Biketoberfest
Sept. 29-30 Port Gamble, WA
The
Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance (EMBA) West Sound is proudly hosting
their 5th Annual Biketoberfest over the Sept. 29-30 weekend at Port
Gamble. Everyone is invited to come and participate or just watch this
family oriented mountain biking event. Activities include night rides,
barrel races, XC races, poker run and a kid's track. The event also
features live music and a beer garden sponsored by 8 local breweries.
Detailed information on the event can be found at http://ridekitsap.com/.* Please note: the venue has moved into town this year. *
Ongoing Fall Timber Harvesting
in Port Gamble Heritage Park
In accordance with the purchase agreement, Pope Resources expects to
be harvesting 80 acres adjacent on the north end of the Port Gamble
Heritage Park, from late September of 2017 though January of 2018.
Closed areas will be delineated in the field. During this time, the
harvest area, trails, and roads internal to the harvest area will be
closed to public access. This includes the following trails; Hope,
E.T., and portions of Ewok and Ranger. Roads accessing the area will
remain open, but you should be alert for log truck and other vehicle
traffic. These closures must be respected for both the contractor's
and the public's safety. Willful violations of the closures will be
reported to law enforcement.Allowing Pope to harvest trees over the next 25 years was a tradeoff that allowed Kitsap County to expand the land acquisition by over 1000 additional acres that could not have been purchased if the trees were included with the land. Put another way, the purchase of all trees on the 1360 acres would have cost an additional $9 million of so. No trees will be harvested from the initial 535-acre purchase and Pope will replant harvested areas with a diverse mix of native trees after the work is done.
More information is available at our PG Timber Harvest FAQ.
thank you North Kitsap Trails Association for all the information! North Kitsap Trails Association · PO Box 759 · Poulsbo, WA 98370 · USA
northkitsaptrails.org
