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	The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The park was named for Nisene Marks, a mother from a Salinas farming family.
		The park is on land that was clear-cut during a forty-year logging frenzy (1883-1923).
		The epicenter of the October 17, 1989, Loma Prieta earthquake was in this park.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Forest_of_Nisene_Marks_State_Park (274 words)

	Nisene Marks - Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz
		State Parks has negotiated a settlement with the Plaintiffs in the lawsuit that will essentially maintain the status quo for bikes in Nisene Marks.
		As many may know, while State Parks believed that the trial court erred in both it’s construction of the deed and in enforcing the expired deed restrictions, State Parks also did not want to be in the position on appeal of claiming that the deed restriction was unenforceable.
		Neither State Parks nor us put adequate information into the administrative record during the general plan process to rebut this, with the result that the trial court found that mountain bikes were more like horses in their impact on trails and that since the donors banned horses, they would have intended to ban bikes too.
	www.mbosc.org /advocacy/nisene.html (2654 words)

	IMBA News: Action Alerts: Access Threatened at Nisene Marks Near Santa Cruz (11-07-04)
		Nisene Marks is a park of approximately 10,000 acres, which was formed in 1963 when approximately 9000 acres was donated to the state by the children of Nisene Marks in 1963.
		Of paramount significance in the Nisene Marks case is Civil Code Section 885.030, which provides that powers of termination expire 30 years after recording of the instrument which created the interest, unless extended by the recording of a proper notice, prior to the expiration of the power.
		It allowed mountain biking on the portion of the park donated by the Nisene Marks heirs, believing that it was a permitted activity under the deed restriction.
	www.imba.com /news/action_alerts/11_04/11_07_nisene_marks.html (1295 words)

	Ventana Chapter - Court limits mountain biking in Nisene Marks because of deed restrictions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The lawsuit was based on language in the Marks family deed and the family's intention that the park remain largely undeveloped as a natural preserve, offering a place of refuge and solitude for hikers in an essentially primitive redwood landscape.
		The ban on horses was due to concern that the horses might cause damage to the hiking trails, particularly because of the Park's "erodible soils." State Parks enforces the ban on horses.
		Judge Hersher stated that though there was no sport of mountain biking at the time the property was transferred to State Parks, "that mountain biking is at least analogous to horseback riding in terms of the damage that it does to the environment." This view was shared by many.
	ventana.sierraclub.org /conservation/nisene_marks/nisene_court_limits.shtml (704 words)

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		State Parks' objection to Petitioners' reliance on the statement of Herman Marks' niece is overruled.
		Mountain biking is prohibited by the deed restrictions conveying the Dedicated Property to the State and the use of mountain biking cannot be authorized in the deed restricted portions of the Park; 2.
		State Parks has abused its discretion in adopting the General Plan to the extent the General Plan identifies mountain bikers as legitimate users in the deed restricted portions of the Park.
	www.mbosc.org /advocacy/nisene/nisene_decision_11-12-2004.doc (4410 words)

	santa cruz state parks website
		The peaceful redwood groves of the Forest of Nisene Marks State Park conceal a history of cataclysmic forces that shaped and re-shaped the landscape.
		Following the death of Nisene Marks in 1955, her children decided to establish a state park as a living memorial.
		Though the forest no longer echoes with the sound of loggers and their equipment, it continues to be sculpted by natural forces such as the huge floods of January 1982.
	www.santacruzstateparks.org /parks/nisene/hist.php (506 words)

	Preserve The Serenity Of The Forest Of Nisene Marks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The gift of this land to the people of California was extremely generous of the Marks family and should be honored by respecting its intent, which was to preserve the land as a "natural preserve" for the enjoyment of its beauty and serenity.
		It shall be completely at the option of the Donors, their heirs, successors, administrators and assigns, to declare the forfeiture and effect re-entry of the portion of the Property which is directly affected by the breach or occurrence upon which the forfeiture is based.
		On the other hand, people who enjoy Nisene Marks on foot and without wreaking havoc upon the land and fellow park users are probably mostly local and not tied to any industry sponsored groups as to be so organized and able to perform outreach and so forth to rally support for our cause.
	www.richapple.com /nisenedeed.html (1994 words)

	The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park
		The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park (north of Aptos, in the Santa Cruz Mountains)
		This ride stays in the forest (mostly Redwoods, mixed with Madrone, Tanbark Oak, and Douglas Fir) almost all of the way, except for a couple of wonderful views of Monterey Bay.
		Park along the street there; the trail starts at the end of the street.
	mtb.live555.com /rides/NiseneMarks.html (635 words)

	IMBA News: MTB News Wire: Battle of wheels (01-25-05)
		Intent on healing the forest, the Marks family donated 9,000 acres to the state more than 40 years ago to help create the Forest of Nisene Marks State Park with a key stipulation: The government must manage that land as a nature preserve for hikers; no horses or motorized vehicles allowed.
		Her attorney, Bill Parkin, says the state Department of Parks and Recreation ignored deed restrictions to "preserve the park for activities respectful of its natural surrounding such as camping, nature study and hiking." Parkin says the case could potentially have far-reaching implications because most of California's redwood parks originated in deeds from private citizens.
		Nevertheless, the state parks department approved mountain bike use in Nisene Marks in its 2003 general plan, a decision that triggered the lawsuit.
	www.imba.com /news/mtb_news_wire/01_25_05_nisene.html (755 words)

