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The Year in Review 2025
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· Milestones
o The Lake Gardner Association was named Amesbury Chamber of Commerce NonProfit of the Year!
o We recognized the 100th anniversary of Batchelder Park
o We celebrated the 20th anniversary of our first boardwalk!
· Events
o January winter hike Town Forest
o Winter Gathering at Barewolf
o Spring birdwatch event at Woodsom Farm
o Spring beach, garden and trails Cleanup
o Amesbury Earth Day informational table
o Spring Paddle and cleanup on Tuxbury Pond
o Amesbury Block Party informational table
o Amesbury Days Powow Tidal Paddle
o Amesbury Days Powow Vista hike
o Summer Concert Series informational table
o Livewell Festival
§ Powow Hike
§ Millyard informational table
o Trails and Sails Quimby Hike
o Trails and Sails Powow Vista hike
o Trails and Sails Lake Gardner Paddle
o Trails and Sails Star Party at Battis Farm
o Guided Powow hike for Amesbury’s Heritage Academy
· Accomplishments
o New kayak launch sign installed
o Additional kayak rack constructed
o Donated boulder installed next to the memorial stone at the beach.
o Amesbury Earth Day Fair participation
o Trail clearing
§ Powow Hill
§ Town Forest
§ Deer Island
o Boardwalk repairs
o Deer island trail work
o Woodsom North kiosk map installed
o Town Forest road sign installed
o Town forest trail re-mapping completed
o Town forest trail sign designed and installed
o Second Lake Gardner weed assessment completed
o Newburyport High School environmental Career Open House
(Continued)
· Collaborations
o Collaborations with Boy Scouts continue
§ Kiosk completed at Deer Island
o Work continues with the Merrimac Valley Planning Commission to improve bikeways and corridors in the region
o Storage shed rescued from AES and moved to beach parking lot
o Northern Tree performed extensive tree trimming in parking lot
o The effort to save iconic view from Powow Hill continues
o Nesting Bird signs installed at Woodsom Farm
o Contributed to the conversation relating to the Weir
o BLB Design/Build replaces roof on Lake kiosk
o Hydrologic survey of the Powow complete
o Lake Gardner Festival (with Amesbury Recreation)
o Lake Gardner snack shack pilot program
o Donations received in memory of Gwen Michaud, friend of the lake.
o Riverwalk segments repaved (city)
o Riverwalk overgrowth cut back (city)
o Working with City to ensure trail access as old AES site is developed
o Kiwanis Fishing Derby
o Amesbury’s Invasive Plant initiative has begun alongside the OSNRC; Pilot work done on a designated portion of Woodsom Farm.
o City installed drainage in front of Kayak racks to mitigate runoff and reduce the need for the application of salt during the winter months.
o Efforts to restore Deer Island begun.
o Efforts to restore Batchelder Park begun; phase 1 complete
· Looking Ahead
o Next year will mark our 30th anniversary as an association
o We are working on revising our Bylaws to move us to a board-based group as opposed to an officer-based group A steering committee is helping to facilitate that process with a dedicated group of volunteers.
o Work will continue to install informational signage in Town Forest
o Conversations have begun around adding more directional signage on the other trails in the City, including Pow Hill.
o We will be looking at applying for a portion of the upcoming CPA funding.
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