Thank you to everyone who participated in the ECTA – Essex Heritage Trails & Sails events over the past two weekends. Walkers and volunteers found that even on a misty morning, there is still fun to be had on the trails!
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ECTA is participating in the Essex National Heritage Area Trails & Sails weekends with three great events! On 9/22 join us for a trail walk at Riverbend in West Newbury. On 9/29, choose from the Discover Hamilton trail walk or the REI Volunteer Work Day at Bradley Palmer. […]
ECTA recently collaborated with the West Newbury Open Space Committee and several volunteers to begin trail work on the Ocean Meadows trail easement. This trail is a critical link in the “emerald necklace” of West Newbury. Read the full article from the Daily News >>
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 8th Annual Run for the Trails on Saturday Sept 15th – Rain or shine, you guys are great, our best turn out so far! Photos from the race are now posted in two locations. Most are posted on our Facebook Page […]
Over 300 ECTA supporters joined us on September 7th, 2012 for a night of music, dancing and celebration under the tents at the Boston Equestrian Classic! The Endless Summer Party was envisioned as a fun event to bring all trail users together to support ECTA, and we had runners, […]
Join us September 7th for ECTA’s Endless Summer Party! Don your best surf gear, kick off your shoes and dance to the beats of The Runaround Sound and Johnny Carwash. Sample Chrissi’s gourmet delights from Ipswich Shellfish. Take a chance in our raffle with fantastic items valued […]
We are very excited to announce that our search for a Director of Development has been successfully completed! We had a very strong group of candidates with great interest in supporting ECTA and our mission. Ray’s background in development successfully bringing smaller organizations to a new level, his […]
We are excited to announce that we have received a 2012 grant from REI for trail work in the Dow Brook Conservation Area in Ipswich! This $9,750 grant will be used toward re-routing of a wet, muddy trail and construction of a boardwalk through the wetland area. Thank […]
In a classic example of how many people it often takes to make a project work, ECTA recently completed a bridge and boardwalk on the Discover Hamilton Trail. The bridge, completed in May, was designed by Bob Weatherall of Weatherall Design, completed by several volunteers, permitted through our Hamilton Trail […]
As part of the $44,500 grant received from the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation this spring, ECTA will be completing important work on trails in the New England Biolabs trail system in Ipswich and Hamilton. This system of trails, mostly old farm roads that have overgrown with brush […]