Please read the memo from Davidson County resident and IMBA-SORBA board member Carolyn Heichel, as she shares info from the Warner Parks/Burch Preserve Public Meeting on March 22nd.
For those of you unable to attend the meeting last night…I’ll try to give a quick recap (as it pertains to mountain biking): Although mountain bike trails were not part of the master plan for the new Burch Reserve property, according to Tim Netsch (Assistant Director Planning & Facilities – Metro Parks) mountain bike trails WILL be added in Percy Warner Park on …

March 23rd Tennessean Article, “Runners Bikers want to use trails” after Public Meeting does not share all the details that will avoid user conflict.  With the announcement of mountain bike specific trails at Percy Warner that will not intersect others, we now look to the county wide master plan and work PW into a high priority project.  More info to be shared in April as sight review will render a glimpse of what’s to come.
Tennessean – Residents Debate Warner Parks…
IMBA E-news Article
SORBA Member’s letter to the Tennessean
Same Tennessean Article reference …

Please pass this link on to EVERYONE!  We need a strong response on the  Friends of Warner Parks website from the mountain bike community!!  It only takes a minute!
For those of you who were unable to make the public meeting last Thursday to discuss the use of the new Warner Parks Burch Reserve, I will try to give a short recap.  The property containing the old growth forest has already been set aside as a State Natural Area and will not be up for discussion …