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The work took place on the West Almond Trail System along trails 1, 2, and 6 and involved removing limbs, sticks, and other debris, as well as placing new trail markers.
Brothers in the Lambda Tau Phi and Mu Theta fraternities at Alfred State College recently stepped up to help the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) with trail maintenance at Phillips Creek State Forest.
The work took place on the West Almond Trail System along trails 1, 2, and 6 and involved removing limbs, sticks, and other debris, as well as placing new trail markers.
Markel Edwards, a sport management student from Buffalo and president of Lambda Tau Phi, said, “The Greeks of Alfred State enjoyed spending the day with the great representatives of the Department of Environmental Conservation and are proud to have made a difference in the community. The DEC does projects similar to this throughout the year, so if you are someone who is serious about helping your local environment, visit their website, dec.ny.gov, or check out their Facebook page titled ‘NYS Department of Environmental Conservation’ for further information.”
Creek State Forest. Pictured from left to right are Stephen Ruffalo; Pauline Burnes,
volunteer coordinator; Patrick Salzer; Gail Bartas, volunteer coordinator; Markel
Edwards; Zacchaeus Robinson; and Carson Gage. Photo courtesy of Pauline and
Brian Burnes.