This column is the Draft Vision as presented on the
worksheet.
Badger Mountain Centennial Preserve is a
recreational, ecological, and aesthetic resource for
the Tri-Cities region, maintained in its natural
condition. It is used for passive recreation and
appreciation of the natural environment. The
Preserve is a popular exercise area, an important
refuge for shrub-steppe flora and upland birds, an
educational resource, and a vantage-point of the
extent and impacts of the Ice Age Floods. The
preserve is also a land-bank for future shrubsteppe disturbance elsewhere in Benton County.
This column is directly from
the Vision Elements column of
the worksheet.
Vision Elements
Recreational resource - a place
for recreating
This column represents paraphrased and
consolidated notes found on the worksheets.
Too long and detailed; there is nothing about
equestrians; land bank for shrub-steppe
disturbance is “bogus”; fresh air, sunshine; quiet,
exercise, nature, altitude, friends; need to
remember original purpose and agreement at the
time of purchase; while popular exercise area is
true, it should not be the focus; like it; really agree
with Draft Vision, but would like clarity on last
sentence; climbing Badger is very physical, why is
it considered “passive” recreation
These columns
represent the total
responses for a
given level of
importance
1 2 3 4 5
0
1 3
2
This column represents paraphrased and
consolidated notes found on the worksheets.
Notes
On human power; as long as it's passive;
23 primary issue; passive exercise only, trails;
hiking and mountain biking
Ecologic resource - a place
that serves as an example of
shrub-steppe habitat
0
0 3
9
18
Aesthetic resource - an
important visible component
of the regional landscape
0
0 2
8
20
5
No amenities on mountain; trails should meet
user demand to prevent damage to natural
20 soils; preserve natural vegetation and plenty
of trails; protect habitat
Natural condition - native
vegetation is used for ground
repair, minimal trails and
amenities are built
Urban park - includes a variety
of formal amenities: rest
rooms, and play fields
Rural park - includes very few
amenities such as trails and
left in more natural state
Preserve and restore native vegetation; #2
1
1 2
18 7 2
1
1 2
No playfields but restrooms; trail heads is
sufficient for urban amenities; restrooms at
bottom only; this would be against the terms
under which the preserve was created;
limited; restrooms and water at trail heads
1
1
7
Need adequate trails; try to limit the trail
18 system; need trail on south side of preserve
Vision Elements
Passive recreation - activities
that don’t require formal
designated activity areas
Exercise area - an area that
can be used by a variety of
exercisers (joggers, walkers,
mountain. bike riders)
Educational resource informal and formal
opportunities to teach users
about habitat and natural
features
Multi-use trails - trails that are
for a variety of non-motorized
activities (pedestrians,
bicycles, equestrians)
Urban trails - trails that tend
to be straighter, less steep
(<5%), and wider; they are not
necessarily paved
Rural trails - trails that tend to
be curvy, steeper (<10%), and
narrower, rarely, if ever,
paved
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2 3
4
5
2
3 3 10
7
1 6
Trails need to be safe enough to run/jog; on
trails only; existing trials meeting demand;
15 Trailhead Park urban park can be used for this
- not preserve; as designated
3
1
4
Notes
Editor’s remark: A number of respondents did
not understand element; must be trails, "stay
on" ethic, benches
Good start but need to do more; interpretive
signs on some example routes; show how to
4 4 11 10 preserve/ restore in a natural state; no
interpretive signs
Majority of trails should be multi-use;
separate equestrians, cannot make trails be all
things to all people; equestrians use Badger;
non-motorized only; walking/hiking on one,
2 0 5 10 12 others on other; worry about biking and
horses mixing with hikers; No equestrian use;
most trails too narrow to share with
equestrians; clear yield indicators; limit
equestrian trails
Urban like trails at base of preserve; only near
trail heads for less mobile folks; some of both
but separate; this type of trail is available
16 7 4 1 1 elsewhere in the area; most of terrain is too
steep for wide trails; need one main trail; not
paved
0
0 0
6
Prefer minimal development, keep natural;
some of both but separate; restrict number of
24 trails; for less traffic; try to slow people down;
narrow and twisting is preferred
The items below were added by workshop participants. Where possible, the items added by participants
were consolidated. Additionally, some of the items added did not include an evaluation (a 1-5 ranking),
so no ranking was provided; however, in most cases where a ranking was missing it appears from the
notes that the added item is important.
Vision Element
Astronomy/sky viewing
Hours of access(all hours)
Better equestrian access on
SW
1
0
2 3
0 0
4
1
5
0
1
0 1
0
3
0
0 0
0
0
Notes
Let people use at will and at their own risk;
don’t limit
Single purpose trails (biking)
Pull-outs for passing
Staying on trail
0
0
0 0
0 0
0
0
0
0
0
0 0
0
0
Dog on leash/ waste removal
Expand preserve
0
0 0
0
0
0
0 0
0
0
More access points
Visitor guide
0
0 0
0
0
0
0 0
0
0
Visitors need to know what to do in case of
fire, how to report vandalism
0
0 0
0
0
Parking for equestrian use needs to be
expanded, due to the increase in overall use.
Parking*
Keep dogs off bike and equestrian trails
encourage sharing the trail
Off trail use must not be permitted if habitat is
to be preserved
need doggie doo pick-up policy
For protection of aesthetic views, also allow
longer steep trail
*The separate “parking” item was added by editor to allow parking related notes.