Join Friends of Haystack Mountain for a beautiful fall morning on Haystack to clear brush and small trees. The event is from 9am to 12noon and we’ll meet at the Haystack Mountain Rd Trailhead in Montville . You can come for part or all of the scheduled time. The blueberry fields are being maintained for free picking for the community and for wildlife. Keeping the fields in blueberries requires mowing at least every other year and routinely cutting back small trees that grow in where a tractor and mower cannot go. Participants should be able to safely use a handsaw, clippers or loppers.

Wear some blaze orange clothing (it’s hunting season!) rugged shoes and bring work gloves, handsaw or loppers, water and a snack. Individuals with chainsaws are welcome and should be familiar with chainsaw safety and use. Work for as little or as long as you want. When the blueberries ripen in August come back and pick all the blueberries you want! For information contact Buck at boherin1954@gmail.com