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Approximate number Description of dead trees (up to 25, +25 that should be proacticely Description of any waste material in Any obvious access and/or paths Visual accessability from public Status of understory vegetation (clear, healthy, Pocket park worthy of Woodland's Pocket Park Responsibility thereafter) of trees felled for safety (near Invasive vegation situation the park (brief description) property overgrown, impenetrable) and any comments attention (yes/no) (+6" in diameter at 4' perimiter, path or private above the ground) property for example) Yes, 20 and 60 yards from Yes, path off Intervale Road to 25+ none Yes Intervale Road Woodland Road Healthy 000 INTERVALE RD Allison Yes, soccer field, road and trail access Some No, but 2 trees close to the 20-25 road may need to be Some dumping no 000 MORRIS AVE Allison removed No Road Healthy Some 25+ none Some dumping no 000 OGDEN RD Allison No Road Clear - Healthy None 25+ none Some dumping no 000 OGDEN RD Allison No Road Clear - Healthy None 25+ none Some dumping no 000 OGDEN RD @ TWR HILL Allison No Road Clear - Healthy None 10-Jun none none no 000 POLLARD RD Allison No Road Overgrown - Healthy Yes 25+ none Yes no 000 SCARBOROUGH RD Allison No Road Overgrown Yes 25_ none none no 001 LOOKOUT RD Allison No Road Healthy Some 25+ none none no 001 MELROSE RD Allison No Road healthy - overgrown Yes 25 none some leves from the west the corner could be "beautifyied" with 002 BLVD Bay none directly from Boulevard and fanny road good and clear except at the corner Fanny/Boulevard limited better trees +25 some dead trunks 002 CRANE RD Bay none directly form boulevard and crane yes to replant tree on the South side from Pocono, from path between one dead tree on side of Crystal and Sunset and West Shore some place are really overgrown where it is wetter, other +25 none West Shore Road none Road OK 002 EAST SHORE RD Bay Some in some places yes worth a trail on the railbed some limited yard leaves on the west the south is overgrown, with some vine climing the trees, 20-25 none side none from pollard the back is better 003 POLLARD RD Bay limited the front south could be mowed 20-25 none none none (in fact a ditch separates it from a 006 ROCKAWAY TER Bay neighbour) from Rockaway good and clear limited no Too small but vernal pond +25 none none some part have invasive 008 CRANE RD Bay none directly from Crane good except in the front (Listeria) no yes from the house east on lakewood a lot of leaves (1 foot thick) on the NW drive, the front is probably mowed by from lakewood drive and fernwood +25 none side the house (much steeper) ok, but the wet area is overgrown 008 FERNWOOD TRL Bay limited no but vernal pond +25 none grass cliping and leaves some OK some area are overgorn with a patch with no limited except for some trees 009 LOWELL AVE Bay none from lowel av tree with spiny on its trunk yes eliminate the grass clippings +25 none some leaves from the neighbour west 010 BALL RD Bay none difficult from Ball (steep) good limited no 25+ none none 010 POLLARD RD Chandnani none pollard healthy some no 25+ 1 none 011 POLLARD RD Chandnani none pollard overgrown a lot yes 25+ none none 012 ELM RD Chandnani none elm rd, library healthy limited no 25+ none none 014 LAKEWOOD DR Chandnani none lakewood dr overgrown lots yes 25 none none 020 ROMAINE RD Chandnani basketball court basketball court slightly overgrown limited no 25 none none 021 LOWELL AVE Chandnani none lowell ave healthy none no 25+ none none 022 WILCOX DR Chandnani none wilcox slightly overgrown some no 25+ 1 or 2 none 024 LAUREL HILL RD Chandnani none laurell hill overgrown lots yes 25+ none Some (grass clippings, etc…) Yes 024 MELROSE RD Dages None Road Overgrown Some (vines) <25 none None No 025 LAURELWOOD DR Dages From the house near the spot None Healthy None 25 none Lots of dead branches and leaves Yes, lots of clean up 025 POLLARD RD Dages None Road Undergrown Some  25+ none Some grass clippings No 026 WILCOX DR Dages None Road Healthy Limited(vines) 25+ none Grass clippings Possibly, some trimming and clean up 027 WILCOX DR Dages None Road Overgrown Some 25+ none None No 032 LAURELWOOD DR Dages Road/none Road, houses on either side Healthy None 25+ none None, apart from a wheel barrow(close to the house) Maybe some trimming 033 RAYNOLD RD Dages None Road and or house at 33 raynold rd Overgrown Limited 25+ none None Road on either side and from Craig 033 TOWER HILL RD Dages Electrical building School Healthy, not too dense Limited(vines) Large amount on the Rock Lane Yes, needs some clearing and some 25+ None Some leaves from local houses None Directly from either side Very little new understory but many imature trees side invasive removal 035 LOWELL AVE Dewing