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Ridgelines Spring 2012 Newsletter of the West Rock Ridge Park Association Spring 2012 FROM THE PRESIDENT Whether you’re a Trumpeter Swan, a rare Falcate Orangetip butterfly, a conservationist, hiker, runner, or bicyclist, West Rock Park is the place to be this spring and summer. We welcome our new park administrator, Joseph Maler, and bid a fond farewell to his predecessor, Lori Lindquist. We are immensely grateful to Lori for her fabulous cooperation and her long service and dedication to the park. Lori is now based at Mashomoquet Brook State Park in Pomfret Center; we wish her the very best. Our Trails Manager Tom Ebersold knows how to work and play in the park. He’s organizing great trail maintenance projects (see pages 2 and 4). Come join him in improving and enjoying our beautiful park. The New Haven Museum has a special exhibit, open through May, focused on West and East Rocks, celebrating art and geology in 19th century New Haven and featuring many paintings and works from the New Haven Museum’s collection and geological objects from the Peabody Museum and Wesleyan University (see Coming Events, page 2). Our friends at Common Ground High School offer many ways to learn about environmental stewardship in general and about West Rock Ridge in particular, with their Open Farm Days, many hikes, and a wonderful new exhibit (see Coming Events, page 2, and article page 7). Celebrate Earth Day on April 21 with a Common Ground hike or the Rock to Rock bike ride, raising funds for environmental organizations. Help with trail work, or join a hike led by Common Ground or the Butterfly Society. In August, enjoy a road race and support Habitat’s great work building homes. West Rock Ridge – the place to be. – Ted (Theodore B.) Lynn, WRRPA President Rare visitor: A Trumpeter Swan takes off from Konold’s Pond in Woodbridge, in the West Rock conservation area, which surrounds the park (see page 8) Regicide Drive to summit will open to motorists Memorial Day weekend. 1 COMING EVENTS –MARK YOUR CALENDAR! **New Haven's Sentinels: The Art & Science of East and West Rock, New Haven Museum, 114 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, through May 2012, Tues-Fri, 10- 5; Sat. 12 - 5;. Free 1st & 3rd Sunday, 1-4 The New Haven Museum collaborated with Dr. Jelle de Boer, Professor of Earth Science, Emeritus at Wesleyan University and author of Stories in Stone: How Geology Influenced Connecticut History and Culture, on this exciting project that centers on the changes in the worlds of art and science and the significance and inspiration of New Haven’s local geology from the founding of the colony to our modern city. See www.newhavenmuseum.org or call 203-562-4183. **Every Saturday, April 7 through November 24, 2012, 10:00 am. - 2:00 pm. Open Farm Days at Common Ground High School, 358 Springside Ave, New Haven (on the park’s border). See www.commongroundct.org for additional special events, family activities, and workshops for adults. **Special West Rock Hikes, organized by Common Ground High School: Explore familiar trails and favorite places as well as venture to parts of the park you have probably never seen. Explore all sorts of trails, including long hikes and plenty that are accessible to less experienced hikers and small children. Friendly dogs welcome, too! Read more about each hike’s departure time, destination, length and difficulty. http://www.commongroundct.org/family_hiking.php Hikes are free, donations welcomed! Saturdays April 21 (Earth Day), June 2 Sundays, April 4, 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20, 27, June 3 **Sat., April 14: Trail Maintenance, as part of Quinnipiac University’s Big Event community service. 9 - noon. The focus will be removing invasive plant species and litter from the South Overlook and Judges Cave area. Contact leader Tom Ebersold, [email protected] for more information. **Sat. April 21: all day Rock to Rock Earth Day Bicycle Ride (see page 3) **Sat., May 5 (raindate: 5/6): Butterfly Walk on the Summit 10 am-noonish The CT Butterfly Society is sponsoring a walk for members (and interested laymen), looking for early butterflies such as the rare Falcate Orangetip (West Rock is one of the few CT locations), Brown Elfin and Juniper Hairstreak. Most of the walking is relatively easy up an old roadway but there may be some trail hiking, which is generally flat but somewhat rocky. MEET: 10 am, West Rock Nature Center parking lot, almost opposite the state park entrance on Wintergreen Avenue, New Haven. A Wilbur Cross Parkway (RT 15) overpass bridge is a hundred feet to the north. **Sat., May 12: 9:00 - noon: Trail Work on the Regicides Trail; installation of stone steps. This