Members of the Norwood Trails Advisory Committee described their recent outreach and events and said public interest in town trails appears to be growing.

Committee members reported staffing a table at the weekly farmers market through the season and said volunteers distributed maps, answered route questions and collected feedback from new and long‑time residents. "We took care of them and, and, we really get the order," committee member Lee Leach said of the market conversations, describing outreach to both visitors and residents.

The committee said the town's pumpkin float and lantern walk at Hurdge Arms on Saturday drew a steady stream of participants over about two hours and estimated overall attendance during the event at roughly 200–300 people across the evening. Volunteers handed out lanterns, retrieved them as groups finished, and described high public enthusiasm: "Most of them wanted the, flashlights that Beth was had her naked appear," one volunteer said while describing a children's program; committee members confirmed the event returned more lanterns than the prior year.

The committee also recapped a library-sponsored October scavenger hunt that included trail‑related questions and said the trails committee supplied at least one scavenger item tied to the Meadow Street route. Members said the wellness fair at the high school on Nov. 15 will be a staffed table event rather than a presentation slot.

The committee reported several recent community contacts: visitors parking at Vanderbilt and Meadow Street trailheads after seeing the committee's farmers market booth; follow-up from the Prescott School back-to-school night where two families reported visiting Meadow Street soon after the event; and an Eagle Scout kiosk fundraiser connection made through Clay Subaru after a recent touch‑a‑truck event.

Not all reports were positive: members noted that a recently installed bench at Meadow Street was autographed within days of installation — meeting notes quoted the bench as being autographed by "Steve and Jenny." Committee members discussed ways to secure or treat benches to resist vandalism, including staining, paver pads under bench feet and moving benches into more visible placements.

The committee closed with a calendar of upcoming activities and a request for volunteer help on both event staffing and trail projects, and it encouraged committee members to post maps and trail descriptions more visibly on the town website for visitors and newcomers.