Trail Talk: The first butterflies of the season

Trail Talk: The first butterflies of the season

Fifteen hikers took part in the second Maitland End-to-End hike on April 26, which was from Jenkins to Benmiller. I was unable to attend the event but met them just west of the Falls Reserve as they were sitting on a boardwalk having lunch.  I noticed when going through the Falls Reserve that the beavers had been very busy chopping down the poplars and aspens that had been planted in the old group campsite. They had cut down about 125 of the sma…