Richmond MORE volunteers respond to clear JRPS trails
During the worst of Hurricane Irene, I posted to the James River Park Facebook page that we needed to get a group of volunteers up to clean in the James River Park. Of course, not many had power to view facebook, and so many of us had to deal with the carnage in our own yards. […]
During the worst of Hurricane Irene, I posted to the James River Park Facebook page that we needed to get a group of volunteers up to clean in the James River Park. Of course, not many had power to view facebook, and so many of us had to deal with the carnage in our own yards.
There were volunteers who took on the JRPS. See this article from the Richmond Times-Dispatch’s Andy Thompson:
Here’s how I’ll remember the storm. It’s the morning after. No power….Already people are cleaning up their properties with chainsaws and rakes and brooms. I know I should do the same at home — we got lucky with no property damage, but debris is everywhere — but I have a different thought. The James River Park system must be an absolute mess. I need to see the trails.
Before the thought has escaped my brain, my cell phone rings. It’s Jimmy McMillan, local mountain biker and dedicated trail volunteer.
“Keith and I are meeting down at the headquarters,” he says. “You want to help us clear the trails?” Perfect timing, I tell him.
Keith is Keith Garrett, another mountain biker who has spent countless hours building and helping maintain trails and bridges in the area on a volunteer basis. Jimmy and Keith have the chainsaw certification required to work in the park. They have the knowledge and skill — not to mention the safety equipment — to make a dent in the arduous task of turning trails such as Buttermilk, Northbank and the ones atop Belle Isle back into thoroughfares for bikers and pedestrians.
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