The Friends of Mount Vernon Trail are seeking volunteers for multiple events in our ongoing effort to make Trollheim Bridge a little less trollish. Officially called Bridge 31, Trollheim is the wooden bridge next to Theodore Roosevelt Island that has been the site of multiple crashes due to slippery surfaces.
10/31 – Come help us remove the gunk between the board decks that prevents drainage and contributes to mold, mildew and other slippery stuff. – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/125567909999
11/7 – Come help finish removing the gunk between the deck boards that prevents drainage and contributes to mold, mildew and other slippery stuff. – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/trollheim-bridge-cleaning-tickets-127659301407
Saturday, November 14th – Bridge 31 Board Repair – You hear those deck boards flopping around when you ride on the bridge? Come help reattach them. – Sign up at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/125570848789
Tuesday, November 17th – Help remove kudzu from the bridge by the old power plant in Alexandria. Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kudzu-removal-on-the-power-plant-bridge-tickets-128867280505
Thursday, November 19th – Bridge 31 Board Replacement – Come help replace some deck boards that are rotting. – Sign up at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/125571390409
Friday, November 20th – 10 a.m to Noon – English Ivy Removal in Dyke Marsh. This is a Friends of Dyke Marsh event that we’re promoting. Full details are at fodm.org. To sign up, email info@fodm.org and put English ivy control in the subject box.
Ssaturday, November 28th – Help remove kudzu from the bridge by the old power plant in Alexandria. Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kudzu-removal-on-the-power-plant-bridge-tickets-128867280505
Sunday, November 29th – Help remove kudzu from the bridge by the old power plant in Alexandria. Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kudzu-removal-on-the-power-plant-bridge-tickets-128867280505
Saturday, December 5th – Bridge 31 Board Repair – There’s a lot of freaking loose boards. This is a second loose board fixing event. If we run out of boards, we’ll start flipping some of the boards to extend their life. – Sign up at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/125572507751
Sunday, December 6th – Help remove kudzu from the bridge by the old power plant in Alexandria. Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kudzu-removal-on-the-power-plant-bridge-tickets-128867280505
We’re also raising funds to apply an anti-skid treatment to Trollheim. The super good stuff that will both work and survive heavy use and bad weather is pricey. If you’d like to help, you can contribute at our GoFundMe: