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Dr. Jane Moore
Executive Director

By Phone:
(253)  307-9873

By E-mail
janemoore.jm@gmail.com

Office hours

Monday-Friday
8 a.m. to 4:30  p.m.

Board  Meetings
Our noon meetings are
held on the second
Thursday of each month, except in August.
 

Photos by Kirk Kirkland Three new board members join Forvergreen Council.  Rick Talbert is a member of Pierce County Council.  He previously served on the Tacoma City Council for several terms.  Talbert worked for county government for over 16 years serving in a variety of administrative capacities including program auditor. Talbert currently is chair of the County’s Park Leadership Task Force which is reviewing funding options for county parks and recreation.   Chris Beale is an associate planner in Current Planning/Planning Department City of Puyallup. He is currently working on the River Road Corridor redesign project and rain gardens and also serves on the City of Tacoma Planning Commission. Chris is the chair of the Coalition for Active Transportation (CAT). CAT is an organization formed in 2010 to support the development and maintenance of bikeways and walkways throughout Pierce County to provide opportunities for safe, healthy, and environmentally sound recreation and transportation Bob Myrick is a tireless bike advocate.  On behalf of the Tahoma Wheelman he has worked with the county and city governments and the legislature to improve non-motorized transportation within Pierce County. He also serves as president of the Mount Tahoma Trails Association, a non-profit organization that maintains about 50 miles of trails with huts and a yurt near Mt. Rainier. In addition Myrick has bicycled back to St Louis from Tacoma on several occasions, in addition to other cycle touring trips in New Zealand and other countries.  His knowledge of how to improve local cycling conditions comes from his international experience

New Executive Director at ForeverGreen Dr. Jane Moore became the executive director in July after Jayme Gordon resigned to have a child. Dr. Moore previously served as president of ForeverGreen for two years and was the Executive Director of Healthy Communities of Pierce County. We are very fortunate that Moore was available as few people have the experience with conference planning and other activities to step into the position at a critical period. Jayme Gordon gave birth to a boy, Ryan David, in September. Gordon began as Executive Director in 2005 and provided leadership through the organization's founding years   ___________________________________________ Phelps joined ForeverGreen Board in 2011. Shawn Phelps, Senior Transportation Planner with the County’s Public Works and Utilities Department joined the board in October 2011. Phelps is the county’s bicycle and pedestrian coordinator. He recently worked to update the Pierce County Bike Map which shows current bicycle lanes, trails, and other features. Shawn also was instrumental in forming a committee of officials from cities and other agencies to work together to improve non-motorized transportation and coordinate better communications between jurisdictions.

Photo by Kirk Kirkland

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Trail awards prensent at Conference

Task Forces examines new countywide funding  for  parks and trails

New Executive Director at ForeverGreen

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Task Force examines new countywide new funding for parks and trails.

The Pierce County Council appointed a task force to review new funding for Pierce County parks, open space and trails.  Funds were appropriated for public workshops to involve the public in prioritizing parks, trails and open space plans in the county.

The Leadership Task Force began meeting in December 2011. Representatives from park districts, ForeverGreen board, bicycle organizations, businesses and other interest groups are included on the task force.

The task force meets monthly at the Lakewood Community Center at the park department office in Lakewood.  The public is invited  to  attend.

Several sources of new funding will be considered including the possibility of sharing the regional funding with cities, towns and existing MetroPark Districts in the county.

Trail awards presented at Conference 

In 2008, the ForeverGreen Council established an annual recognition of a project, place, person, or organization that most embodies the vision of the ForeverGreen Council: to connect Pierce County communities with a network of trails.  The awards are presented each year at the Pierce County Trails Conference. Two to three awards are presented in the following general areas: a place or project; lifetime achievement for an individual; individual with a particularly outstanding year; organization in government; or non-government organization.

There are several basic criteria for the awards. The activity must make a significant contribution toward building missing trail links or filling gaps in the trail network. The place must be in Pierce County and the person’s actions must most directly impact trail development in Pierce County. A high degree of inter-jurisdictional activity is highly desired. The recognition will cover current activity (within the last year) but may be part of a longer term project or effort. The recognition should acknowledge tangible achievements: completed projects, new funding available, completion of a plan, beginning of construction, etc. The activity must have some degree of risk or leadership involved in its completion. Repeat recognition is not specifically forbidden, but should be carefully considered.

The 2011 Trail Leadership Awards were presented at the trails conference on November 9. Bob and Diane Kastama received recognition for their ongoing work on the Riverwalk Trail in Puyallup.

Bob and Diane have been instrumental in establishing the Friends of the Riverwalk group. They helped plan and host the first Families in Motion on the Riverwalk event in April 2010.

This has become an annual event, and the Kastamas are now working on the third annual Families in Motion on the Riverwalk to be held April 28, 2012. Bob and Diane walk the trail daily, picking up trash, feeding feral cats, and welcoming others to the trail.

With the Friends of the Riverwalk group, they are working to beautify the trail, add maps and signage, and complete the missing links in the middle of the trail and between the Riverwalk and the Foothills Trails.

The second 2011 Trail Leadership Award was presented to the City of Tacoma for development, adoption, and implementation of the Mobility Master Plan which creates a connected network of safe bicycle and pedestrian routes throughout the city.

The first bicycle boulevards in the county will be created under this plan in the near future. The award was presented to Diane Wiatr, Mobility Coordinator, Planning Department for the City of Tacoma. Liz Kaster, Commute Trip Reduction Coordinator for the City of Tacoma was also recognized during the presentation.

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Crashing through fallen leaves on Foothills Trail near Orting

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