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, now that the lease has been approved, meets on an as needed basis. 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
Donna Hasbrouk
Ruthie Thompson-Klein
Kerby Phelps
Former Members:
Nick Teague
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, starting in May and June of 2006 with a letter
writing campaign to the DNR, and state
and local legislators we were able to raise awareness of the great
community interest in Lopez Hill. Further efforts resulted in the execution of a 50-year lease between San Juan County and the DNR which was finalized in June 2009.
Second: We published Mission and Vision
Statements to articlulate our goals and help to communicate to
the public what we are trying to do.
Third: we 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). FOLH continue to provide maps at various locations on Lopez: Islehaven Books & Borzoi, the Lopez Chamber of Commerce, Isabel's Espresso, Cascadia Bike and Kayak Shop, the Islander Resort. We request a $2.00 donation for each map to help defray printing costs and other maintenance costs.
Ongoing: we are committed to working with county and land bank staff in the development of a long term management plan for Lopez Hill and to deal with issues relating to managing Lopez Hill.
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 now meet only on an as needed basis.
Join us on Facebook! Friends of Lopez Hill on Facebook
Check
out the Yahoo Group LopezHill (will be phased out over time).
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 accepting small donations to
help defray administrative costs (map printing, flyers, postage, signs, etc.). Please
make checks payable to Friends of Lopez Hill and mail to:
PO Box 292, Lopez Island, WA 98261.
Thank you for your support!
(NOTE: FOLH is NOT a registered non-profit.) |
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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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