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Gallatin Valley Land Trust formalizes Burke Park Traverse; tree coalition urges nesting‑season pause
Summary
At the May 22 Urban Parks and Forestry Board meeting in Bozeman City, Gallatin Valley Land Trust (GVLT) said it is formalizing a roughly 1‑mile trail through Burke Park; the Bozeman Tree Coalition urged a pause or habitat survey to avoid disturbing nesting birds.
At the May 22 Urban Parks and Forestry Board meeting in Bozeman City, Gallatin Valley Land Trust (GVLT) trails director Matt Parsons described the Burke Park Traverse, a roughly 1‑mile trail under construction that will formalize an existing social route and reduce erosion and private‑property encroachment.
Parsons told the board the trail begins at the Simpkins Spur, meets the Wortman Spur mid‑route and reconnects to the Church Avenue trailhead. He said the route was identified in Bozeman’s 2003 Burke Park master plan and again in the 2023 Burke Park master plan, and noted the project was included in City Commission…
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