Pine Street Woods, Kaniksu Land Trust’s ambitious community conservation achievement, is moving into the implementation phase, which means upgrading the access road, building a parking lot, adding signage to the trails, and more. Pine Street Woods is a 160-acre community forest, education and outdoor recreation project that has blossomed into 322-acres and 3.5 miles of trails. A Bonner County Daily Bee April 21 article contains some wonderful quotes about the project. KLT Conservation Director Regan Plumb: “It’s hard for me to believe, after close to 10 years, that Kaniksu Land Trust finally owns this property. I feel like the forward has been written and now we’re starting Chapter 1.“ KLT Board President Jim Zuberbuhler: “That’s (the 322 acres) a little more than half the size of Central Park. A couple of generations from now, this will be such a part of the fabric of our community that people won’t be able to imagine Sandpoint without it.“ KLT Campaign Committee Member Julie Meyer: “Imagine the legacy in the center of our town in 50 years, as the community embraces this space. I like to think of it as our own little Golden Gate Park.“ KLT Conservation Director Regan Plumb: “Education has been a strong component of this project from the beginning. Kaniksu Land Trust is primarily devoted to land conservation, but we see this kind of outreach as a tool to connect people more directly to the land.“ KLT Board President Jim Zuberbuhler: “The stars have been aligned for this project from the very beginning.”
