UMaine’s Tanglewood Camp Opens ADA-Accessible Trail
Contact: Corey Pickett, 207-789-5803
LINCOLNVILLE, Me. — Tanglewood 4-H Camp and Learning Center, a program of University of Maine Cooperative Extension, recently held a ceremony dedicating the Dale Mudge Memorial TREES Trail, an ADA-accessible trail that weaves through the Yankee Woodlot forest in Camden Hills State Park.
The first 1,100 feet of the trail are ADA accessible and barrier free, and also include an ADA-accessible outhouse and a stone memorial in tribute to Mudge, a former Tanglewood board member who will always be remembered for her passion and enthusiasm for the camp. For more info on the Dale Mudge TREES Trail or any of Tanglewood’s programs, visit www.tanglewood4h.org or call 207-789-5868.
The acronym “TREES” stands for “Teaching Resources in Environmental and Ecosystems Stewardship,” and the trail is an important aspect of Tanglewood’s programs; every year about 400 summer campers and more than 1000 school program students hike there.
Lining the trail are informational kiosks and signs explaining forest scenes, such as a pit-and-mound, the effect of lightning hitting a tree and why leaves change color in the fall.
“Nearly everything we teach about forest ecology can be found on this trail. . . . The impact it has on the students is priceless,” says Head Instructor for School Programs Leah Trommer.