On Tuesday, January 30 officials gathered to break ground on Phase II of Sawnee Mountain Preserve. Phase II will consist of an Environmental Learning Center that will serve as the administrative home to the Outdoor Program section of the Forsyth County Parks and Recreation Department, a universally accessible tree house and nature trails to connect to Phase I. It is expected that Phase II will be in operation by March 2008. The universally accessible tree house will be the first of its kind in the southeast and was the class project of the 2006 Leadership Forsyth class.
Phase I, which is now open, can be accessed by the Park's Entrance with Parking Area at 2500 Bettis-Tribble Gap Road. Playground, Hiking Trails to Summit, Picnic Pavilions, Restroom Facilities, and Outdoor Classroom styled as an amphitheater are all available for public use.
For more information on the Sawnee Mountain Preserve & it's facilities, please visit
www.forsythco.com or
www.sawneemountain.org.
