WEST NEWBURY — Jeremy Baker recently completed a trail-marking project that will make the Riverbend Conservation Area easier for the public to explore.
As part of his Eagle Scout project, Baker marked the trails with colored wooden diamonds similar to those used at the Mill Pond Recreation Area. The longest route, marked in blue, is the mile-long Riverbend trail that runs from Main Street, near the entrance to Mill Pond, through to the Merrimack River.
"Organizing almost 20 volunteers, troop members, friends and several adults, who helped make, paint and erect the markers on three different trails, was the most enjoyable part," Baker said. "Doing the paperwork and all the approvals for my Leadership Service Project were the biggest challenges. Needing everything signed off before the winter set in prevented us from getting started sooner, but then the work itself went like clockwork. I felt it was quite an achievement, since it had taken several months — from October until the end of March — to have it finished."
"When Jeremy approached us looking for a community service project, we were very pleased," said Steve Greeson of the West Newbury Open Space Committee. "One of our committee's goals is to improve the trail network. Jeremy did a great job pulling this all together, and we'd love to have other youngsters volunteer for similar projects."
After 10 years in Scouting, including memorable summer expeditions, such as kayaking and camping on an island on Lake Winnipesaukee, Baker was notified by the Yankee Clipper Council that he was to be awarded the rank of Eagle Scout on April 16.
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