Resource Library:

Greenways And Open Space



posted Jul 31, 2020

Reconnecting Children with Nature

Learn about successful strategies from recreation and parks professionals that address the disconnect from nature through facility and land use planning, program development, and community education and partnerships.


posted May 29, 2020

Managing High-Use Trails

Learn how trail steward and trailbuilding programs have worked to make the public better informed, more responsible trails users while protecting the resource.


posted May 27, 2020

Balancing Recreational Area Use with Homelessness and Vagrancy

This webinar will share how the City of Modesto, CA, dealt with the challenge of homelessness and vagrancy in their parks and trails.


posted Jul 10, 2019

House Creek Greenway, Raleigh, North Carolina

Large-scale sculptures are featured along this urban trail and bikeway which also includes the Reedy Creek Bridge, the longest pedestrian bridge in North Carolina.


posted Jun 5, 2019

An Empire State of Trails: Creating New Trails and Connecting Existing Networks

by Karl Beard with National Park Service, Andy Beers with Hudson River Valley Greenway, Beth Campochiaro with Hudson River Valley Greenway, Mona Caron with Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, Robin Dropkin with Parks and Trails New York, Sasha Eisenstein with New York State Canal Corporation, Scott Keller with Hudson River Valley Greenway, Tom Sexton with Rails to Trails Conservancy

The session describes New York’s emergence as a trail state, highlights advocacy and planning that paved the way, and offers takeaways for trail systems elsewhere.


posted Jun 5, 2019

Investing in Our Future - Quantifying the Impact of Completing the East Coast Greenway in the Delaware River Watershed

by Niles Barnes with East Coast Greenway Alliance

This report looks at the impact of the East Coast Greenway within the Delaware River Watershed.


posted Sep 12, 2018

Martin Van Buren Nature Trail, New York

The trail system at the Martin Van Buren Natural Historic Site leads to meadows, a stream, and marshland, and highlights notable trees, shrubs, flowers, and wildlife.


posted Aug 23, 2018

River's Edge National Recreation Trail, Montana

Whether biking, jogging, in-line skating, running or walking is your favorite outdoor activity, the 53 miles of the River's Edge Trail in Great Falls is the perfect venue. The 19 miles of paved urban trail links many local parks and attractions along both sides of the scenic Missouri River.


published Jul 2018

Trails of Vernon, New Jersey are a Community Effort

A one hour drive from New York City brings you to the bucolic settings of Vernon, New Jersey nestled in at 435’ above sea level. Vernon provides an ideal environment for those that love nature all year round.


published Oct 1997

River Walk to Creekfront: Community Perseverance Pays Off

by Robert (Bob) Searns with Robert Searns and Associates, Inc.

Downtown San Antonio's River Walk draws over nine million visitors per year.


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West Michigan Trails & Greenways Coalition

Grand Rapids, Michigan

WMTGC helps to create new trails groups, consults on the trail-building process, and assists with the development of regional trails throughout West Michigan. We partner with a number of foundations and other like-intere...


1345 Monroe Ave NW Ste 220, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49505
(616) 485-7805 • [email protected]
https://www.wmtrails.org

California Parks and Recreation Society

Sacramento, California

The California Park & Recreation Society's mission is to advance the park and recreation profession through education, networking, resources and advocacy.


7971 Freeport Boulevard, Sacramento, California 95832
(916) 665-2777 • [email protected]
https://www.cprs.org/

Wyoming Outdoor Council

Lander, Wyoming

Rugged public lands. Clear blue skies. One-of-a-kind wildlife migrations. Endless opportunities for hunting, fishing, and outdoor recreation. This is the Wyoming people know and love. This is the Wyoming we work to prote...


262 Lincoln Street, Lander, Wyoming 82520
(307) 332-7031 • [email protected]
https://wyomingoutdoorcouncil.org/

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