The group members are nearby
property owners, bicyclists, horseback riders,
hikers
and
runners,
and many
others
interested
in preserving
open space on Lopez Island as we face more and more pressure
from human
development. The members include students of Lopez School - many
of whom participate in school sponsored mountain biking and track
training activities on Lopez Hill.
We have created a Steering Committee which meets once or twice a
month. We are working closely with Bob Myhr of the San Juan County
Council, the San Juan County Land Bank, the San Juan Islands Preservation
Trust as well as the Mitchell Hill Conservancy and the Dept. of Natural
Resources (DNR) and other public and conservation agencies.
STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Adrienne Adams
Ann Palmer
Dan Christopherson
David Fisher
Donna Hasbrouk
Nick Teague
Sara Gerlitz
Shannon Hoffman
If you need more info you can call Ann Palmer at (360)
468-3280 or send email to apalmer123@msn.com.
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First, in May and June we orchestrated a letter
writing campaign to the DNR, invited members of the DNR and state
and local legislators to visit Lopez Hill and were instrumental
in bringing about a meeting in Friday Harbor with Doug Sutherland,
WA State Commisioner of Public Lands and other DNR officials. The
result of this meeting was that the DNR acknowledged the great
community interest in Lopez Hill, removed the threat of any deal
with a land developer, and they agreed to give the county 3 to
4 years to effect a transfer of the land to some public entity.
Second: We have published Mission and Vision
Statements to articlulate our goals and help to communicate to
the public what we are trying to do.
Third: We have had a table at the
Farmer's Market throughout the summer to increase public awareness
of Lopez Hill and the issues.
Fourth: we have mapped the trails on Lopez
Hill, created a new trail to connect the public access to the
existing
trails, and published a map of the trails. Download
Trail Map (PDF).
Ongoing: we are working with county and state
legislators to identify the most appropriate solution to preserve
Lopez Hill. More specific details will be provided as this process
evolves.
Check our Progress Report for ongoing activities. |
Attend any meeting of the Steering Committee: at the Lopez Library
(open to anyone). See our home page for next meeting. We ususally
meet once or twice a month.
Check
out the Yahoo Group LopezHill.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lopezhill
If you're not a member of the group, you can view messages.
As a member, you can post messages and files and view the calendar.
This group provides us with a mailing list to keep members informed
on progress
and
issues and to track all communications and also to provide a repository
for photos and files of information.
Click to join lopezhill
Donations: We are now accepting donations to
help defray administrative costs (printing, flyers, postage, etc.). Please
make checks payable to Friends of Lopez Hill and mail to:
PO Box 292, Lopez Island, WA 98261.
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Photo at left, L to R: Rep Dave Quall, Shannon Hoffman - FOLH,
Nancy Greene - San Juan County Land Bank, Tim Siefert - San Juan
Preservation Trust.
Photo at right: Bill Wallace of DNR, at the top of Lopez Hill |
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