Clean-up set for trails that are used more than ever during the pandemic SHARE ON: (pixabay.com) Wintergreen Fund for Conservation chairman Mark Joron says people-counters on some Timmins nature trails prove that usage is way up. “The number of people on the trails has increased since the COVID thing has happened,” he informs My Timmins Now Dot Com. Especially busy is the Hersey Lake trail. It’s operated by Wintergreen along with the Mattagami Region Conservation Authority. They also run the trails at Gillies Lake, Porcupine Lake and along the Mattagami River. This Saturday, you’re encouraged to go for a walk with your family and bring a bag so you can pick up garbage that other people have left behind.