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One week left to comment on the draft regional trails plan! |
Deadline Saturday, October 14 |
You can find the plan online at www.trpc.org. Printed copies are available by calling (360) 956-7575.
The Draft Thurston Regional Trails Plan is available
for public review until October 14, 2007. You can make a big
difference for the development of trails in the county, and trails near you,
by making positive, written comments about the plan. You can also
attend one or more of the following events:
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Open House - South Thurston County Rural Areas & Smaller Communities
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Tenino Quarry House,
199 Park Avenue W, Tenino
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
The Transportation Policy Board reviews the final draft with public input
and forwards a recommendation for the plan's approval to TRPC.
Friday, December 7, 2007
TRPC reviews the final draft with all recommendations and public input, and
takes action to approve the Thurston Regional Trails Plan.
Submit your questions and/or comments to:
Paul Brewster
Thurston Regional Planning Council
(360) 956-7575
info@trpc.org
****News Flash -- April 24, 2005****
****News Flash -- August 3, 2007****
This Sunday, May 1 2005, at 9 AM, we will celebrate WTGA's Third Annual Scotchbroom Conga Line! Tools -- including some very effective means of removing "Scotch Broom" or "Scot's Broom" -- will be provided. This non-native, invasive plant is a threat to the 1,000+ trees we have planted in recent years. Help us protect those young Western Red Cedar, Douglas Fir, Western Hemlock, and Red Alder trees. Added to many existing trees along the trail, they complete the forest and enhance the experience for all.
Hard work for some, light work for others, and fun for all. Prizes awarded for most creative use of scotch broom as a decoration. Please come and help!
We’ll provide snacks and gloves. Dress for rain. We’ll see you there! Click on this for a map of where to meet. We will start at Site 1, just to the left from parking area, and move on to Sites 2 and 3.
****News Flash -- February 6, 2007****
Note Date Change
You are invited to attend the Chehalis Western Trail’s "Bridging the Gap"I-5 Bridge Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Presidents Day, Monday, February 19, 2007*
at South Sound Center (behind Sears)
711 Sleater-Kinney Road SE, Lacey
2 p.m.
*Note:
The date has been changed from Saturday, February 17, to Monday, February 19.For more information, contact:
Debbie Clemen, WSDOT Public Involvement Coordinator, 360-704-3204, clemend@wsdot.wa.gov
Thurston County has completed construction on a bridge over I-5 to connect the North and South segments of the Chehalis Western Trail (CWT). This project will ultimately include bridges across Martin Way and Pacific Avenue. The CWT bisects the Woodland Trail just South of Pacific Avenue. This project was the result of hard work, persistence, and cooperation on the part of many trail advocates, staff members and elected officials. Great job!
Dear Trail Advocate:
The Woodland Trail Greenway Association is VERY pleased to tell you that our ALL volunteer organization run by our ALL volunteer board has just been awarded a $148,692 grant! .... Read the whole story here.
****News Flash -- November 5, 2006****
Great things are happening. The Lacey Phase 1 section of the Woodland Trail has been paved and additional work is underway. Construction of the Olympia Phase 1 section of the Woodland Trail is also underway. Please check our new map of the Woodland Trail to locate these areas.
The City of Olympia has posted this information about construction of Phase 1:
YOUR SAFETY IS OUR CONCERN!
TRAIL CLOSED FOR CONSTRUCTION
The City of Olympia is constructing the Olympia Woodland Trail. The contractor has 90 days to complete trail construction. In the meantime, the public will have to use the Boulevard Road connection to the Interstate 5 bicycle path.
We apologize for this inconvenience.
If you have questions, call Julie McQuary, Olympia Parks, Art and Recreation Department, Project Coordinator, at
709-2700.
Please check back for updates.
****News Flash -- September 29, 2006****
****News Flash -- September 28, 2006****
****News Flash -- April 23, 2006****
Woodland Trail is awarded the Jay Butts Friends of Trees Award for 2006:
Woodland Trail Volunteers -- 2007 Work Parties!
Welcome back! Spring is here, and our work party schedule is underway! Most events start at 9:00 AM and last to noon (or a bit later if you're so inclined).
NOTE: We have completed our summer work parties. Please check back soon for our fall schedule.
We’ll provide snacks and gloves. Dress for rain (just in case!). We’ll see you there!
Getting there by car:
From I-5 take the Pacific Avenue exit in Olympia. Proceed West 0.8 miles on Pacific Avenue. Take Boulevard Rd South 0.6 miles. Turn Left (East) onto 15th st (Same as Dayton). Go around the bend to the end, and park along the street. The first project site is just down the trail to the West. By mid morning, we will move to the East of Dayton St., in the wooded area between the Woodland Trail and the I-5 bike path.
Getting there by bicycle -- or by foot:
From Pacific Avenue, take Boulevard Rd South appx 0.4 miles. Immediately after crossing I-5, turn Left (East) onto the I-5 bike path. Travel 0.6 miles to a gravel entrance. Turn right and go 200 feet. Turn right onto the unpaved trail. The project is 0.2 miles West down the trail. By mid morning, we will move to the East of Dayton St., in the wooded area between the Woodland Trail and the I-5 bike path.
