WEBINAR – Celebrate Trails Day Training: How to Engage in a Day of Joy and Action | Changemaker Series
Join Rails to Trails’ Changemaker for Trails campaign for our February training, “Celebrate Trails Day: How to Engage in a Day of Joy and Action.” During this training, Changemakers learned how to use Celebrate Trails Day, taking place in April 2026, as a tool to advocate for trails and send a message to elected officials at all levels that these spaces are essential to our communities. Watch this recording to learn more about how you can flex your advocacy muscle on Celebrate Trails Day!
Resources
- Today’s session is brought to you by RTC’s Changemakers for Trails initiative. Learn more about this initiative and additional advocacy resources at https://www.railstotrails.org/policy/changemakers/
- You can learn more about Celebrate Trails Day, taking place on Saturday, April 25, and find helpful partner resources here: https://www.railstotrails.org/celebratetrailsday/
- You can also email our team about Celebrate Trails Day here: Events@RailsToTrails.org
- Find out how to get involved here: https://www.railstotrails.org/celebratetrailsday/toolkit
- You can find the full Celebrate Trails Day toolkit here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fgp9uL82dOGjKbKKa9Z5AyGjRrrlDPAujXld3V8h3iw/edit?slide=id.g3b7d397922a_0_131#slide=id.g3b7d397922a_0_131
- You can find tips for engaging elected officials and other advocacy resources in our partner toolkit: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1euyofCdqwXWDXvzDyblCSNqaXYvSy8Nk
- View the 2026 map of events here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/2/viewer?mid=14Pd_NPRiLpLlMwZysxuJ-5qAPoY3EHU&ll=37.93133305485959%2C-101.2510373562067&z=4
- To learn more about the Changemakers initiative and how to advocate for walking, biking and trails, you can find previous advocacy trainings here: https://www.railstotrails.org/policy/changemakers/. Topics range from Advocacy 101 to Shaping Federal Decisions.
- RTC’s Active Transportation Transforms America Report outlines this demand and the multiple benefits of trails: https://www.railstotrails.org/resource-library/resources/active-transportation-transforms-america-report/
- Learn more about funding resources for walking, biking and trails here: https://www.railstotrails.org/policy/funding/
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