002. |
FrOGHaT gets down
for the Trail! |
| Reflective
stripes were placed around Bollards on the evening of November 8th, 2002
to improve visability. |
The Bollard
Brigade "Stripes" again! |
Wiregrass
was planted on October 11, 2002 near mile-marker 2 with the help of members
of the Native Plant Society and other volunteers to help restore Park ecosystems.
See the Gainesville Sun Article
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Photo courtesy of the Gainesville
Sun, 10-13-2002 !
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This
photo is from the July 20th, 2002 Trail Improvement Day when FrOGHaT helped
clean and repaint the trail Bollards!
Bollards,
prevent cars and trucks from driving on the Trail.
Yes, it was Hot, and these are Bollards
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Photo by John Moran, 2002 |
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