Month: August 2021

A number of trail improvements/repairs were made last week within the Cofrin Memorial Arboretum. Trail repairs to the crusher dust trail in the Escarpment, which washed out during recent rain events occurred on Thursday as well as refreshing wood chips on parts of the bark trails in the Escarpment and Mahon Woods.

There is also a temporary re-routing of the trail in the southwest part of the Arboretum where a large cottonwood was blown down.  This tree and an additional hazard tree in Mahon Woods will be removed as soon as possible by a local contractor with the proper equipment.  We appreciate your patience in the meantime.

With all of the strong winds during last night’s storm we have several trees down over the Arboretum trails.  We have started trail clearing efforts but there are many more that need to be removed.  Thank you for your patience as we continue to work on tree removal efforts!

After all of the heavy rain over the weekend portions of the Arboretum Trail are flooded, particularly in the western section of Mahon Woods as you get closer to Nicolet Drive.  The flooded  trails are found within the floodplain of Mahon Creek.

Floodplains  are bottomlands that are located directly adjacent to a river or stream and stretch outwards to a valley wall where there is elevation gain.  Floodplains become flooded during periods of overwhelming discharge, like the rainfall events we have recently experienced.

Please  stay safe out there!