HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-03-30 Town Forest Committee Minutes 25
March 30, 1968 11:00 AM
The field meeting of the Town Forest Committee was held
with the Camp Fire Girls Committee.
The Town Forest Committeemen present included:
James S. Perry, Chairman
Benjamin E. Nichols, Secretary
The Camp Fire Girl leaders and committee included :
,3 Mrs.Robert Cookson
Ma.- and Mrs. Clark Phillipe
Mrs.Frederick England
The group walked from DivId ence Road to the Cranberry Dam
through the Nichols Woodlot , so the Camp Fire Girl leaders
and committee would have seen the area. With this knowledge ,
xhey would be better equipped to begin their thinking and
planning which would fit the needs of the girls who will
be the ones who will be using the land.
May 11, 1968
The Reading Junior Chamberof Commerce has each year a
project for the benefit of their community. This year,
the same as last year, their project was a work day,
Saturday , May 11, 1968 in the Reading Tarn Forest .
This year they cleared the brush from the wood road
coming in from the Dividenoe Road area across the
narrow Bancroft Woodlot , Nichols Woodlot and Wakefield
Woodlot to the Cranberry Dam. They also cleared the brush from
the Cranberry Dam, and progress was made in a pine laden area
went of the Cranberry Dam.
Eight members of the Jaycees worked on this project .
James Miller was in oharga ai' the Jaycees. The men
working included:
James Miller
Russell Stone, Jr.
Richard Haggerty
Richard Allen
Leigh Ameden
Jeffrey Taylor
Donald Takach
Douglas Poole
The Jaycees were treated to a Boy Scout style cookout
at lunchtime as Firefighter Peter Vincent was on hand to
construct a firep7aoe with accompanying hamburgers, hot dogs
and refreshments.
This was a most worthwhile community project.
A "Thank You" letter was written to the Jaycees on May 18, 1968 .