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CITY OF ROSL YN National Historic District and Preserve America Community November 2010: Regional Assessment Workshop (From the Executive Summary) In order to inform the ongoing efforts of a comprehensive Trail and Recreation plan for the Roslyn Urban Forest, the Roslyn Urban Forest Citizens Advisory Committee Partnered with The Wilderness Society to outreach to the community and potential stakeholders in advance of and during a Regional Assessment Workshop. The Goals of this outreach were to: 1. Gather information to shape the Roslyn Urban Forest Trail and Recreations Plan -Specifically where to maintain and develop connections between existing conservation and recreation in the region and define the niche of the Roslyn Urban Forest; 2. Identify opportunities to connect the Roslyn Urban Forest with regional trail and conservation corridors; 3. Identify collaborative opportunities to fund our collective ideas; and 4. Foster the conversation among the community interested in working toward an upper Kittitas County regional recreation plan. Surveys were sent to all Roslyn residents through their water bills with twenty-six responses, direct outreach was conducted with fourteen individuals representing locol, regional and state recreation and conservation organizations, and thirty-eight stake holders and citizens attended the workshop. Results indicate that a wide variety of recreation and conservation activities take place in Upper Kittitas County. The majority take place in three main watersheds (Yakima, Cle Elum, and Teanaway). Hikers, mountain bikers, horse riders, motorcyclists, ORV riders, snowmobilers and dog sledders are active in the region and many of the users are also involved in conservation activities. The need for connectivity -maintaining and restoring adjacency for both habitat and recreational opportunities -was a clear priority for 011. Residents and other users alike are interested in connectivity (recreational and conservation) between the Roslyn Urban Forest from the "ridgetop to the river" with a vision of connecting the Teanaway Valley up and over the ridge, down through the Roslyn Urban Forest, Suncadia, to the Cle Elum River. Participants value the conservation values of Wildlife, plants and biodiversity as well as watersheds, clean water, open space, undeveloped land, forests, the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, the Teanaway valley and migration corridors and connectivity. The top conservation needs in Upper Kittitas County were identifies as Wildlife corridors and a network of open space as well as a sustainable ecological management approach, stewardship ethic, and political support from county commissioners. Trails, from those on US Forest Service Lands to specific trails such as the Iron Horse Trail and Rat Pac trial were the number one recreation value identified followed by hiking, access, the Alpine Lakes 11