Volunteers Help With Major Improvements at King’s Corner!!

Warm Weather- Tabor Woods Scavenger Hunts

The Caledonia Conservancy invites friends and families to enjoy the great outdoors by taking part in a series of scavenger hunts that starts in May and runs through August. (No prizes, just the pride of finding the items shown.)

Details are posted on the information kiosk near the entrance to Tabor Woods, at 5131 Tabor Road in Caledonia.

To participate in the hunts, simply take a photo with your phone of the pictures at the kiosk. Keep in mind that the items you are hunting for do not need to be exactly the same as the items shown, just similar.

If you’re new to our properties and trails, be sure to also take a photo of the trail map, also posted at the kiosk, before heading out. By using our phones, we can all do our part to eliminate paper litter.

We hope you will enjoy your time with nature, and most important, your time with friends and family. Be sure to share your photos and experiences with us on Facebook — and come back soon for future nature hikes and scavenger hunts.

The week of June 17 was a busy one for the Caledonia Conservancy and eight young Americorps volunteers who spent nearly 400 combined hours making several major site improvements at King’s Corner.

Together, the project team achieved its goal of completing a new walking path at Arc Trail, so we now have a system of separate trails: the existing horse trail that winds around the grasslands on an outside track, and the newly mowed walking trail that parallels the horse trail on an inside track.

From the parking lot, the team also completed a separate walking trail that connects Arc Trail and the children’s play circle, and connected the Buckthorn and the Arc walking trails, which still need widening. The trails are now mowed and marked with horse trail and walking trail signs.

“These new improvements could not have happened without the Americorps volunteers and so many CC members who helped with their time and equipment,” said Wendy McCalvy, who coordinated the week-long project. “They all came forward when asked.”

Follow this link to see a map of the new trail improvements!