Model Policies
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The Indiana Legislative Trails Caucus Co-Chairs asked Governor Holcomb to release Next Level Funding in May, 2020 as a critical response to the COVID-19 Crisis.
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Gov. Holcomb Letter re: Next Level Trails
The Indiana Legislative Trails Caucus Co-Chairs asked Governor Holcomb to release Next Level Funding in May, 2020 as a critical response to the COVID-19 Crisis.
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Massachusetts Governor's Bill for Climate Change Adaptation
"An Act Promoting Climate Change Adaptation, Environmental and Natural Resource Protection, and Investment in Recreational Assets and Opportunity" includes $25,000,000 in funding for trail networks. In committee. Read the legislation.
Success Stories

Clean Ohio: Bond Initiative Creates Hundreds of Millions for Trails, Conservation
First approved by voters in 2000, the Clean Ohio Fund is a $400 million state bond initiative that restores, protects and connects Ohio’s natural and urban places by preserving open space and farmland, improving outdoor recreation and attracting investment and economic development. The program,...

Florida: Funding Trails Through Conservation and the Ballot Box
Florida’s history of supporting environmental conservation and recreation dates back to the establishment of the Land Acquisition Trust Fund in 1963. Throughout the years, a number of programs have helped support this important trust fund—and today, Florida seeks to build on the success of these...