Photo by: Dotty LeCatesVolunteer Ernie Felici is happy to see the trail work in front of the Friends of Holts Landing State Park.
DAGSBORO — A group of dedicated volunteers with the newly formed Friends of Holts Landing State Park defied frigid temperatures Jan. 10 to plan and survey the work they’ll be tackling on the park’s trails.
More than a dozen people gathered at the state park in Dagsboro, where Sen. Gerald Hocker, R-Ocean View, supplied coffee and donuts to keep the volunteers going. State Rep. Ron Gray, R-Selbyville, and Superintendent of Delaware Seashore Parks Doug Long joined Trail Boss Laf Erickson, Volunteer Coordinator Lee Temby, Eagle Scout candidate Thomas Polk and other volunteers to begin clean-up work on the trails.
The group will meet in the Friends room of the Holts Landing Maintenance Building from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, and each second Saturday through May. All visitors and volunteers are welcome, and no experience is necessary.
The Friends of Holts Landing State Park are ready to get started on trail clean-up projects this winter and spring. (Photo by: Dotty LeCates)Rep. Ron Gray, R-Selbyville, shows his support for the Friends of Holts Landing State Park Jan. 10.(Photo by: Dotty LeCates)Delaware Seashore State Park Superintendent Doug Long, left, works alongside Eagle Scout candidate Thomas Polk. Polk’s troop – Eagle Scout Troop 225 – will help install benches along the trails. (Photo by: Dotty LeCates)Trail Boss Laf Erickson shows volunteers how to open up a trail. (Photo by: Dotty LeCates)The Friends of Holts Landing State Park have a lot of work to do, which started with this trail Jan. 10.(Photo by: Dotty LeCates)Friends of Holts Landing State Park volunteers (l-r) Jeannie Fleming, Frances Hart and Lee Temby are all bundled up for the kick-off meeting. (Photo by: Dotty LeCates)Friends of Holts Landing State Park Project Coordinator Chuck Schonder is set to go during the group’s kick-off Jan. 10. (Photo by: Dotty LeCates)More than a dozen volunteers, joined by local and state representatives, gathered at Holts Landing State Park Jan. 10 to kick-off trail improvement projects. (Photo by: Dotty LeCates)
