Friends of the Dixon accomplished a great deal in the four cleanup sessions from October 25 through November 22, 2014. The entire cemetery, is now walkable, and looks so much better than it did a month ago… just be cautious if you visit, and watch for stumps and rocks that can easily trip you up if you are not careful. Of course no rocks are to be moved as they are grave markers. The homepage photo at DixonCem.org is a recent one taken since the area was cleaned up.
We had an average of about 16 people present and helping on each of the four cleanup days. There were chainsaws and one or two tractors working on each work day so that many dead limbs and fallen trees were moved out of the cemetery to the burn pile. Also a number of large standing dead trees were cut down and moved out, and much brush was cleared. We ended at a great resting point just prior to the holiday season. I will be listening for consensus on the scheduling of future group events as we go through our Friends of the Dixon year ending in September. Between group events we can individually be looking further into organizational matters, sources of volunteers and accessibility improvements. Thanks for your ideas which are always welcome.
– Will Cardwell 11/24/2014, rev. 12/02/2014