Help Prevent Winter Closure At Walker Valley

Howdy Folks,

This is a very important issue for anyone who rides in Washington.
If Walker Valley becomes a "summer only" riding area it will push the riders from there to the other areas and lead to future overuse problems elsewhere.

If our access to Walker Valley is to be preserved, it will have to be accomplished by the riders. For both political and financial reasons, the Department of Natural Resources will not be doing it for us.

The Walker Valley riding area is located on 6000 acres of State trust land. Funding for public schools is generated by timber sales. The DNR is required by law to manage the area in the best interest of the trust. They DO NOT have any obligation to provide recreational access and connot allow it if it detracts from the value of the trust. Current battles with Skagit County, the Department of Ecology and some anti-motorsport neighbors are costing the DNR time and money. They are not allowed to let the current situation continue.

It might not seem fair, but if we don't fix it, nobody else will. I hope to see some of you out on the trail helping the Skagit Motorcycle Club with the massive trail project they have taken on.

happy trails

Tod