South Lakes Park Mountain Bike Trail Development
Parks and Recreation is partnering with Denton Off-road Trails Association and Big Pig Racing Mission to construct a mountain bike trail in South Lakes Park. Preparation work for the trail site will begin this weekend, which will include volunteers assisting with the targeted removal of privet using hand tools. Previously, the Environmental Services and Sustainability Department worked with Parks and Recreation to develop a standard operating procedure (SOP) for privet removal and habitat restoration on park property. The SOP focuses on pre-activity inspection, removal strategies, public education and involvement, restoration planning, and follow-up activities. For more information on how to volunteer visit the volunteer event page (link). In addition, staff have created a Discuss Denton page dedicated to privet removal communications.
The creation of the trail will be conducted by volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering please register here: Mountain Bike Trail Workdays | City of Denton Parks and Recreation (galaxydigital.com)
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Project Updates
Workday December 9
Workday Goals, tools, and important information
Progress
On Sunday, December 3, five volunteers and Parks and Recreation staff helped make some progress on the mountain bike trail
Work day - December 3, 8am-3pm
BERM BABY BERM
Trail Work to Restart After Summer Heat
Volunteers and Parks and Recreation staff will soon be working on the South Lakes Park Mountain Bike Trail
Trail Construction Continues
As the summer heat settled into North Texas, the volunteer construction on the trail took a pause for the summer.
South Lakes Park Mountain Bike Trail Master Plan
Masterplan of Mountain bike trail
Trail Development Work Day - May 27
Come out to South Lakes Park on Saturday, May 27 at 8am-2pm and help build the new mountain bike trail.
Trail Development Kick-Off
The City of Denton is partnering with Denton Off-road Trails Association and Big Pig Racing Mission to develop a dedicated mountain bike trail in South Lakes Park.
Important Dates
South Lakes Park 1st Work Day
This is the first official workday. Representatives from Parks and Rec will be joining.
• Clear marked trail of privet and brush
• Dispose of cutting
• Cut into trail to continue marking
• Begin blocking current bandit trails with cut brush/privet
• Rake trail line
• Dirt work will be needed in the future, but not at this time
The primary goal is to cut and remove as much as possible in the marked areas. The secondary goal is to continue marking. If you have tools bring them, if not the staff will have a limited number of tools.
Recording volunteer hours are very important for the city. This helps them secure grant money. More money equals more cool projects. The city has set up a tracking system along with signing an e-waiver. It's important that you sign the waiver before your work begins.
Mountain Bike Trail Workdays | City of Denton Parks and Recreation (galaxydigital.com)
South Lakes Park 2nd Work Day
South Lakes Park 3rd Work Day
Come out to South Lakes Park on Saturday, May 27 at 8am-2pm and help build the new mountain bike trail. Bring your gloves, water and work ethic and to help. Over one hundred hours of volunteer work have taken place so far on the trail to remove privet.
Without the assistance of volunteers this trail could not be built. Please consider giving a few hours of your day to help improve our park system.
Meet south of the tennis courts off the gravel road where the storage buildings are located.
This is our third official workday. Here is the game plan for the day:
• Widen corridor
• Dispose of cuttings
• Rake the line
• Cut berms
Tools we will need if you have them:
• Rakes (metal or plastic)
• McLeods
• Mattocks
• Lopper
• Gas weed trimmer with heavy duty blade or weed whip
*** Important ***
Wear long pants
Wear long sleeves
BRING HEAVY-DUTY GLOVES
The property has mesquite, honey locust, and the rouge bradford pear. All three have nasty thorns, but the bradford pear is satan in tree form, seriously. The thorns are strong enough to penetrate leather gloves.
Recording volunteer hours are very important for the city. This helps them secure grant money. More money equals more cool projects. The city has set up a tracking system along with signing an e-waiver. It's important that you sign the waiver before your work begins.
Register here: https://cityofdenton.galaxydigital.com/need/