On Saturday, November 11, 2005, The Friends of Hemlock Gorge were joined by a goodly number of volunteers to undertake our fall cleanup. The property appeared to be in surprisingly good shape on this gorgeous fall day.
The inlet leading to the Sluiceway Dam; Turtle Island is on the right.
The deteriorating Sluiceway Dam
A volunteer hard at work
A volunteer cleaning near the Sluiceway Dam
Cleaning on the Newton side
The Ken Newcomb Memorial continue to look good at Artists’ Point. Click for a larger image.
Echo Bridge with Falling Leaves. Click for a larger image.
A young volunteer
A young volunteer
A young volunteer
The new look on the Needham border of the park
Volunteers near the Ken Newcomb Memorial at Artists’ Point
Mr. Schnell bringing in a bag of refuse
What it was all about
The volunteers
Some of the volunteers at the end of the day.
Friends’ Poet Laureate Sarah Hannah bringing in refuse.
Friends’ Poet Laureate Sarah Hannah bringing in refuse.
Kevin studied the tunnel that carries water from the Sluiceway Dam downstream. He is exploring the possibility that, by preventing water from flowing into the Sluiceway, this could become pedestrian tunnel connecting Hemlock Gorge with the downstream Riverbank.
Kevin inspects the deteriorating Sluiceway Dam. It may be possible to stop the flow (except in high water emergencies), allowing pedestrians downstream access without having to cross city streets.
Kevin inspects the deteriorating Sluiceway Dam. It may be possible to stop the flow (except in high water emergencies), allowing pedestrians downstream access without having to cross city streets.
Friends member and long time resident of Upper Falls, Dick Beecher
On the left are Ken Newcombe’s son Bob and his wife Beverly with Brian Yates, Site Supervisor Kevin Hollenbeck, and Hank Lysaght
The new Needham border of Hemlock Gorge with the recently completed home to the lift, only a few yards from the Needham side trail in the center right of the photo. The efforts of the Friends in the early 1990s to have the property surveyed and to purchase a buffer around the park failied.
Newton Tab reporter Catherine Hochkeppel returned for the fall cleanup
Volunteers at work
Friend’s President Brian Yates at the meeting point at Hamilton Place