Contact:
Jack Horton
President, Woodland Trail Greenway Assn.
http://www.woodlandtrail.org
info@woodlandtrail.org
cell 360.789.0944
home 360.956.1743
After several work parties, and with great assistance from Olympia Volunteers in Parks, the interim trail corridor from Eastside to Dayton Sts. is now a year-round recreation and nature trail! Hundreds of native trees have been planted, the trail has been maintained free of litter, street crossings improved, boundary and utility surveys performed, and dozens of community members have now had a hand in ownership of the OWT greenway! Trail volunteer projects and events sponsored by the WTGA, in partnership with WSDOT and Olympia Volunteers in Parks will continue throughout 2007. Sign on as a Woodland Trial steward by calling Jack Horton at 956-1743.
Check back to this web page for details and final verification of work party schedule: Volunteer Work Parties on the Olympia Woodland Trail Corridor
Thank you to the great volunteers who braved the February COLD (!) weather to plant 300 more plants near the Trail!!
Give a great "Way to go!" greeting to the following folks who planted 300 more plants -- and hauled gravel to improve the trail -- at our February 18, 2006 event.
Thank you to the great volunteers who braved the January weather to plant more trees on the Trail!!
Give a great "Way to go!" greeting to the following folks who planted 50 more trees -- and helped maintain lots of others -- at our January 21, 2006 event:
Carl Wolfhagen
Jesse Wolfhagen
Lee Smith
Diane Weeden
John Weeden
Janet Jordan
Paul Schaufler
Doug Buster
Celeste Dodd
Nancy Garcia
Reed Hunter
Nicki Johnson
A little known secret: it almost never rains on the day of WTGA work-parties. Check it out!
April 2005 WTGA Newsletter is published
Learn more about upcoming work parties and other events, construction plans, 2004 accomplishments, Chehalis Western Trail news, and more.
You can receive our newsletter and find out how you can help build the Woodland Trail Greenway by sending your contact information to: info@woodlandtrail.org
Please include your Name, Address, Phone and Email. We will send you our newsletter and membership information. Any contact will be advisory and, of course, we will never pass on your information.
Phase 1 Final Construction
We've all been waiting for this event. We've worked hard to demonstrate our support for this project and secure funding. Construction is scheduled to begin Spring 2006.
Recent improvements to the trail system in Watershed Park provide well-developed walking connections from the Woodland Trail to 22nd Ave, North Henderson Blvd, and South Henderson Blvd at Eskridge Blvd.
For a map and information on the Phase 2 Interim Trail, Read the Greenway News
ANNUAL MEETING -- April 14, 2005-- "Making Connections: Urban Trails and You"
JOIN US!!!! 7:00 pm Olympia Timberland Library, 8th and Franklin. Refreshments provided.
If you're interested in seeing an interconnecting system of trails in Thurston County in your lifetime, then come and hear from the people at the State, County and City level who are planning and building them. Panelists include:
For more information call Nancy Garcia at (360) 705-9661
Print a flyer for this meeting to share with your friends, to circulate amongst your friends, associates, and neighbors -- and also to post on community bulletin boards.
April 2005 WTGA Newsletter is published
Learn more about upcoming work parties and other events, construction plans, 2004 accomplishments, Chehalis Western Trail news, and more.
You can receive our newsletter and find out how you can help build the Woodland Trail Greenway by sending your contact information to: info@wtga.org
Please include your Name, Address, Phone and Email. We will send you our newsletter and membership information. Any contact will be advisory and, of course, we will never pass on your information.
****News Flash -- April 7, 2005****
Woodland Trail Volunteers:
Great news! Last night, the Olympia City Council decided to purchase the D’Miller Lake parcel. This lake access will be a wonderful addition to the natural environment of the trail.
Come to the work party to see it!
Last Saturday we made major improvements to the Boulevard Rd trail entrance. Thanks for making that event a success!
This Saturday, April 9, at 9 AM, we will be installing mulch mats on the rest of the trees to get ready for the summer drought. This is light work, no heavy lifting! But there are lots and lots of trees, so please come and help!
****News Headlines -- Spring 2005****
Proposed D'Miller Lake Park on the Woodland Trail.
Please Support us! Attend the Olympia City Council Meeting, 7:00 pm Tuesday April 5, 900 Plum Street.
D'Miller Lake is adjacent to the the Woodland Trail in the center of Olympia.
This property is home to a wide variety of bird and animal life. Otters and Muskrats come and go. At least one Porcupine lives on the north side of the lake. The lake provides habitat for Wood Ducks, Quail, Blackbirds and more. Read more information and view a great aerial photograph.
It is time to save this parcel before it's too late! It can be just another private development, or a jewel along the Greenway for us all to share.
This page last updated: October 13, 2007. For additional information, please contact info@wtga.org
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