Yes but a big task made difficult by 25+ None Periphery on road full of garden waste, probably from the houses opposite None Directly from Wilcox Overgrown with a profusion of invasives Everywhere garden waste 035 WILCOX DR Dewing Small amounts on the sunny 25+ None None None Directly from Oakland and Hanover Healthy, many younger Beech trees No periphery 040 HANOVER RD Dewing Yes but a big task made difficult by 25+ None Garden waste from all the neighboring properties None Directly from Cobb and Lowel Little other than invasives and none in wetland area 50% garden waste 041 COBB RD Dewing One household has developed a rear 25+ One hangup on Oakland Small amounts of garden wastes from the neighbors Directly from three roads Overgrown around brook route otherwise clear Small amounts in sunny areas Yes access 041 HANOVER RD Dewing Small amounts on the sunny 25+ None None Blue trail goes through park Directly from Woodland Healthy, many younger Beech trees No periphery 044 WOODLAND AVE Dewing Some dead trees need to be 25+ Some leaves from local houses None From all directions Some patches Occasional patches Yes - general resoration dropped 045 WEST SHORE RD Dewing Trail between roads and into the 25+ None None None Poor Occasional patches No Tourne 049 LOWELL AVE Dewing Some by the lake and 25+ None Small amounts of general rubbish None Directly from Pocono Road Healthy occasional patches close to the Yes - general resoration 049 NORTH POCONO RD Dewing road 25+ 1 or 2 near the road none 050 COBB RD Goodman none Cobb road only healthy - overgrown Patches no 25+ none heavy garden waste from road and neighbor 050 CONDIT RD Goodman None condit rd only healthy / clear yes - in sunny areas no 25+ none none Would benefit from clearing some of 051 COBB RD Goodman none Cobb / Lowell impenetrable Patches the road side shrubbery - not critical Heavily overgrown due to water from creek running 25+ None none through. There appears to be a damaged sewar or No. This may be technically considered 053 MELROSE RD Goodman none Melrose drainage inlet but I'm not certain what it is. Likely a wetland. 25+ None Heavy garden waste from neighboring homeTrailhead - Birchwood trail loop, sled 056 TOWER HILL RD Goodman run trail, tourne access from road and trail only healthy patches no 25_ non Yes - garden waste along the road 056 WOODLAND AVE Goodman Yes - three blue dots at the trailhead woodland ave only Overgrown - impenetrable patches no no - but it would be good to understand 3 none none why it's cleared and appears to be an 058 BELLVALE RD Goodman none Bellvale only Clearned and well maintained grass none extension of a homes yard None, but there is a single Could use light cleanup along the road ~25 healthy tree near theSmall amounts of garden wastes from the neighbors to make more visually appealing - the 059 CRANE RD Goodman neighboring property that is None Direct from Crane Overgrown - impenetrable Patches rest would be a large project 25+ none none 059 MELROSE RD Goodman none Melrose Overgrown - impenetrable Unknown Could use cleanup along the road >25 None Some dumping Garlic mustard, wisteria, Yes 060 COBB RD Greene None Directly from Cobb Some patches, not too heavy - stream bittersweet >25 None Neighbors dump No, huge task 060 LOOKOUT RD Greene None Lookout Impenetrable All vines, considerable >25 None Some dumping Wisteria, wild grape, No 061 COBB RD Greene None. Badly clearcut recently Cobb Impenetrable honeysuckle 25 None None Pachysandra and sweet No 073 TOWER HILL RD Greene None, steep ravine Tower Hill Overgrown, stream on property woodruff >25 None Fresh lawn clippings Yes, clear out edge 075 KENILWORTH RD Greene None Kenilworth Overgrown Wild grape, bittersweet Huge property, couldn’t >25 Doubtful No,Taft Field there complete ? Taft Field ? 079 NORTH POCONO RD Greene ? 25 None None Yes 079 POLLARD RD Greene None Pollard Some patches Honeysuckle, not much A few dead trees, not sure if >25 None Huge task hazard None Cobb & N. Briarcliff Overgrown, many vines 082 COBB RD Greene Large Amount <25 None None Yes 085 MORRIS AVE Greene One household has clear access Morris Fairly clear Minimal  25 3 dead trees Yes,ongoing police investigation 092 POLLARD RD Hercek Yes,from Pollard Pollard 50% overgrown 65% Yes 25 2 dead trees Yes 097 COBB RD Hercek None Cobb very overgrown 80% No 25 3 dead trees none Yes there is a path from Grove and 09B GROVE PL Hercek Midvale Grove and Midvale 50% overgrown 50% invasives Yes several dead 25 ash,hazard,needs attention Yes,dumping 100 KENILWORTH RD Hercek immediately No Kenilworth 80% overgrown 80% invasives No 25 2 dead trees Yes,dumping 101 MORRIS AVE Hercek None Morris 80% overgrown 80% invasives No 25 4 dead trees Yes,dumping 103 MORRIS AVE Hercek None Morris 80% overgrown 80% invasives