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- Dockton Forest (kingcounty.gov)
Dockton Forest, Dockton Natural Area, Dockton Park, and Maury Island Natural Area are 470 acres of contiguous properties with unique ecological features on Maury Island. All of the properties are connected by a network of 12 miles of soft-surface multi-use trails, including three miles dedicated for mountain bikes.
- This is a natural area managed by King County, Washington. It is not a Natural Area Preserve managed by the Washington DNR.
- Harlan Ellison (Wikipedia)
Harlan Jay Ellison (May 27, 1934 – June 28, 2018) was an American writer, known for his prolific and influential work in New Wave speculative fiction and for his outspoken, combative personality. His published works include more than 1,700 short stories, novellas, screenplays, comic book scripts, teleplays, essays, and a wide range of criticism covering literature, film, television, and print media. Some of his best-known works include the 1967 Star Trek episode “The City on the Edge of Forever”, considered by some to be the single greatest episode of the Star Trek franchise (he subsequently wrote a book about the experience that includes his original teleplay), his A Boy and His Dog cycle (which was made into a film), and his short stories “I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream” and “‘Repent, Harlequin!’ Said the Ticktockman”. He was also editor and anthologist for Dangerous Visions (1967) and Again, Dangerous Visions (1972). Ellison won numerous awards, including multiple Hugos, Nebulas, and Edgars.
- Dockton Forest Trail Map (pdf) (kingcounty.gov)
Dockton Forest, Park and Natural Area, along with Maury Island Natural Area make up 472 acres of public open space including over one mile of Puget Sound saltwater shoreline. Located on Maury Island, these open space lands contain an extensive network of recreation trails enjoyed by hikers, runners, equestrians and mountain bikers. Dockton Park provides a public boat launch, moorage and picnic facilities on Quartermaster Harbor. Dockton Forest contains 3 miles of beginner and intermediate mountain bike trails. Maury Island Natural Area was a former gravel mine along Puget Sound that is being restored back to natural forest and shoreline.