Trails Representatives

Trails Rep Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary contact for a group of trail users
  • Post notices and verbally "spread the word" about important info
  • Recruit Trail Care Volunteers 
  • Recruit, coach and support Trails Advocates to champion trails projects within your area.
  • Monitor trail conditions within your area, and identify any potential projects to preserve, expand, or improve trails.
  • Organize and promote local trail rides and events - to introduce people to unfamiliar trails, and provide a fun way for trail users to get to know each other.
  • Teach and practice Ground Rules for Working Together

Trails Reps for other organizations involved in planning & care of Bonita trails

Trail User Group

Trails Rep
Sweetwater Community Planning Group - Trails Rep Mark Kukuchek
Sweetwater Community Planning Group - DPW Liaison
(Liaison to County Department of Public Works)		 Muriel Watson
Sweetwater Trail Patrol County Parks

Trails Reps for Running, Hiking, & Biking Trail User Groups

Trail User Group

Trails Rep
Mountain Bikers John Carroll  and Tim Amerine (Hoser)
Bonita Roadrunners  
High School Cross Country Team(s)  
Bonita Agua Dulce 4H  
South Bay 4H  
Boy Scouts Ken Velasquez
Cub Scouts  
Girl Scouts  

Trails Reps for local horse ranches

Horse Ranch

Trails Rep
Bonita Valley Horseman
primary contact for horse ranch reps		 Kathy Ziegler
Sweetwater Farms Roberta Jackson
Beckett's Ranch
Linda Wallace's Ranch Joe Ambrose
Karen Messias' Ranch
Sunnyside Stock Farm (Owner: Dave Phair) Dave Phair
Lucky 7 Ranch (Owner: Gene Ames)  
Insko's Ranch Heather Murray
Flying Dove Sandy Gonzales
San Miguel Stables
Del Mar Riding Academy Nicole Glenn
Jeff Hunt's Ranch Janet Raya
Mount Miguel Stables
Silvereyn Valley Farms Maureen Hogan
Rancho Los Compadres Tom Curtin
Malouf IEB Jessica Malouf
Winners Circle (formerly BETH program)  
Please contact us to add more stables

Trails Reps for local neighborhoods

Geographic Area

Trails Rep
West Bonita - West of Willow  Darrell & Stacy Jett
North Bonita - West of Briarwood - West of Briarwood - East of Willow - North of Sweetwater Road. Andrea Goyette
North Bonita - East of Briarwood - East of Briarwood - North of San Miguel Road - East of Summit Park. Muriel Watson
South Bonita - South of Bonita Road - East of Willow - West of Sunnyside Bridge Mark Kukuchek
Bonita Highlands - All Bonita Highlands and connecting trails Janet Raya
Sunnyside - East of Sunnyside Bridge (except for Highlands) - South of San Miguel Road  Marilyn Williams
Chula Vista - Bonita Long Canyon, and all of Chula Vista John Carroll
Parks - All areas of Sweetwater Regional Park - from 805 staging area to Summit Campground and new Quarry Road Loop Trail. Also includes Chula Vista Municipal Golf Course.  Mark Kukuchek
Wildlife Preserve - US Fish & Wildlife preserve. Also includes Sweetwater Reservoir Loop Trail, and SDG&E Trail (connecting to Chula Vista San Miguel Ranch) Mark Kukuchek