Redwood zip lines on agenda

The City of Surrey will host an open house Tuesday (Nov. 10) to share details of a proposal for an adventure park at Redwood Park.

The WildPlay concept includes a series of tree-to-tree obstacle courses for the South Surrey site, such as zip lines, suspension bridges and scramble nets.

Parks staff and the Nanaimo firm asked the city's heritage commission in June to consider allowing five hectares of the park's forested area to be used for the WildPlay Element Park.

The area sought would not be within the historical Brown Brothers homestead, and would not impact any heritage trees or existing trails, officials say.

The 32-hectare Redwood Park, at 20 Avenue and 180 Street, was a 21st birthday gift to deaf brothers David and Peter Brown. In about 1893, they began collecting tree seeds from around the world and planting them in the park. Today, the site boasts 32 species of trees from Russia, Austria, Japan, France, Italy and California.

The siblings also built a two-storey treehouse, and later donated the park to the City of Surrey.

Tuesday's open house, from 6-8 p.m. in the gym at Hall's Prairie Elementary (18035 8 Ave.), is "an opportunity to review accurate background information and a conceptual plan," states a notice on the city's website. A presentation is planned for 6:15 p.m.

Staff will also be on hand to receive input. For more information, call 604-501-5050.

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