	The Forest of Nisene Marks SP
		The land was donated to the state by the Marks family in 1963.
		The park is four miles north of Aptos on Aptos Creek Road.
		The Forest of Nisene marks is a monument to forest regeneration and the future - it is a forest in the state of becoming.
	www.parks.ca.gov /default.asp?page_id=666 (292 words)

	Wild Recovery 2005: The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park
		The park is only eight miles from this intersection but can take a good deal of time as the road has some serious turns.
		Grant Lake parking lot is on the left-hand side of the road, only a few hundred feet from the main entrance.
		Parking is free and large enough to contain our group plus a few extra so come early.
	www.wildrecovery.org /2005/2005_Grant_Ranch.htm (703 words)

	santa cruz state parks - the forest of nisene marks
		The park offers 10,000 acres of rugged semi-wilderness, rising from sea level to steep coastal mountains of more than 2,600 feet.
		The land was purchased by the Marks family in the 1950s, and was donated to the state in 1963.
		Permission letters must include the name of the park, the name of the juvenile, the dates they may stay and the name, address, phone number and signature of the person's parent or legal guardian.
	www.santacruzstateparks.org /parks/nisene/index.php (328 words)

	Santa Cruz Real Estate \| Santa Cruz Connection
		Since the creation of the state park in 1963, the biggest events have been natural ones, most notably the flood of January 1982 and the Loma Prieta Earthquake of October 1989.
		The forested land passed to their descendants relatively untouched, and it was not until the early 1850s that loggers tentatively began to enter the Aptos Canyon to cut some of the smaller redwoods for shakes and lumber.
		The core of the present-day state park is the land previously owned by the Marks family.
	www.santacruzconnection.com /parks_nisene.shtml (785 words)

	Nisene Marks
		When most people think about hiking in Nisene Marks State Park their feet begin to hurt.
		A hike from the Aptos entrance to the Soquel Demonstration State Forest is 12.4 miles, mostly uphill.
		Further up the trail, we discovered the "twisted grove" or "crazy forest." Several large redwoods were twisted in unusual curves.
	www.mnn.net /nisene.htm (603 words)

	santa cruz county - press - articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The oldest state park, Big Basin, is home to the largest continuous stand of ancient redwoods south of San Francisco.
		Along the crest of the mountains, Castle Rock State Park is a forested wilderness of redwoods, Douglas fir and madrone with 32 miles of hiking and horseback riding trails.
		The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park in Aptos is another tribute to nature's resilience.
	www.santacruzca.org /press/stateparks.shtml (1053 words)

	Ventana Chapter - Settlement reached in Nisene Marks lawsuit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Potential loss of the use of the fire road prompted settlement negotiations between State Parks and Citizens for the Preservation of the Forest of Nisene Marks.
		As reported in The Ventana, the December 10 ruling by Superior Court Judge Judy Holzer Hersher banned mountain bikes in the portion of the park dedicated by the Marks family as a violation of the Marks family's wishes as stipulated in the deed.
		By agreeing to the settlement, State Parks chose not to appeal the judge's decision, and the Citizens for the Preservation of the Forest of Nisene Marks State Park agreed to allow mountain bikes on the Aptos Creek Fire Road.
	ventana.sierraclub.org /conservation/nisene_marks/nisene_settlement_final.shtml (370 words)

	Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks - The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park
		Covered with second growth redwoods, The Forest of Nisene Marks is also home to madrone, tan oak, live oak, Douglas fir, alders, willows and big leaf maples.
		The Forest of Nisene Marks is a watershed in a continuous process of change and growth, sculpted by natural forces like earthquakes, landslides, fire and erosion, and the human impacts of extensive logging.
		Explorers of the park's steep and rugged terrain can still find traces of logging operations that denuded the mountainsides until the 1920s in the form of stumps and clearings, mill sites and trestles.
	www.thatsmypark.org /niseneMarks.php (387 words)

	Nisene Marks Reopens to Bikers - Ridemonkey.com
		Bicycles are illegal on trails in the upper 9,000 acres of The Forest of Nisene Marks.
		Bikes were not mentioned, but State Parks officials decided in the spirit of the deed, they would restrict pedalers from the trails.
		Sandy Henn of Aptos, spokeswoman for Citizens for the Preservation of The Forest of Nisene Marks State Parks, said she was thrilled with the result.
	www.ridemonkey.com /forums/showthread.php?t=115611 (833 words)

	MetroActive News & Issues \| Nüz
		Public vs. Private: A threat to public access of Nisene Marks State Park is the subject of a recently filed lawsuit by the Nisene 2 Sea Open Space Alliance.
		Nisene 2 Sea Open Space Alliance wants to nip development plans on the former Koch Property in the bud, and to do so it has filed a lawsuit against the county.
		The Planning Department states that the grade of the slope on which the septic tank would be located exceeds 30 percent, making it an illegal location.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/cruz/09.06.00/nuz-0036.html (1077 words)

