National Trail Day is coming soon!
By Joan Janzen
joanjanzen@yahoo.com
The Kindersley Walking Trail Committee is getting ready to host National Trail Day on Saturday, June 5, at the Motherwell Walking Trail in Kindersley. The activities will begin at 10:00 a.m. and conclude at 2:00 p.m., and everyone is welcome to participate.
Not only can Kindersley and area residents participate in activities on June 5, but they are encouraged to see how many activities they can do during the entire month of June.
Sharon Haubrich, a Walking Trail Committee member, said, “Trail Day is every day at the walking trail, not just on June 5. Everyone can do the activities any day of the week and still turn in their results by June 30.”
On June 30, a draw will be made for a prize of a summer swag bag, which is filled with surprises and summer fun things. “Everyone participating in the trail bingo, scavenger hunt or other activities can enter the draw,” Sharon explained. You can also pick up an activity calendar at the Town Office or download it at kindersley.ca
“Committee people will be out at the walking trail during the day on June 5,” Sharon said. “We’ll be handing out scavenger hunt forms and the calendar, which they can get online as well. We’ll also be there to say hi to people as they pass by.” There are also activities to do outdoors around town.
An added attraction on Trail Day will take place at the gazebo, where committee members will be handing out free trees. Thanks to the Tree for Life Project sponsored by the Sask. Watershed Stewardship Group (WSG), the committee is able to give away trees.
“For every tree, a person has to fill out a short survey,” Sharon said. “I believe the trees are native to this area.”
The Saskatchewan Tree for Life Program has an overall goal to have 24,000 trees planted across eight Saskatchewan Watershed Stewardship Groups. In addition to giving a tree to each individual at the walking trail, the program has other offers available for those who contact their local watershed stewardship group to order trees. Each WSG will be offering up to 50 free trees per person, farm, business or organization. Tree varieties include Shrub Willow, Sandbar Willow, Prairie Sky Poplar, Hill Poplar, White Spruce and Blue Spruce.
National Trail Day will also be an opportunity to celebrate the new signage at the trail. Thanks to Ducks Unlimited and Dave Burkell, the original signage was placed at the trail years ago. Now the walking trail committee reordered the signs, and the Town of Kindersley will be putting them up in the next couple of weeks.
“People will be able to read about the birds, animals, flora and fauna that have their habitat around our walking trail,” Sharon said. “This year, also in conjunction with National Trail Day, we’re going to announce some friends of the trail. These are people in the community who have contributed to the trail through their efforts.”
So come on out to the walking trail on National Trail Day and enjoy the activities! It’s a family event with something for everyone.
