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Photo courtesy Friends of the Riverfront

Spring into Stewardship: Pittsburgh Residents Pitch In on Opening Day

Posted 03/27/15 by Greta Zukauskaite in America's Trails, Building Trails | Tagged with CelebrateTrailsDay, Community Events, IHTC, Maintenance and Volunteers, Pennsylvania

Nothing signifies a fresh start to spring like a little bit of spring cleaning! This year on Opening Day for Trails, Friends of the Riverfront and its volunteers are welcoming spring by engaging the community through stewardship events on Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Heritage Trail.

The Bay Trail is helping to preserve the natural beauty and heritage of the San Francisco Bay Area region. | Photo by TJ Gehling

San Francisco Bay Trail: Environmental Icon, Public Asset

Posted 03/18/15 by Katie Harris in Success Stories, America's Trails | Tagged with California, CelebrateTrailsDay, Trail Destinations

On March 28, 2015—people around the nation will be getting out to celebrate their favorite pathways and kick off spring in honor of RTC’s third annual Opening Day for Trails. As Opening Day approaches, we're pleased to bring you this great example of how a trail in the San Francisco Bay Area is getting people where they need to go—and helping to preserve the region's environmental legacy and natural beauty.

Indy Cultural Trail in Indianapolis, Ind. | Photo by Robert Annis

The Time Is Right for Trails in Indy (New Hours, New Opportunities)

Posted 03/09/15 by Katie Harris in Trail Use | Tagged with CelebrateTrailsDay, Indiana, Trail Communities

As we lead up to Opening Day for Trails 2015, we’re pleased to highlight another great example of a community doing great work on the ground to make their trails great places to walk and bike. Spring is a time of transition, longer days and, for many of us, enjoying that glorious sunshine we’ve been deprived of for the last few months! In Indianapolis, however, the change in seasons comes with another change for trail systems around the city: extended hours for trail use!

A disused corridor and potential future trail connection in Baltimore, Md. | Photo by Jim Brown

Opening Day Feature: We'll Be Seeing More of Baltimore—By Trail

Posted 03/03/15 by Katie Harris in Building Trails, America's Trails | Tagged with Baltimore Greenway Trails Coalition, CelebrateTrailsDay, Community Events, Encouraging Trail Use, Maryland

Eighteen communities around the country are hosting official Opening Day for Trails Events events this year in partnership with RTC, and in the lead up to Opening Day on March 28, we'll bring you some of their awesome stories. Baltimore, Md., will be celebrating Opening Day in full force this year on the Jones Fall Trail. Did you know that Baltimore lays claim to some of the oldest urban parks in the country?

Photo by Fred Schaeffer/www.walkway.org

Pathways to Good Times: Trails, Health and Happiness

Posted 03/28/13 by Tina Jones in Health and Wellness | Tagged with CelebrateTrailsDay, Cross-Sector Collaboration, Encouraging Trail Use

March 30 is Opening Day for Trails, and April 1 is the start of National Public Health Week. The convergence of these two events is no coincidence - while people may think of them as pathways for transportation and recreation, trails are now widely acknowledged to be one of our most effective, inexpensive and proactive public health interventions.