Resident urges graveling, phased fixes for Carbondale Nature Park to limit trail erosion

Anna Rosenberg, owner of Sneakers and Snouts, told the Carbondale Parks and Recreation Commission on May 14 that her priority for the Carbondale Nature Park is “graveling the nature park” to reduce ongoing trail erosion and to keep the park usable year-round for dog owners.

Rosenberg said she has used the park multiple times per week and described visible trail widening and repeated muddy seasons that, in her view, are creating new, informal trails. She proposed a fenced, rentable “dog training/run” area near the picnic tables and porta-potty, and offered to help fundraise. “I could get about $5,000 this year,” she said, adding that the town’s previously estimated cost to build a crusher-fines loop was “maybe around 34, 30 6 thousand” and, accounting for…