Title
North Natomas Community Trail Naming Effort
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FileID
File ID: 2026-01795
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Location
Location: District 1
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Pass a Motion forwarding the recommendation to City Council to
name an unnamed shared use path running parallel to and east of I-5, currently between Del Paso and San Juan as “Snowy Egret Trail.”
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Contact
Contact: Mellissa Meng, Executive Director of North Natomas Jibe, (916) 419-9955, mellissa@Jibe.org; Virginia Morgan, Associate Planner, (916) 808-8520,?vmorgan@cityofsacramento.org; Jennifer Donlon Wyant,?Mobility and Sustainability Division Manager,?(916)?808-5913, jdonlonWyant@cityofsacramento.org; Department of Public Works
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Presenter
Presenter: Mellissa Meng, Executive Director of North Natomas Jibe, (916) 419-9955, mellissa@Jibe.org
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description
2-Map of Trail Location
3-Council Resolution 2008-112
4-Presentation
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: North Natomas Jibe is continuing to work with the North Natomas community to establish a name for an unnamed trail running parallel to and east of I-5, currently between Del Paso and San Juan. The community trail naming effort offers many benefits along the shared-use path, including supporting signage and wayfinding, enabling mapping, connecting to shopping and services, and increasing awareness. This effort was initially brought to the commission on August 20, 2026, for feedback on the list of potential names inspired by local flora and fauna including:
Sandhill Crane
Snowy Egret
Burrowing Owl
Lark Sparrow
Based on stakeholder feedback since the previous meeting, Jibe also added “Natomas Flyway” as a name option and determined that the preferred ending for the chosen name would be “Trail.” Jibe gathered input from stakeholders representing the following groups: Council Districts 1 & 3; trail users, including bicycle and pedestrian user groups; naturalists and conservation grou...
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