Everyone wants a local trail, but trails are not a commodity that you can buy on Amazon and have it delivered to the local corridor. Our local trails are “Made in America” by Americans and support the American economy. Trail projects start with someone developing a dream and conveying the dream to others. This session will show techniques and examples that transformed trail dreams into reality by leveraging what organizations and communities had into what they needed. This session will also describe the obstacles and hardships that needed to be conquered to obtain the dream. Current real-life projects in Northwestern Pennsylvania will be illustrated and used to stimulate conversations and audience participation.
