Hi guys, thanks for asking!
Here is the situation with Morris Co Parks in general. The Morris Trails Partnership covers them all. However with all volunteer organizations, they are strapped thin and they focus on Lewis Morris and Pyramid Mountain currently. Thus, the Tourne and Mahlon are not as frequently maintained simply due to lack of man power. This will change as JORBA and MTP grows, but this is the honest to goodness reality today (sorry as I am to admit it). We do the best we can with the resource we have.
However all is not lost... recently I helped recruit someone to adopt some trails in the Tourne. There is no reason why we cannot repreat this trend at Mahlon. What ends up happening is this: you apply, and once accepted, you are officially sanctioned as a Steward of a Trail and you have a certain minimum number of hours to fulfill each year and you get to work on the trails. Ryan and Jason have stepped forward to maintain 2 trails at the Tourne. Basically they act as a psuedo-JORBA chapter but without my meddling in the day to day 😉
If anyone out there wants to do something similar at Mahlon Dickerson, please contact me. I can get Adopt A Trail information to you and we can discuss what you can commit to as far as maintenance. I'll get you in touch with the Adopt a Trail Coordinator and we can get the process going. Once she accepts the application, you'd basically be responsible for getting a crew to work the trails at your convenience. You can do them formally (a crew), or ad-hoc (whenever your whim strike you). JORBA will support your efforts here by getting the word out and working with our contacts within the parks to faciliate your efforts.
Simple as that! Let me know.