Southampton Trails Preservation Society
SOUTHAMPTON TRAILS PRESERVATION SOCIETY
We Are A 501(C)(3) Not For Profit
P.O. Box 1171
Bridgehampton, NY 11932
631-537-5202
info@southamptontrails.org
We Are A 501(C)(3) Not For Profit
P.O. Box 1171
Bridgehampton, NY 11932
631-537-5202
info@southamptontrails.org
A Welcome From The President Of STPS
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| FACT: There are over 290 miles of trails within Southampton Town. It's a daunting task to keep them all clear and open for you, and we do our very best! Every Thursday morning we work on one of the trails, camaraderie and jokes are abundant. Usually delicious home baked cookies reward those who show up. We welcome anyone who would like to help maintain our wonderful trail system. |
Dear Trail Friend,
If you are reading this letter, I’m sure that you love hiking, kayaking and horseback riding on Long Island’s trails and bays.
Let me tell you more about Southampton Trails Preservation Society (STPS).
STPS is a 26-year-old organization that advocates for open space within the Town of Southampton, leads weekly hikes,
kayak trips and/or horse back rides and creates and maintains trails. Here are the event statistics for 2012:
STPS led 88 hikes with 815 participants
STPS had 7 kayak events with 40 participants
STPS had 10 HOT rides with 42 humans participating and 1 clinic
We also maintain the trails throughout the Town and in 2012 we spent just over 800 man hours maintaining the trails.
Here are some highlights of our maintenance efforts:
Removed dozens of trees that fell during Hurricanes Irene and Sandy.
Blazed sections of the road walking portions of the Paumanok Path in Hampton Bays on the west side of the Canal
Added and updated board walks in Elliston Park
Updated blazes in Squiretown Park
With the help of Laura Smith and Ron Carter, we completed the trail in the former Girl Scout Camp and led an
inaugural hike on June 2nd at Camp Tekawitha
We’ve also been working with the Town’s GIS department to provide maps of favorite hikes on our website. Go to the tab
“hikes” to find these maps. And, we continue to work with the Community Preservation Fund Department to identify lands
for acquisition by the Town to complete the Paumanok Path and other community trails.
If you’ve participated with us in the past, or hiked or ridden Town of Southampton trails alone, you can thank dedicated
STPS members who led the hikes and created and maintained the trails.
We are a group of people who love being outdoors, learning about the local flora and fauna, getting exercise and just
having fun. We hike Saturdays and Sundays, year round. I enjoy hiking in the winter when the weather is crisp and clear,
with the leaves off the trees the vistas are especially beautiful. We also enjoy getting together for a snack or lunch at a
local restaurant after some of our hikes. We tell ourselves that we deserve it since we’ve just hiked so many miles!
If you enjoy the trails as much as I do, I encourage you to join us on a hike, kayak excursion or ride and become a member
of Southampton Trails Preservation Society. While you can get our event schedule on this website and in the local
papers, members also receive the schedule and the minutes of our meetings emailed or snail mailed to their homes.
But, more importantly, the larger the STPS membership, the greater the voice we have with local officials to advocate for
open space and trails. If you would like to become a member of STPS, click on the Southampton Trails Preservation
Society link www.southamptontrails.org, then on Membership Form to learn how to join.
I look forward to seeing you soon!
Sincerely,
Glorian Berk, President
Southampton Trails Preservation Society
If you are reading this letter, I’m sure that you love hiking, kayaking and horseback riding on Long Island’s trails and bays.
Let me tell you more about Southampton Trails Preservation Society (STPS).
STPS is a 26-year-old organization that advocates for open space within the Town of Southampton, leads weekly hikes,
kayak trips and/or horse back rides and creates and maintains trails. Here are the event statistics for 2012:
STPS led 88 hikes with 815 participants
STPS had 7 kayak events with 40 participants
STPS had 10 HOT rides with 42 humans participating and 1 clinic
We also maintain the trails throughout the Town and in 2012 we spent just over 800 man hours maintaining the trails.
Here are some highlights of our maintenance efforts:
Removed dozens of trees that fell during Hurricanes Irene and Sandy.
Blazed sections of the road walking portions of the Paumanok Path in Hampton Bays on the west side of the Canal
Added and updated board walks in Elliston Park
Updated blazes in Squiretown Park
With the help of Laura Smith and Ron Carter, we completed the trail in the former Girl Scout Camp and led an
inaugural hike on June 2nd at Camp Tekawitha
We’ve also been working with the Town’s GIS department to provide maps of favorite hikes on our website. Go to the tab
“hikes” to find these maps. And, we continue to work with the Community Preservation Fund Department to identify lands
for acquisition by the Town to complete the Paumanok Path and other community trails.
If you’ve participated with us in the past, or hiked or ridden Town of Southampton trails alone, you can thank dedicated
STPS members who led the hikes and created and maintained the trails.
We are a group of people who love being outdoors, learning about the local flora and fauna, getting exercise and just
having fun. We hike Saturdays and Sundays, year round. I enjoy hiking in the winter when the weather is crisp and clear,
with the leaves off the trees the vistas are especially beautiful. We also enjoy getting together for a snack or lunch at a
local restaurant after some of our hikes. We tell ourselves that we deserve it since we’ve just hiked so many miles!
If you enjoy the trails as much as I do, I encourage you to join us on a hike, kayak excursion or ride and become a member
of Southampton Trails Preservation Society. While you can get our event schedule on this website and in the local
papers, members also receive the schedule and the minutes of our meetings emailed or snail mailed to their homes.
But, more importantly, the larger the STPS membership, the greater the voice we have with local officials to advocate for
open space and trails. If you would like to become a member of STPS, click on the Southampton Trails Preservation
Society link www.southamptontrails.org, then on Membership Form to learn how to join.
I look forward to seeing you soon!
Sincerely,
Glorian Berk, President
Southampton Trails Preservation Society
