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Hardwick Trails Mushroom Walk with Joe Nudell

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Events, Foraging

When: Jun 28, 2025, 9 AM
Where: Hardwick Trails, Hazen Union Drive, Hardwick, VT

Mushrooms! Mushrooms! Joe Nudell. will lead a walk on the Hardwick Trails at 9:00 on Saturday, June 28 to find, identify and learn about these fungi, abundant in our woods. Mushrooms can appear suddenly, feed human and animal bellies, sometimes send human minds spinning, have a vital relationship to the trees around them and truly are unique organisms. Joe’s expertise can answer questions like “What’s safe and what isn’t?” “Where and when are the best places to look?” “Why does it look like that?” The Hardwick Trails Committee sponsors this free event and invites everyone. Call Norma Wiesen at 472-6517 with questions

Wild Edibles Walk with Lucian Avery June 14

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Events, Foraging

When: Jun 14, 2025, 9 AM to 12 PM
Where: Hardwick Trails, Hazen Union Drive, Hardwick, VT

HUNGRY? Come on a WILD EDIBLES WALK with Lucian Avery! On Saturday, June 14 from 9-12, on the Hardwick Trails, Lucian will share his expertise about what’s for supper that can be found in the woodlands. Lucian: “Join us for a morning enjoying the wild flavors of spring. We will walk and talk about our plant neighbors, snacking on some and enjoying others from a distance. The ethics of wild harvesting and basic plant ID for eating will be covered as well as ways to engage our senses and enjoy the world around us.”

Meet at the Trails kiosk behind Hazen Union parking lot. This free event is sponsored by the Hardwick Trails Committee. Questions? Call Norma Wiesen at 802-472-6517

June 1, Meeting Agenda

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Committee News

HARDWICK TRAILS COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA 

Monday, June 2, 2025 5:00 PM GMTCC Classroom 

1. Adopt May Minutes 

2. Conservation Commission Forest Management Plan – Kathy Hemmens 

3. Updates: 

a. Trail conditions 

b. VMBA membership follow-up (Dave M) 

c. Vermont Trails & Greenway Council Membership (Eric R) 

d. Billings Road Kiosk 

4. Financials 

5. Summer Camp Programming: Cabin Clean-up/readiness 

6. E-Bike policy (see Kingdom Trails prototype below) 

7. Joe McCarthy Dedication Planning 

8. New Single Track (Shepard’s Land) Planning 

9. Trail work day planning (date, publicity, leadership, workplan) 

10. LVRT Kiosk Completion Plan – map holder? Trail? 

11. Endless Mountain Adventures Final Vote (see ans. to questions below) 12. Other Business 

13. Adjourn (& possible Shepard Trail walk through?): 

Next meeting on July 7, 2025 @ 5:00. Meeting location TBA. 

What is KT’s eMTB Policy? 

● Class 1 Pedal Assist eMTBs are allowed on Kingdom Trails for any rider, except where excluded per landowners’ request as shown on the map 

https://www.kingdomtrails.org/trailmap

What class of eMTB can I ride at KT? 

● You may only use a class 1 eMTB or electric assist aMTB. A Class 1 eMTB/ e-bike is defined as two wheeled cycles with fully operational pedals and an electric motor assist of no more than 750 watts (1 horsepower) and (i) are incapable of propelling the vehicle at a speed of more than twenty (20) miles per hour; and (ii) disengage or cease to function when the rider stops pedaling or the vehicle’s brakes are applied.

Endless Mountain Adventures response to committee questions. 

Thanks for the response. To answer your questions (which are absolutely understandable!): 1. Yes, we carry a multi-million dollar event insurance policy. We can add additional entities, and we would be happy to do so if you would like to name anyone (the town, any other landowner associated with the trails, a bike club, etc.). I just need the name and associated address for anyone you wish us to cover. 2. Yes! This is a self-supported event by nature. Our participants are seasoned adventure athletes and travelers and know that they need to follow local rules and regulations (such as traffic patterns, private property, etc.) and that for a course this big, they may be on their own for a while before anyone can assist. They are required to carry certain safety items with them, we require at least one member of each team to have a minimum of Wilderness First Aid training, and they also carry satellite trackers that we monitor 24-7. Additionally, we publish specific safety concerns in their race book and conduct a thorough safety briefing ahead of time. 

3. We do our best to notify all townships and as many relevant police departments and such as possible before the race. It sometimes helps us if local towns are able to send a note to the appropriate EMS parties since with 40ish towns and dozens of private entities, multiplying that out means it’s easy to lose some folks in the cracks. But yes, especially when in more developed/urban areas, we do take this step. 

Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any further questions! 

Brent