Grants, Volunteers & Donations To Complete
New Trail In NK Heritage Park
The NK Heritage Park Stewardship Group, NKTA and volunteers from Aspect Consulting LLC, will team up later this summer to build a boardwalk to reroute the trail cross the wetland near the parking lot at Miller Bay Road. It will complete the Boundary Trail, creating a loop with the Spine Line Trail. Grants from Puget Sound Energy ($3,000) and the Suquamish Tribe ($2,000), combined with $500 from the Kingston Rotary, will fund the purchase of materials. This will be the second year that Aspect Consulting employees have done a major project in the park. Park steward Dave Haley is coordinating the project. Thanks to all the volunteers and donors that will help make this happen!
Trails & Happenings In Port Gamble
• New Trailhead open: Olympic Property Group (OPG) has built a new trail head to access the Port Gamble area trails. The roughly 60 miles of trails have become so popular that parking is impacting neighbors and local businesses. The new trail head is just south of town off highway 104, and even has a map kiosk and parking that for horse trailers. It is adjacent to the RC airfield, so be sure to keep off the landing field. NKTA will try to keep the kiosk stocked with trail maps or you can download them from our website (link). Also, NKTA is partnering with NW Trail riders, backcountry horsemen and OPG to post some trail maps in a few key locations on the trails themselves. This land is privately owned timber land, so only the logging roads are signed.
• NK Herald series of articles on trails: The North Kitsap Herald has begun publishing a series of articles describing the trails that are part of the Kitsap Forest and Bay land conservation proposal. The first article is on the Beaver Trail Loop, a short hike accessible from the new trail head. NKTA will post these and other descriptions of local trails on our website. If you would like to help write articles about your favorite trail, contact us at info@northkitsaptrails.org
• OPG community open house: OPG held an open house June 27 to share their plans for Port Gamble with almost 400 community members. If you missed it, information on their plans is available on OPG's website.
• Puget Sound Partnership Award: The Kitsap Forest and Bay coalition just received a "Puget Sound Champions" award from the Puget Sound Partnership for their efforts to try to protect forests and bay in Port Gamble and North Kitsap.
Fun Events On Land & Water
• Kitsap Peninsula Water Trails Dedication: Join us in Kingston at Mike Wallace Park, Saturday August 4, for the Dedication of Kitsap Peninsula Water Trails and Kingston Trail Rendezvous. It's a party with music, beer garden, arrival of Paddle Kitsap participants and dedication of the Water Trail. Free shuttle bus between trail heads runs from 1-5 p.m., dedication of the water trails celebration 4-6:30.
Hop on or off the free shuttle bus for your choice of guided walks, or grab a map and the shuttle bus schedule at our information booth and use the shuttle to explore on your own. This is a great opportunity to explore the NK Heritage Park, White Horse trail and the Heritage Park expansion property. (Part of Kitsap Forest and Bay conservation efforts) Trail lengths vary from just over a mile up to 5 miles - there is something for everybody! A guided mountain bike ride will leave the Kingston at 2 p.m.
The Suquamish Tribe/Port Madison Enterprises will provide a free shuttle bus connecting 4 different trail heads around the NK Heritage Park and Kingston parking. Park your car in Kingston and use the shuttle to walk the trails one way. For schedule details check our calendar.
• Northwest Adventure Festival: The Northwest Adventure Festival was great fun for the over 400 participants in the land and water races. The team that won the grueling "Beast" paddling, cycling and running triathlon, brought in participants from three states. The weather was perfect and people from throughout the region got to experience a special weekend in the Port Gamble area. NKTA and the Kitsap Forest and Bay Project teamed up on some outreach efforts. Thanks to Costco and Central market for donating the food that NKTA provided to the racers.
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