A group of citizens from the Bedford Rotary, Boy Scout Troop 114, and the Bedford Trails Committee assembled on a rainy Saturday in the garage workshop of Paul Marcus and finished construction of bog bridges that will improve trails through muddy sections of several Bedford conservation areas. Drew Colgan wrote a Rotary grant proposal as part of his Eagle Scout project, and the Rotary funded the materials for the bridges. Colgan’s project, completed in January, involved construction and placement of seven bridges in the Carlson Conservation Area. The grant money enabled the Trails Committee to purchase materials for an additional 17 bridges, which were placed along trails in the York and Carlson conservation areas on Saturday. Town Meeting recently approved funding for an additional 40 bridges using Community Preservation Act funds. “There are many individuals and organizations in Bedford who support and use the town’s trail system. This project has brought together people and resources from several places, and it’s great to see how much we have accomplished!” said Ralph Hammond, Rotarian and member of the Bedford Trails Committee. He added, “With the recently-approved CPA funds, we’ll be able to complete our efforts to expand access to Bedford’s conservation areas, many of which are wetlands.”
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