A great appreciation for everyone that completed a survey!!!   This gives us all a better understanding of the interests of the community regarding Recreational Use of the Watershed.  Below are the Charted Results and Individual Commentary. Methodology Following the surprise and concerns that were voiced at the March Town Hall Meeting, the Ratepayer-Taxpayer Interest Group…

Is buying a forest, logging it and operating it for recreational use within the scope of services of a Water District?  From Public Records Requests, it doesn’t appear as though the Board has asked or answered that question completely, especially the part about recreational use. Warning:  This gets dry and technical pretty quickly!!  You can…

Why are we purchasing the forest? That is the foundational question. In other words, what is our purpose/ intent of going from not owning the forest to owning the forest? (Click here to see the forest by tax lot.) If you have a moment, pause and reflect on what you have heard – then read…

I sit in Arch Cape watching the mist as it settles into the crevasses of our eastern mountain.  It reminds me of Carl Sandburg’s “The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on.”  And at the same time, I hear the sounds of…