Jeremy Underhill writes: The serene isolation and beauty of Arana Gulch is threatened by two miles of eight foot wide paved trails and a suspension bridge over Hagemann Gulch. As one of Santa Cruz's last untouched wilderness areas we need to keep it free of roads! It is a beautiful escape from our modern suburban lives and can be easily accessed by anyone. Bikes can be easily ridden through right now and bike paths if needed could be put through the already developed harbor adjacent to Arana Gulch. It does not cause any biker more than five minutes inconvienence to save this undeveloped land. Also the native endangered Tarplant is threatened by this development.

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