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Commission backs pursuing grant to build viewing platform, stabilize failing Ravine Trail structure at Pulpit Rock
Summary
After reviewing a consultant assessment of the Ravine Trail, the Conservation Commission endorsed pursuing a Recreation Trails Program grant to fund a viewing platform at the base of Pulpit Rock and to address a failing structure on the trail; the Pulpit Rock subcommittee will continue work and site visits to scope engineering needs.
The Bedford Conservation Commission reviewed a four-part assessment of the Ravine Trail on May 27 and endorsed pursuing a Recreation Trails Program (RTP) grant to fund a viewing platform at the base of Pulpit Rock and related trail stabilization work.
Consultant Conservation Trail Services (CTS) provided a photo journal, grouped-project recommendations, and suggestions for viewing platforms above and below the pulpit. Commission members and the Pulpit Rock subcommittee described a failing wooden walkway and high-use areas that are eroding trail surfaces. Kathleen Ports, conservation…
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