Trail will be an asset

To the editor:

I live on Little Traverse Lake adjacent to the Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore. I can’t wait for the completion of the last part of the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail, Segment 9.

The Little Traverse Lake POA authorized, pursuant to a NPS permit, a tree survey to understand the impact of Segment 9 on the tree canopy. Unsurprisingly, the study showed building a bike trail through the woods requires trees to be removed. The study estimates about 7,300 trees — about one per yard of the 4-mile segment — will be affected.