I hooked up with the I.P. Ipswich Posse for a day of trail maintenance and general cleanup in Indian River Park on Sunday. The I.P. Ipswich Posse is a local extension of the Eastern Virginia Mountainbike Association. This cool crew of avid mountain bikers, their families, and other park enthusiasts from the neighborhood has adopted the park and are actively working to take care of this local gem.


After long hours of work, the group gathered for a picnic of burgers and hot dogs to thank the volunteers for their efforts and socialize. The I.P Ipswich Posse is dedicated to keeping the area in good condition both for bicycle enthusiast and for the entire community. By sprucing up the park, it becomes more welcoming and becoming more popular for taking an afternoon walk or run. The park is a beautiful natural space full of birds and other wildlife. A few weeks ago I spotted a pileated woodpecker – our largest woodpecker – in the park. One of the other participants told me she has seen foxes in the park.
Indian River Park has an extensive network of bike trails popular with area mountain bikers. Liz S., one of the coordinators for the day’s event told me that this is the only park with this kind of trail network on the Southside, which makes it very special to the group. After years of minimal attention from the City of Chesapeake, EVMA is now actively working with the City to improve the trails and maintenance of the park. The group can be found on Facebook and holds these cleanup events quarterly.
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