ATTENTION!
For Your Safety:
Trails Close at 5pm!
The storm on
August 28th created a number of difficult
trail conditions including, but not limited to, heavy debris, erosion, limbs, and fallen trees across the entirety
of the trail system. Before accessing
the trail system, all visitors are
advised to use a trail map (available in the kiosk and nature museum) and
must always be aware of the locations of
trail markers to avoid losing your way.
Watch your
step! Fallen debris, loose rocks, washouts,
mud, standing water may make portions of the trail difficult to walk. Be
diligent and exercise caution while walking the trails.
Cell phone
service has been very weak or non-existent since the storm. Do not
rely on receiving cell phone service while out on the property. Take a map and be aware of your location at
all times to avoid losing your way!
Should you have any doubts about your ability to navigate the trail
system, please turn around and go back the way you came.
Because of
the extraordinary amount of rainfall during the month of August, the mosquito activity is HIGH. Please consider wearing insect repellent to
avoid mosquitoes, especially in areas with standing water.
Do not cut any live vegetation that may be
encroaching on the trails. A number
of smaller understory trees and shrubs may have been forced into the trail
during the storm. The Sanctuary staff
will carefully trim or prop up branches of these valuable plants to avoid
destroying them.
Visitors may remove deadfall sticks,
branches from the trail as they see fit.
Please report large trail
obstructions to the Sanctuary staff so they can be removed as soon as
possible. If you don’t report it, we may not know about it! We don’t walk the trails nearly as often as
our visitors. Leave a note in the kiosk,
call, or send us an email.
Sincerely,
The Staff of Westmoreland Sanctuary
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