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May 18,2016 <br />Hon.Geoff Scherer <br />Mayor,City of Roslyn <br />Box 451 <br />Roslyn,WA 98941 <br />Dear Mayor Scherer: <br />The Citizen's Advisory Committee (CAC)of the Roslyn Urban Forest (RUF)passed a motion at <br />our last meeting,May 18,2016,to send this letter enthusiastically supporting the City of <br />Roslyn's Town to Teanaway project to purchase 160 acres of private property between the RUF <br />and The Nature Conservancy's lands to the north. <br />Acquisition of these lands will make it possible to meet and enhance the "Main Goals and <br />Priorities"of the RUF's Land Stewardship Plan (LSP),the document which directs and controls <br />management of the RUF. <br />These goals and objectives are explicitly listed on page 10 of the LSP: <br />1.Maintain and enhance a healthy forest ecosystem; <br />2.Provide habitat and habitat connectivity/permeabilityfor a wide range of wildlife <br />species; <br />3.Provide a quality non-motorized recreational experience; <br />4.Manage forest fuels to reduce the risk of catastrophic fires; <br />5.Provide watershed protection; <br />6.Preserve and maintain historical and cultural elements and sites; <br />7.Preserve and maintain the landscape such that it is visually attractive and safe for <br />people; <br />8.Provide non-motorized access to and across the RUF and adjoining properties to <br />create access from the City of Roslyn to Cle Elum Ridge and beyond to the <br />Teanaway Valley,with the exception of possible snowmobile access as set forth <br />in Section (E)of the "Overviewof Management Strategies"of this LSP;and <br />9.Balancing recreation with protection of wildlife and habitat. <br />Without the 160 acres proposed for acquisition,ecological and recreational connectivity stops at <br />the edge of the RUF,disconnecting Roslyn's and surrounding trail systems and habitat <br />(including the Coal Mines Trail,the Suncadia trail system,Washington State Horse Park trails, <br />and the John Wayne Trail),from the regional trail systems and habitat of The Nature <br />Conservancy lands and in the Teanaway Community Forest. <br />Thanks to to the City of Roslyn for taking this proactive step to securing funds for the future of <br />outdoor recreation,ecological connectivity,and wildfire management in our County.Best of <br />luck and please let us know how we can assist in the future. <br />Sincerely, <br />The Citizen's Advisory Committee of the Roslyn Urban Forest