Today was a hard day to watch, though it was necessary. When designing the two loops of the main trails, it was intentionally routed so that only a few small 4 inch diameter trees had to be removed along the entire trail system. The trails work within the forest, and they continuously flow...
Trail building is underway at the Sculpture Forest. Professional trail builder Eric Carabba of Backwoods Contracting will be onsite for the entire month of May constructing the upcoming trails for the park. He has an extensive history with trail construction, land resource management,...
Official construction and use permits were received from Island County to proceed with the sculpture park! The county team was enthusiastic about the project from the start, and they were helpful...
This week, I spent many hours getting wet and dirty in heavy bushwhacking throughout the park property, all in search of the best route for both the south walking trail loop and north walking trail loop. It was fun. Route finding for an ecosystem-oriented sculpture park requires a lot of thought...
After many months of putting together plans, documents, and long term construction strategy, I submitted all of the required documents for full permit applications with Island County in November. On December 18, I placed the official "yellow sign" Public Notice of Application onsite by Parker Road,...
I adjusted the public parking lot driveway and parking spaces a few feet here and a few feet there, all to optimize for the highest number and largest trees that could be saved. I was able to strike a good balance, and some trees that may have been removed will instead hopefully come right up to...