READER REPORT: Me-Kwa-Mooks North Loop Trail gets neighborly TLC. Maybe you can pitch in too

The report, photo, and suggestion were sent by Dukes:

After months of seeing the north-side trail at Me-Kwa-Mooks not being maintained by the city, my father-in-law and I went down on Sunday to work on allowing it to be walkable/runnable once again.

We got most of the big weeds and overhanging trees off the forest floor.

However, if anyone would be willing to assess and clean a bit more, it would make even more of a difference.

SLJ May 23, 2025 (7:05 am)

Thank you for helping the neighborhood!

James Sprague May 23, 2025 (8:39 am)

PLEASE PLEASE STOP!!!You are damaging trees. You do not know how to properly trim a tree. You destroyed a pine by breaking 2/3s of it off. This fir will take years to recover. Someone else said it looked like a bulldozer was working. The trail gets overgrown in the spring every year and if you want to help please get ahold of me in comments. I can show you how to trim a tree back from the trail without damaging it. JamesPLEASE PLEASE STOP!!!

Just No May 24, 2025 (3:50 pm)

I know you’re thinking you’re doing a good deed, but no unless you have training in how to clear trails.

Careful May 25, 2025 (7:02 am)

In the future, please reach out to Green Seattle (greenseattle.org) before doing something like this. They can connect you with the forest steward for the park. Forest stewards have the training and resources to approach a project like this appropriately.

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