No 25 4 dead trees Yes,Dumping 107 POLLARD RD Hercek None Pollard 70% overgrown 70% invasives No 25 3 dead trees Yes,dumping 115 MORRIS AVE Hercek None Morris 80% overgrown 50% invasives No 25 3 dead trees,1 hazard Yes,dumping 117 HANOVER RD Hercek None Hanover 70% overgrown 50% invasives No 118 MORRIS AVE Macleod 120 MELROSE RD Macleod 120 POLLARD RD Macleod 121 MELROSE RD Macleod 121 MORRIS AVE Macleod 124 HANOVER RD Macleod 128 LOOKOUT RD Macleod 128 MORRIS AVE Macleod 129 BLVD Macleod 25+ None Leaves and branches No 131 MORRIS AVE Myatt None Can be seen from Morris Densely covered - impenetrable Very dense - all kinds of vegetaion 25+ None Leaves and branches No 138 MORRIS AVE Myatt Can be seen from Morris Overgrown - growing over sidewalk 25+ None Leaves and branches Somewhat walkable in spots - mostly leaves on ground - No 140 POLLARD RD Myatt None Can be seen from Pollard lots of vegetation as well. 25+ None Leaves and branches No 148 MORRIS AVE Myatt None Over Can be seen from Morris-blocked with rail - grown over a hill- down a hill 25+ None Leaves and branches Not sure if I was looking at 140 or 150, but there is a little Maybe 150 POLLARD RD Myatt None stream running through it and it's somewhat walkable Can be seen from Pollard-somewhat walkable 25+ None Leaves and branches No 158 MORRIS AVE Myatt None Lots Can be seen from Morris-blocked with rail - of a over leaves hill and over grown I have not looked from both sides yet - 25+ Leaves and branches and it is a very large space. Not sure, Very large area with Boulevard on one side. Lots of No 160 EAST SHORE RD Myatt but with the Boulevard path right Visibile from Blvd & East Shore vegetation - overgrown There might be access from a 25+ neighboring Leaves and branches - some dumping near the street should be cleanedyard up. - couldn't tell without Maybe 175 LAUREL HILL RD Myatt going into the side yard. This might be Can be seen from Laurel Hill Large area with lots of vegetation 25+ None Leaves and branches Dense vegetation - backs up to a house and wall for the No 187 BLVD Myatt None Can be seen from Boulevard house - nice green spacew on the Blvd. 25 none that are obvious none that are obvious 200 LAUREL HILL RD Swensen no accessible from Laurel Hill. overgrown understory is very overgrown, butlight difficult maintenace to access at low lying areas that are wet. 15 n/a not very accessible. Narrow swath of land. 200 MORRIS AVE Swensen Due to vegetation, not from Morris. impenetrable accessible from Morris only. Super narrow lot. not too bad. not really 35 one fully dead and another halfsome no - unless an initiative is created that deadwaste near adjacent property on Midvale 260 MORRIS AVE Swensen links this park to Pollard accessible from both Pollard and Morris. overgrown not too bad. not really 30 two possibly dead none apparent no - unless an initiative is created that 366 MORRIS AVE Swensen links this park to Pollard partially impenetrable maybe? Depends if there is an interest in connecting Morris to Pollard at this point. 50 three (at least two big ones) dumping rather bad no - unless an initiative is created that 78B COBB RD Swensen connects Cobb to Boulevard not really accessible from Cobb only (but also accessible from borough property located on Boulevard)  20 none that are obvious dumping at road is rather bad and obvious 000 LAKEWOOD DR Swensen no adjacent 14 lakewood. Accessible from not sure. and also borough property Lakewood no dumping rather bad/overt. It is clear 40 that dumping at none woodedthat area arebyobvious street is done by landscapers. There are many cut branches at edge of property which I would assume came from adjancent home. 020 BLVD Swensen no accessible from boulevard only mostly very healthy understory. Mostly clear Not so bad. Yes - good place for future planting activity (near back of property) 10 At least three big dying or almost dead ash trees dumping (if there) not obvious. 030 NORTH BRIARCLIFF ROAD Swensen no much vegitation at street. impenetrable. Many downed tree remnants. Very busy understory. Hard to tell. Beyond addressing trees, likely no (tight space between properties) Woodlands Committee ML/MCPC Red Trail Redesign and Renovation Project Proposal June 10,2024 Current Committee Members Co-Chairmans: Bob Dewing Karen Macleod Members: Scott Allison Betsy Myatt Pierre Bay Doren Greene Council Liaison: Melissa Muilenburg Student Liaison: Korbon Lee Woodlands Committee Mission The mission of the Woodlands Committee is to consider and recommend to the Council such actions as may be appropriate to monitor, maintain and improve the health of the Boroughs Woodlands Historically, the Woodlands Committee has been a hands- on working group collaborating with Borough Management to execute on projects Recent Projects