
LOVELL — Norway Savings Bank has contributed $1,000 to the Greater Lovell Land Trust for an accessible trail project.
Established in 1985, GLLT is a nonprofit land conservation organization that aims to protect the ecosystems of the Kezar Lake, Kezar River, Cold River, and Sweden watersheds.
GLLT conserves just over 7,500 acres of land through fee ownership and easements and offers a full schedule of diverse programs and outdoor learning for residents, students, and visitors year-round and at no charge.
“We’re now engaging in projects designed to tackle common challenges with solutions that expand access to anyone interested in experiencing GLLT,” Rhyan Paquereau, stewardship director of GLLT, said in a news release. “There was a lot of interest in building more accessible or all-access trails. We’re trying to do our part in making the outdoors and natural science available to people of all ages and abilities.”
In that spirit, the GLLT is planning to convert its quarter-mile Storybook Trail at the Kezar River Reserve into a six-foot-wide, level and gravel-surfaced path.
“The path will be safe and easy for all people to use,” said Paquereau. “The Storybook Trail was chosen because it’s short and offers a scenic walk along the Kezar River and overlooks a mill pond.”
The trail also features storyboards displaying scenes and characters from children’s books that are changed seasonally and highlight different aspects of the natural world.
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