Re-grading work begins at BSA

Parks Maintenance staff have begun regrading work at the Bike Skills Area in Upper Luther Burbank Park. This work aims to restore the native soil at the base of the slopes and the edge of the course, using a small excavator. The jumps at the Bike Skills Area were created by 'borrowing' soil from the area surrounding the course, which undercut the slopes. Regrading these areas will return the soil to the bases of those hillsides, reducing the chance of slope movement and providing a planting medium. Our Open Space Team is working on a replanting plan for this area which will slow and (eventually) stop the erosion of these slopes.

In case you missed the public meeting, the following preliminary recommendations from the consultant include:

• Jumps will be professionally designed & maintained in their designed form
• Bike Skills Area will remain within existing footprint
• Restore soil to undercut hillsides and tree root zones