Rains pose threat to the reopening of the Sylvan Meadows multi-use trail on the Santa Rosa Plateau

Tony Ault Staff Writer

Recent heavy rains have forced the closure of the previously reopened Sylvan Meadows multiuse trail at the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve according to Reserve staff, but it should soon be reopened.

Staff and volunteers have been working to repair sections of the trail that have been waterlogged and several bridges and the surrounding areas. There was a possibility that Sylvan Meadows could reopen in the next few weeks once the repairs are completed and no further heavy rains delay the work.

Volunteer members of the Santa Rosa Plateau Educational Foundation are helping the reserve staff monitor the trail that