Tag: Bike jumps

From David Minty of Friends of Haro Woods: In keeping with our forest monitoring duties for the Haro Woods I have an update as of Saturday November 3.A group of approximately 7 people – including Rebecca Mersereau and Shawn Newby – did a walk about today to check out the state of the forest with regards to… Continue reading Update on Haro Woods bike jumps

Neighbourhood kids of all ages have been enjoying Haro Woods – but have the woods enjoyed them?  Are they really enjoying nature?  Do they need to bike in the woods?  The kids love to dig: I see them daily on their bikes, with shovels hanging out of their backpacks, kids from elementary and middle schools… Continue reading Kids, Bikes, and Dirt

Andy Orr of the CRD has advised us that tomorrow (Friday Jan 18th) and next week they will be conducting work in the CRD (northwestern) part of Haro Woods to remove illegal bike jumps and some dead trees. 

Gary Darrah of Saanich Parks writes in response to emails from Friends of Haro Woods regarding the unauthorized bike jumps in the wood: Thanks for bringing this to our attention. Unfortunately, we’re not able to get to the site as often as the local community due to the many other projects and duties that consume… Continue reading Saanich Parks responds to concerns about unauthorized bike jumps in Haro Woods