HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-09-24 Public Comment - T. King - Re_ Make Sourdough Trail drainage safeFrom:Trish King
To:Bozeman Public Comment
Subject:[EXTERNAL]Re: Make Sourdough Trail drainage safe
Date:Monday, September 9, 2024 2:30:54 PM
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Dear Mayor and commissioners,
Please I urgently request that you consider a city proclamation that would
benefit the majority of folks and ban trapping and snaring in this beautiful
drainage. This is a very popular hiking area. I love hiking on the Sourdough
trail with my dog and grandchildren and would be so much more
comfortable knowing that this is a trap and snare free area. These
indiscriminate traps and snares should not be strewn across our public
lands. The majority of us don't want them on our recreational areas.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Trish King
Columbia Falls, MT
write to you to support the campaign to ban all trapping and snaring of
animals up in Sourdough Canyon. I often take my family up there to hike
with our dogs and children year-round. Rather than relaxing and enjoying
the scenery, I am constantly worried that my dog will accidentally get caught
in a trap while he is running off-leash. Trapping has no place in modern
society, and especially not on a high-use recreation trail like Sourdough.
Plenty of wildlife use this migration corridor in the Gallatin Range, including
endangered species. They are at great risk too. These are public lands
that we should be able to enjoy without fear of consequences. I'd be
grateful if you'd consider a city proclamation that would benefit the majority
of folks and ban trapping in this beautiful drainage. Thank you.