Community Involvment:
Saturday, October 6, 2007: Take a Kid Mountain
Biking Day - in conjunction with the International Mountain Biking
Association
(IMBA). Organized
by Donna Hasbrouck: 468-4765.
Madrona Murphy and Russell Barsh, through their
non-profit research group KWIAHT are working on an assessment of
flora and fauna on
Lopez Hill. They are also working with teacher Jill Rain at Lopez
High School and the AP Environmental Sciences class to setup an
ongoing monitoring program.
Kelley Palmer-McCarty, a Lopez High School graduate in June 2007, turned
her attention to Lopez Hill for her senior project. She set up an avian monitoring program, working with Russell Barsh and Madrona Murphy, as well as documented
the issues around preserving Lopez HIll. Click here to read her senior paper..
In July 2006, Addie Rankin, a Lopez Island junior,
entered an essay in the Land Bank contest "Places of Meaning:
Conservation Lands and Island Life". Click
here to read his essay. |
DNR Action:
Recently, the DNR placed Lopez Hill on their list of properties
to be leased through the Trust Lands Transfer Program for 2007
- 2009. This went before the Washington State Legislature during
the 2007 session. The funding for a 50 year lease of Lopez Hill to San Juan County was approved by the State Legislature at the end of the 2007 session. Negotiations between the county and the DNR are expected to be completed in the spring of 2008. San Juan County Parks is expected to take over management of Lopez Hill at that time.
Case Statement: This is an assessment of all the aspects of
Lopez Hill which make it unique and worthy of preservation. Please
contact one of the Steering Committee members if you are interested
in working on one of the sections. Tentative outline is:
[Coming soon...]
Trails: There may be ongoing trail maintenance parties.
Please contact one of the Steering Committee members if you are interested
in helping with trail work. |
Letter Writing Campaign:
We recieved letters from 35 people, including a number of students,
and sent packages of information to each of 13 legislators in
Olympia, including Gov. Gregoire on February 5, 2007. The FOLH members then contacted each legislator individually. This effort was a key factor in making sure that legislators were aware of Lopez Hill and in enlisting their support.
THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO HELPED IN THIS CAMPAIGN!!
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