posted Apr 3, 2023
Landscape architecture is essential to improving our nation’s infrastructure.
posted Oct 3, 2022
The trail system consists of seven trails, accessible from the Visitor Center, that provide the opportunity to observe the seven distinct habitats of Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge (BBNWR).
published Jul 2021
An effort is underway to honor those who lost their lives on 9/11 with a memorial trail that traverses 1,300 miles.
posted Nov 20, 2020
The Blue Ridge Tunnel was constructed between 1850 and 1858 beneath Rockfish Gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains of central Virginia. The tunnel is 4,273-feet-long and approximately 700 feet below the surface at its deepest point. It was originally constructed to move goods and people back and forth from the coastal plain to the Piedmont, Shenandoah Valley and beyond.
posted Jun 17, 2020
The Lion's Tale is a National Recreation Trail that is specially designed to create a sensory experience for the visually impaired. Through a special mascot, Lop Ears the Mountain Lion, the trail tells a story using braille as well as other sensory methods.
posted Jun 5, 2019
by
Chris Gensic with City of Charlottesville Parks & Recreation
Trail Talk handout
posted May 1, 2019
Gobin and Warrior Expeditions have successfully taken the spirit of what Earl Shaffer was talking about when he declared he was going to “walk off the war,” and extended that opportunity to those who, for either physical and financial limitations, would otherwise never be able to undertake it.
posted Jun 6, 2018
Over 1,000 kids annually complete a trail safety program sponsored by Spearhead Trails, and the project promotes trail-related outdoor recreation by opening private lands and linking trail systems to communities.
posted Mar 27, 2018
This 8-mile urban trail and greenway is part of the planned 50-mile pedestrian and bicycle facility that will parallel the oldest inland transportation route in North America and connects Williamsburg to Richmond in a unique way.
posted Mar 27, 2018
The trail is steeped in history, and offers a rich diversity of eastern wildflowers and animals in the area of Virginia between the Blue Ridge Mountains to the east and the Great North Mountain to the west.
Long Branch Trail at Four Mile Run in Arlington, Virginia is a major power line corridor in the Washington, DC area
Long Branch Trail at Four Mile Run in Arlington, Virginia is a major power line corridor in the Washington, DC area
Long Branch Trail at Four Mile Run in Arlington, Virginia is a major power line corridor in the Washington, DC area