{"id":9879,"date":"2015-10-13T18:27:07","date_gmt":"2015-10-13T18:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eastcoasttrail.com\/?p=9879"},"modified":"2023-07-21T13:34:15","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T13:34:15","slug":"portugal-cove-st-philips-hike-club-helps-maintain-local-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eastcoasttrail.com\/portugal-cove-st-philips-hike-club-helps-maintain-local-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Portugal Cove-St. Philips Hike Club helps maintain Local Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Portugal Cove-St. Philips Hike Club helps maintain Local Trail<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Tuesday, October 13, 2015<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Over the course of three volunteer maintenance outings, led by experienced ECTA maintenance volunteers,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">several members of the PCSP Hiking &amp; Walking Club participated and helped complete the Goat Cove<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Path vegetation control between St. Philips and Goat Cove.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Parts of this section were moderately overgrown, and with<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a number of blow-down across the path. The outings took place between July and September with hand tools<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">used to widen the path, inevitably leaving a few of the larger tree trunks down. This section of the Goat Cove path is now perfectly visible and passable.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many thanks to the PCSP hikers who stepped up to help keep open this piece of undeveloped ECT.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hopefully, we can continue this work in the 2016 season.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more information about the Portugal Cove-St. Philips Hiking &amp; Walking Club see<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/pcsphikingwalking\/home\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PCSP Hiking Walking Club<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Story and photos by J Van Houwelingen<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Volunteers: Dawn Stewart, Laura Taylor, Janny Van Houwelingen, Kevin Aucoin, Gary Case, Greg Bennett, Nick Budge and Janet Coombes. Thanks also to Linda Cohen and John Lukins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9880 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/eastcoasttrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PCSPHikeClub_October2015-7-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9881 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/eastcoasttrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PCSPHikeClub_October2015-6-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9886 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/eastcoasttrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PCSPHikeClub_October2015-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9882 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/eastcoasttrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PCSPHikeClub_October2015-4-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9887 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/eastcoasttrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PCSPHikeClub_October2015-5-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9883 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/eastcoasttrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PCSPHikeClub_October2015-3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9884 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/eastcoasttrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PCSPHikeClub_October2015-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9885 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/eastcoasttrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PCSPHikeClub_October2015-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Portugal Cove-St. Philips Hike Club helps maintain Local Trail Tuesday, October 13, 2015 Over the course of three volunteer maintenance outings, led by experienced ECTA maintenance volunteers, several members of the PCSP Hiking &amp; Walking Club participated and helped complete the Goat Cove Path vegetation control between St. Philips and Goat Cove. 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