	Olive Springs to Nisene Mark
		Instead, the camp was in a dark, cold forest, without even a clearing, but supplied only with a spooky dead tree and an ugly privy.
		According to Jeff Thomson’s book Explore the Forest of Nisene Marks State Park, Sand Point’s 1600-foot elevation is considered to be the best viewpoint in the park.
		The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park official plastic-coated map is available from the Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks (Call 831-429-1840), State Park stores (Natural Bridges, Wilder, and Seacliff), and Bookshop Santa Cruz.
	www.mnn.net /olive.htm (1236 words)

	Citizens for the Preservation of the Forest Of Nisene Marks State Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Citizens for the Preservation of the Forest Of Nisene Marks State Park
		The lawsuit is based on the inadequate and flawed General Plan that State Parks recently adopted for the future management of the Forest of Nisene Marks State Park.
		The purpose of this letter is not only to advise you of legal action taken against State Parks, but also to ask for your financial contribution to help us pursue a legal outcome that will protect the Forest of Nisene Marks State Park for the future.
	www.richapple.com /jan2004letter.html (311 words)

	GORP - Aptos Creek Fire Road Nisene Marks State Park - Mountain Biking Silicon Valley, California
		The Forest of Nisene Marks was the first property on the West Coast that the Nature Conservancy helped acquire for public use.
		In 1963, the Marks children, with assistance from the Nature Conservancy, donated the property to the state of California in memory of their mother, Nisene Marks.
		This park also was the epicenter of the powerful October 17,1989, earthquake that toppled the Nimitz Freeway in Oakland.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/publishers/menasha/bik_sil4.htm (846 words)

	The Advocates for Nisene Marks State Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In January of 1999, the Board of Directors of the Advocates for Nisene Marks State Park passed a formal resolution to support The Nisene 2 Sea Open Space Alliance’s goal of acquiring the Koch Property as an addition to The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park.
		The Advocates communicated their position to the State Department of Parks and Recreation citing, among reasons for their support, the historic and ongoing heavy public use of the Koch Property for access to Nisene Marks.
		In March of 2001, the Advocates again formally voiced their support for acquisition of the Koch Property as one of their recommendations for the The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park General Plan.
	www.nisene2sea.org /advocates.html (124 words)

	Nisene Marks State Park
		Now in the middle of the rainy season the woods along Nisene Marks would be dark and green with that thick musty smell and full flowing rivers.
		On the outskirts of the park the trail passes through Hinkley Basin.
		There is a lot of flat riding on the beginning stretch, as Aptos Creek Road extends inland through the valley, along smooth roads and over scenic bridges.
	www.gatetrails.com /exhibits/023nisene.html (572 words)

	USGS Earthquake Hazards Program » Historic Earthquakes
		In the Santa Cruz Mountains in the forest of Nisene Marks State Park, about 16 kilometers northeast of Santa Cruz and about 7 kilometers south of Loma Prieta Mountains, California.
		The earthquake produced a pattern of northwest-trending extensional fractures in the north end of the aftershock zone northwest of the epicenter, but throughgoing right-lateral surface faulting was not found above the rupture defined by the main shock and its aftershocks.
		Extensional fractures (maximum net displacement of 92 centimeters) were observed about 12 kilometers northwest of the epicenter, in the Summit Road-Skyland Ridge area, east of State Highway 17, whereas zones of compressional deformation were found along the northeast foot of the Santa Cruz Mountains between Blossom Hill and Palo Alto.
	earthquake.usgs.gov /regional/states/events/1989_10_18.php (835 words)

	Activate Education: Learning Beyond the Classroom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		All arrangements and information about The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park is available at the Sea Cliff Visitors Center.
		Forest Bike Ride-Every Wednesday in June at 11:00 AM Grab your bike and discover a local well kept secret- a second growth redwood forest in the middle of Aptos.
		The Forest of Nisene Marks was completely logged 100 years ago.
	people.ucsc.edu /~sarakix/active8/SeaCliff.html (465 words)

	10/21/2001 Forest of Nisene Marks State Park
		This is because of the location of the park - it's a bit farther to drive - a little over an hour on Rt17.
		Park at the first parking lot and start hike #1.
		Park Location: ~7 miles south of Santa Cruz, about 3 miles off Rt 1, in the town of Aptos.
	www.signite.com /hiking/Pages/Info/NiseneMarks/102101.html (1370 words)

	NPCA Destination Finder
		The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park offers 10,000 acres of rugged semi-wilderness, rising from sea level to steep coastal mountains of more than 2,600 feet Once the site of logging operations until the 1920s, visitors can still find evidence of logging operations, mill sites and trestles in the park.
		There are 30 miles of trails through the park and several picnic areas.
		Hike the seven mile trail to the campground and then relax in the wilderness for the rest of the afternoon.
	syndication.getoutdoors.com /npca/destination_summary/2283.html (111 words)

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