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This month an article written by the
Associated Press and published in the Boston Herald (and other papers
nationwide) made reference to Lynn Woods and how mountain bikers are
destroying the trails. We received several e-mails from local area riders
asking if the article was accurate and if new problems were developing. We
spoke to park management after reading the article and they assured us that
no relationship problems exist between themselves & mountain bikers in Lynn
Woods. The article referred to the concerns of the National Forest Service
and their attempts to crack down on rogue trails being cut by a very small
group of aggressive mountain bikers across the country.
Lynn Woods is city owned property and
has nothing to do with the National Forest Service, but Lynn Woods is a well
known local mountain biking spot and it was assumed that Lynn Woods was part
of the problem. Some of you may remember back to 1998 -99 when the park did
have a problematic user relationship, but that has all changed and we are
working in close collaboration with park management to ensure our
relationship remains strong. Lynn Woods is not perfect (no place is) and we
continue to deal with rogue trails that occasionally pop up. Some of these
trails predate Dieselbikes, but in general the problems that once existed in
Lynn have been greatly reduced and park management is generally happy with
the results of our collaborations.
Finding balance with all park users
has been an uphill battle, but we at Dieselbikes believe we are heading in
the right direction in Lynn and park management assures us that if there are
any problems, we will be the first to hear about it. need
Source:
Lynn Daily Item [scanned copy]
Posted By: Diesel
Date: 08/20/2009 |
