Enhancing ecological integrity and public access
In Fall 2021, the McIntosh Run Watershed Association (MRWA) conducted online and in-person user surveys for the McIntosh Run Trails, the system of singletrack trails that MRWA builds and manages on HRM and Crown lands in the McIntosh Run watershed and adjoining lands. Thanks to …
We’ve updated and expanded information about the singletrack trails, including trail etiquette. Have a look!
MRWA volunteers Rebecca Teddiman and Jenna Penney will be presenting a community water quality monitoring presentation which will explain why water quality monitoring of the McIntosh Run is important, how, when, and what parameters to test, as well as explain how to interpret the data …
In Fall 2021, the McIntosh Run Watershed Association (MRWA) conducted online and in-person user surveys for the McIntosh Run Trails, the system of singletrack trails that MRWA builds and manages on HRM and Crown lands in the McIntosh Run watershed and adjoining lands. Thanks to …
Building and maintaining trails takes labour and materials. 100% of your Trail Tag payment goes to materials, tools, and paying trailbuilders or contractors for the projects volunteers alone can’t do. Every year there are 1000s of hours of volunteer labour, but funds are necessary too. …
The 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the McIntosh Run Watershed Association will be Wednesday May 4th at 8:00 pm on zoom. You may have seen a previous social media post that the AGM would be April 26th at the Captain Spry Centre. The date …
There’s good news about the new trail maps, which were announced and installed in Fall 2021… The new trailhead map won in a highly competitive map contest, and is featured in a calendar! This in from Darren Talbot, the volunteer who produced the maps: The …
“Thank you!!! The McIntosh Run was gorgeous, I have never loved a forest before. Each area was more beautiful than the other. You have an amazing job… it’s a beautiful forest and have done an awesome job with the trails for everyone to enjoy” (Jennifer, …