and Accomplishments • Westshore Trail Renovation • Pocket Park Land Improvement Plan • Inventory and Assessment Project • Assessment of Dangerous Trees • Design and Implement Pilot Project – in progress • Local Adoption Plan – future strategy • Scout Projects – Bird Blind, Trail Entrance, Trail Signage Projects and Accomplishments Continued… • New Trail Map at Birchwood • Continuous Trail Maintenance and Repair • Sapling Planting in Coordination with Shade Tree • Project to mitigate Illegal Dumping of yard and landscape debris on Borough Land •Project Proposal to Redesign and Renovate ML Portion of Red Trail in Collaboration with MCPC REVIEW OF RED TRAIL MAP • Red Trail is a loop which is the optimal trail experience • Red Trail disjointly runs through MCPC and ML property • Currently designated single use however operates as multi- use for hikers and bikers • MCPC respects the ML Single-use however this doesn’t align with overall MCPC trail plan and what the community wants and needs Section in Morris county SUMMARY OF CURRENT RED TRAIL ISSUES • POOR ORIGINAL TRAIL DESIGN very steep and doesn’t follow natural ridge line causing water erosion generating loose rocks and debris in trail • SAFETY unwalkable and dangerous for many people including seniors, children and those with physical issues walking • LIABILITY Problem has continued for over 20 years – doing nothing creates significant liability issues INTRODUCTION OF AMY LUTSKO • Assistant Superintendent of Trails – Division of Park Maintenance and Natural Resources - MCPC • Amy has developed an integrated trail program for MCPC that has brought sustainable trail practices to the trail community to use for recreation in a responsible manner • MCPC think of the Tourne as a whole for the community to use for recreation and beautiful outdoor access – a jewel • MCPC has a mission to give multiple recreations a good and safe experience at the Tourne MCPC PROPOSAL • Redesign approximately 2000 linear feet of the Red Trail at issue which runs through MCPC and ML property at NO COST to ML • Collaborate with ML to decide on trail parameters and use designation • Mission to create optimal community use for all • MCPC would like Red Trail to be a multi-use trail which would align with the community’s needs and wants and the overall Tourne trail strategy MCPC PROPOSAL Continued…. • Currently both Cyclists and Hikers use Red Trail however there has been no policing of that use designation • Depending on final collaborative design MCPC would get their volunteers along with ML volunteers to help construct the new trail along with MCPC trail staff at NO COST to ML • MCPC has no interest in managing the ML portion of Red Trail, they are just looking to give multiple recreations a good and safe experience at the Tourne Red Trail as Part of Mountain Lakes Culture • Part of the overall culture of Mountain Lakes has always been to encourage outdoor activities • ML should encourage more usage of the amazing trail system in the Tourne for our residents • Briarcliff has a Pep for Mountain Biking and the High School has a Mountain Biking Club COST OF PROJECT FOR ML TO DO INDEPENDENTLY • Hire expertise for engineering and trail design costing approximately $5000 • Lengthy approval and permitting process • Trail section involved approximates 2000 linear feet - Estimates at prevailing wage are $12,000-24,000 • Required mobilization, direction and management of local volunteer labor to assist • Committee does not have expertise and band-width to lead project and Borough resources are at capacity or beyond already • Doing nothing = Safety issues and Liability for ML CONCERN ABOUT CYCLIST GROWTH ON RED TRAIL • Many sections of Red Trail are considered moderate to very advanced for cyclists – most don’t have skill set • Many other better cyclist paths in the MCPC park system • The cycling community already uses the trail frequently so doesn’t seem likely to increase • A significant portion of the volunteers for trail renovation are from the cycling community – they’re very invested • Cyclists are to give right of way to hikers and we are aware of VERY FEW issues that have occurred SUMMARY • A portion of the ML portion of the Red Trail has become dangerous and unusable for many hikers • This has been an issue for the past twenty plus years with many attempts to address but no action • The resources of the Woodland Committee and the Borough are not sufficient to address the time, labor or cost of completing this project in a reasonable amount of time • MCPC has offered to do a collaborative project with ML to redesign and renovate the ML portion of the Red Trail at NO COST • Doing nothing creates significant safety and liability issues for the Borough of Mountain Lakes which should not continue