is a continuing project to improve the footing and control erosion on a steep section of the trail. Contact Tom Ebersold at [email protected] to register and for more information. ** Sun., June 2: 11:30 - 1:30: Guided hike to Judges Cave and the summit of West Rock Ridge State Park, which offers a stunning view of New Haven and Long Island Sound. Hikers of all ages and abilities are welcome. Meet:Common Grd High Sch, Springside Ave., New Haven. www.commongroundct.org/ for_the_community.php for details. **Sunday, August 19: 8:30 4th Annual West Rock Challenge Run, have fun, and raise money to support Habitat for Humanity’s great work building houses. Volunteers to help with building or additional contributions to help finance the house are always welcome. See details on page 7. Additional information regarding the West Rock Challenge at www.sleepinggiantbuild.org Summit Drive Opens for Season: May 26 (Memorial Day Weekend) to October 28. One paved mile up Regicide Drive to the spectacular scene from on top of West Rock – the best view in southern Connecticut! It includes everything from Sleeping Giant to East Rock, New Haven, the harbor, Long Island Sound and Long Island. Enjoy! 2 Explore New Haven by bicycle: Rock to Rock is New Haven's biggest Earth Day celebration. Here's how it works: You and a few hundred others travel from West Rock and East Rock, with celebrations on both sides of the city. Along the way, eat tasty food, hear great music, take on environmental service projects, and explore our city's parks and neighborhoods. Support local environmental groups: Your registration fees and pledges support organizations that are creating a greener, healthier New Haven community. These resources keep their important work strong and growing. All are welcome: Families and college students, serious riders and weekend warriors are all part of Rock to Rock. Join our rock band. Think you're hard-core? Take detours to the top of the two rocks, or take our 20- or 60-mile routes. Have a little kid in tow? Join us for part of the ride. If you are under 18 or riding with someone under 18, get more info at www.rocktorock.org. Three years ago there were 250 riders and they raised $10,000. Two years ago there were 350 riders and $20,000 was raised. In 2011, 500 riders participated, and raised over $50,000. The West Rock Ridge Park Association is proud to sponsor Rock to Rock. Learn more and register at www.rocktorock.org For more information, call Joel Tolman, 203-389-4333, x 1214. 3 Trails Recover from Storm Damage By Tom Ebersold, Trails Manager, WRRPA The trails and roads at West Rock Rock endured two assaults in late 2011: Tropical Storm Irene in August and the freak Halloween snowstorm in October. The best way to summarize the effect is to say that there were downed trees and limbs in various places at the park, but the damage was not as nearly widespread as some might have feared or imagined. The typical tropical storm damage were large trees that were uprooted by the winds, and simply fell over, root ball and all. The trees most affected by the October storm were red oaks and beech trees because they still had many leaves, which caught the snow. The oaks and the beech trees snapped off large limbs or the entire crowns. Some trees were uprooted as well. Baldwin Drive suffered the greatest storm damage, probably as much as the rest of the trails combined. All along Baldwin Drive trees were downed by the storm, blocking access to the road. As of late February 2012, state workers had entirely cleared the road of tree limbs about halfway up from the main gate. The other half has downed trees, but is passable. While putting up “No Bikes” signs along the Baldwin Drive crossings of the Regicides Trail, I cut a path for my car. I let the state know about other large trees that fell on the trail during the storms, and they cleared them with chainsaws. The West Rock trails crew had three sessions dedicated to clearing storm damage. I worked by myself on various trail sections, which I was able to do with hand tools, as the limbs from the tree crowns were usually about 4 inches or less in diameter. Thanks to Chuck Hilton and Allan Robertson for providing chainsaw work on the trail in February to clear the downed trees we encountered. On a positive note, these are some trail improvements people can enjoy. The trails crew has started a project to construct rock steps on the Regicides Trail head north from the dip over the West Rock tunnel. These steps will provide more secure footing on this steep section of trail. As of March 2012, we have fourteen steps installed, and will continue to work on this project throughout the spring.
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