Troop 93 Has the Answer to Mucky Trails: Bog Bridges!

On Saturday, May 20, 11 Boy Scouts from Troop 93 descended upon some of Blackstrap Hill Preserve's boggier sections to make them passable for hikers. With the help of a few parents, some elbow grease, a minibike, and a towline, sections of wood were brought into the forest on the Preserve's Red Trail to create bog bridges, which utilize sections of elevated planking to keep hikers' boots dry and muck-free.

Members of Boy Scout Troop 93 help build bog bridges at Blackstrap Hill Preserve.

Members of Boy Scout Troop 93 stand on the bog bridging they helped build at Blackstrap Hill Preserve.