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<br />Brushing and tree trimming <br />is done by hand, but most is performed with specialized brush mowers, <br />mounted to light equipment. Due to the size and velocity of debris thrown <br />trail users from this maintenance activity. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Another related activity that occurs at least twice per year, is pruning and <br />trimming trees along and over trailways. Branches are cleared to a minimum <br />also removed. Trees that are demonstrably in jeopardy of falling onto the trail <br />may be identified and removed at this same time. Dead and downed trees <br />that are away from the trail are considered valuable wildlife habitat and are <br />not removed. <br /> <br /> <br />Litter and refuse management <br />Litter and general garbage and debris is picked up as needed and also as <br />part of the reoccurring mowing. After the snowmelt each Winter, staff are <br />sent out onto all trails for a concerted litter recoverybefore the Spring <br />-to conceal trash in wooded trail corridors. <br /> <br />Some longer off-roadway trails have trash receptacles placed periodically <br />along trails near intersections with maintenance accesses or trail heads <br />these are emptied as part of the weekly park system trash disposal system. <br /> <br /> <br />6 | Page <br /> <br /> <br />