A Sea Of Red

I thought the catchy title might,at the least, get some curious looks.

It seems that over the last five years, Liberty has timbered significant portions of wooded land; sometimes for expansion- sometimes for who knows why, such as the entire ridge on the east side of the mountains that was timbered a couple of years ago (did we need money that badly?) In that scenario, there seemed to be no apparent reason and some of the trails had to be rebuilt afterwards. Now a section just north of the water tank on Candler's Mtn. Rd. has been cleared; initially the word was that there would be some fields over there, but now there seems to be no plan- just a big brown spot, again with more trails removed from service.

For as much as LU crows about all the outdoor activities that are afforded students, why are areas timbered without thought for the trail system that is well used and has been developed as a part of the LU "outdoor experience." Is there a grand plan or is this type of work instituted as haphazardly as it seems?

Labor is cheap right now. I think you're just seeing the ground work being done while that's the case. And in some spots things will be built this summer, and others., not quite yet.

From JLFJR on Jan 24th:

"The road across from the Wingate was used to get the drill rig trucks in to test for rock. Amazingly, we found very little rock. However, we decided not to build any athletic/intramural fields on the site, at least, not now. Instead, we are installing turf on the existing IM fields at the south end of East Campus. The field behind Hancock will also get turf and lights. The IM fields in Campbell County (beyond the fields next to Campus East) will also be lighted. With those improvements, we will finally have enough fields to meet the demand for club sports, intramural and athletic needs (including women's field hockey and lacrosse)."