This session will present 5 or 6 case studies of the Westmoreland Heritage Trail’sTrailheads to reveal the wide variety of legal and physical arrangements that exist, or that are in the process of being defined. Showcased trailheads include: public-private partnerships, inter-governmental cooperative agreements, ambitious joint ventures to develop a 91-foot span pedestrian bridge over Turtle Creek to link the WHT situated in Westmoreland County with the trailhead/park in Allegheny County , informal handshake arrangements, and a proposed shared facility in Reserve lands of the Westmoreland Conservancy to serve both the needs of the Conservancy, as well as be a trailhead for the adjacent WHT. This session will show how, with persistent goodwill and a spirit of cooperation, good things can be advanced for the mutual benefit of our communities and conservation.
