West Baraboo seeking public input on Village Forest park plans

Susan Endres
May 13, 2021
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Jeremiah Conley, public works director for the village of West Baraboo, hikes a trail Wednesday morning leading into the Village Forest, which is open for public use while the village solicits input on potential plans for the park. The trail can be accessed at the end of Zajak Road.

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A roughly half-mile trail loops through the West Baraboo Village Forest Wednesday. The village prepared the park for public use, accessible from Zajak Road, to give community members a chance to see it and provide input on potential uses.

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Sun peeks through trees Wednesday morning on a hiking trail at the West Baraboo Village Forest. The village prepared the park for public use, accessible from Zajak Road, to give community members a chance to see it and provide input on potential uses.

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Jeremiah Conley, public works director for the village of West Baraboo, walks toward a trailhead Wednesday morning at the Village Forest, which is open for public use while the village solicits input on potential plans for the park. The trail can be accessed at the end of Zajak Road.

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West Baraboo Village Forest trail map — A rough outline marks the current hiking trails at the Village Forest in West Baraboo with entry points at the end of Zajak Drive, where there is parking available, and across from the cemetery on Terrytown Road.
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051321-bara-news-village-forest-05 — A clearing abuts the West Baraboo Village Forest's temporary parking area Wednesday morning at the end of Zajak Road. The village prepared a roughly half-mile hiking trail through the forest to give community members a chance to see the park and provide input on potential uses.
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