Advocacy Alert! Japanese Gulch Parks and Recreation meeting to discuss trail closures and future use of trails
This is an advocacy alert and request for people to make time to join this meeting.
The city of mukilteo is closing down trails on the west side of the system. There is a pretense that this is due to them not being on the master plan for the park. This is not true. The master plan allows user created trails and it also specifically shows a recently closeed trail in the published map. Our MTB voices are being drowned out by others here. We need help. Please put this on your schedules.
There is a scheduled trail decommisioning event the very next saturday as well.
Please join the Japanese Gulch MTB group on Facebook.
Please contact me if you have questions .
****************************************Below is what was published by the Tony Trofimczuk at Mukilteo City Hall*********************************************
Save the Date-
Bring a Friend
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Rosehill Community Center
7 pm – 9 pm
Possible Topics of Discussion?
- Planting 10 Redwoods / 20 Sequoias. January 2025 – will need individuals/groups/etc to Prep, Plant, Care, and Adopt one or more trees for their first three years. [Jan 2025 – Jan 2028]
- High-Resolution Map of Official Trails
- Invasives
- Reforestation/Decommissioning of unpermitted trails
- Park Ambassador Job Description / Application
- Trail Camera Operators/Monitors (wildlife, user pattern data)
- City Fix It Reporting Tool
- Way Finding
- Work Parties
- Off Leash Dog Area
- Trail Out slope condition between OLDA (post #3 and Post #4)
- Paid Parking (applying a similar approach - Lighthouse Park to J-Gulch. E.g. Free parking for residents / pay to park for non-residents?.
- Other
BTW- Check out the volunteer work party scheduled for Sat, Nov 23rd from 9 am – Noon. Sign up here: https://www.mukilteowa.gov/462/Volunteer-Events
Take Care,