WHEELS AND WATER BIKE TOUR

Registration at:  https://bit.ly/wheelswaterbiketour

Gay Lea Wilson Trail – Meet @ Mally’s Park Trail Head
5792 NE Berwick Dr. Berwick, IA
Tour begins at 9:00 am and ends at approx. 11:00 am at Copper Creek in Pleasant Hill, IA

Join us Saturday, September 23rd at 9 am for a fun and  leisurely two-hour bike tour of green stormwater infrastructure along the beautiful Gay Lea Wilson Trail.

For several years, the Des Moines metro has been hit hard by floods. One of the best ways to deal with flooding is to restore our landscape so that it is better equipped to handle the water.

Come on the tour to check out what Polk County, the City of Des Moines, and other communities have been doing to restore the landscape with green stormwater infrastructure, such as wetlands, oxbow restoration, bioswales, rain gardens and much more! This work not only helps to protects us from flooding, but has created a beautiful and fun recreational trail for all to use.

The tour will be guided by John Swanson, Polk County Water Resource Supervisor.

The trail is an easy, flat and shaded trail. The ride will be about 8 miles one way. If you cannot ride, we will have some locations that are accessible by car for you to join us.

Please Register at https://bit.ly/wheelswaterbiketour or for more information contact: Kari@1000friendsofiowa.org