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    • BSTRA’s You Tube Video’s
    • Contacts
    • Year End Awards
    • Action Alerts/Updates/News
    • Projects
    • Advertising
      • In Newsletter
    • Press
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    • 2023 List of Events
    • Ride Results
  • Donate
    • Memorials
    • Honor Roll
  • Support
    • On-line Silent Auction
    • Host a Ride
    • Shop & Save Trails
    • Merchandise Sales
    • Rebate Programs
    • Raffles/Opportunity Drawings
    • Sign Fundraiser
    • Bumper Sticker
  • National Trails Day
    • National Trails Day — A Day About Supporting Trails
    • National Trails Day Registration Information
    • Donating to Sponsor a NTD Participant
  • Sponsors
    • Business Sponsor Directory
      • Farm and Garden Centers
      • Financial Services Sponsors
      • Insurance Services Sponsors
      • Horse Related Services Sponsors
      • Restaurants and Eatery Sponsors
      • Tack and Equestrian Equipment Sponsors
      • Realtors
      • Car, Truck and Trailer Sales, Service, and Care
      • Grocery/Food Stores
      • Other Businesses Sponsors
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April 3, 2021 DCR’s Douglas State Forest

UncategorizedBy Becky KalagherAugust 10, 2021

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…

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May 1, 2021 Trail Work At Hodges Village Dam

UncategorizedBy Becky KalagherAugust 10, 2021

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…

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April 19, 2021 Geo-textile Bridge Upton State Forest

UncategorizedBy Becky KalagherAugust 10, 2021

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…

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April 17, 2021West Hill Dam Trail Work Day

Trail ProjectsBy Becky KalagherAugust 10, 2021

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.…

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Sweet William Bridge

Trail Projects, UncategorizedBy Becky KalagherOctober 27, 2020

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…

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Eagle Scout Bridge

Trail ProjectsBy Becky KalagherOctober 27, 2020

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…

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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

UncategorizedBy Becky KalagherJuly 10, 2018

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…

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BSTRA Receives DCR Partneship Grant

UncategorizedBy Becky KalagherJanuary 15, 2018

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…

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Park Serve Day

Trail Projects, VolunteeringBy Becky KalagherMay 15, 2017

On Park Serve Day we worked with the Department of Conservation & Recreation (DCR) on a section of the Southern New England Trunkline Trail (SNETT) between Aldrich Street and Chocolog…

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West Hill Dam Trail Work Day

Trail ProjectsBy Becky KalagherMay 9, 2017

April 22nd had us working on the trail system in Uxbridge MA. We had 20 people working for a total of 50 volunteer hours that were worth $1,450. Nice job…

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