Dumping at Banner

Tires, windows, and doors from a remodel/renovation most likely. Mostly in the primary parking area on Banner Road, but some over by the Olalla Valley Rd gate, inside on the trails. Happened sometime since 7pm last night. Spread the word to keep an eye out for folks who are too lazy or cheap to go to the dump.

Newberry Heritage Park Map

Folks have been asking about a map of Newberry, especially now that the DNR land reconveyance has gone through. We were able to dig up this nice map from a local with some GPS skills. This is not an official map, and please note that some of the trails in the south are right up against or stray into the Kitsap Rifle and Revolver Club land. Please stay out of that area!

An "official" map is something that the Newberry Heritage Park Stewardship Group is working on with the County Parks folks, but it will be a while before it is released.

Parking for the park is at Klahowya Secondary School. Some of the trails on the map are marked, some are not. Use at your own risk. Kitsapmtb assumes no responsibility or liability.

Updated Henry's Ridge Map

Thanks Ralph for sending and updated map for Henry's Ridge.

IMBA Trail Care contact info

If you're interested in participating in the upcoming IMBA Trail Care Crew session September 11-13, contact folks at the Newberry Stewardship Committe using this e-mail: imba.newberry@gmail.com

Newberry Heritage Stewardship Meeting June 18th

Newberry Heritage Park Stewardship Committee

Agenda: June 18, 2009

7PM @ Klahowya

Agenda:

Old Business:

1. Hours of Use/Brochure: Ready to handout?

2. Trail Use: Lori Raymaker will discuss progress on the trail planning group if available.

3. Stewardship Manual: Each heritage park in the county needs a stewardship manual, a document stating the purpose, organization, natural resources, and other information about the park. We write it, and the county commissioners need to approve it. Tom will organize a draft committee. Here is an example of the Illahee Preserve’s stewardship plan.

NOTE: A draft subcommittee needs to form on this task right away. Ken Drecksel, resource planner for the Kitsap County Conservation District, has volunteered to walk the property and help us do a forest inventory plan. We’ll need to put together a list of want we want him to look at and have at least two of us who know the trails spend some time in the woods with him.

4. Volunteer Hour Coordinator: Do we want one?

5. 501c(3) Status: Back to the drawing board. The Great Peninsula Conservancy says they can’t sponsor us at this time.

6. Subaru/IMBA Trail care crew September 10-13: A subcommittee is working on this.

7. Stewardship Committee Constitution: Tom handed out a draft at May’s committee meeting. A subcommittee will need to make changes and present a final draft at a future meeting.

New Business:

1. Contact with press or other organizations on behalf of the stewardship committee.

2. other business?

10,000 Hits!

Me crested the 10,000 hit mark for the blog today.

(woo-hoo!)

Mo' Map Links

Just discovered another local site: PT Cyclery.

They have great map/ride descriptions on their trails page. I've added links to Lower Big Quilcene and Lower Dungeness/Gold Creek on the maps section. Enjoy! Be sure to check out some of their other ride selections....