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Conservation seeks townwide trail map, consistent signage and a reconstituted trails advisory committee

5578924 · August 12, 2025
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Summary

Needham Conservation staff and commission asked the Park and Recreation Commission on Aug. 11 to join a first-phase project — funded through CPC — to standardize trail maps and signage across town properties, refurbish kiosks, and reestablish a trails advisory committee to coordinate volunteers and wayfinding.

Conservation staff and commission members asked the Park and Recreation Commission on Aug. 11 to support a townwide effort to standardize trail maps and signage, refurbish kiosks and reconstitute a trails advisory committee to coordinate volunteer trail stewards and consistent wayfinding across Needham properties.

Tim Popolo, the town’s conservation specialist, and David Herrick, chair of the Needham Conservation Commission, described a first-phase program supported by Community Preservation Committee (CPC) funds intended to refine maps, install consistent post-mounted signs at trail intersections, add QR-code links to mobile maps, and refurbish two existing kiosks in the Town Forest and other kiosks at Ridge Hill and Rosemary. “Our goal is to…

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