Yesterday, April 3, DNR staff mebers were out in the rain and the mud to meet up with a KOMO TV crew reporting on the removal of unauthorized mountain bike trails on state trust lands in eastern Whatcom County.
On Monday April 2, with the help of Washington Conservation Corps crews, DNR began closing illegal trails and removing bridges, jumps and other unauthorized structures. The TV crew toured the site and produced a story for the 6 p.m. news.
While on the trail, two members of the Whatcom Trails Co-Op, a local mountain bike group, came walking down the trail to see the removal first hand. What happened next was a spontaneous meeting that helped set the stage for future discussions about recreation on state trust lands in Whatcom County.
Mark Mauren, Recreation Program Manager for DNR and Matt Shelton from the Co-Op, discussed the importance of working together to plan recreational opportunities in Whatcom County, and the shared desire to see such opportunities take place.
You could not have planned a better first step. As the saying goes: every journey starts with one step.
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