Trail Partnerships: Linking Nature, Culture and Community
Publisher/Sponsor:
Alberta TrailNet Society
Author:
Strong-Watson, Linda
The advent of ambitious national trail projects in the late 1990’s awakened trail proponents and other stakeholders to the challenges in securing public and other support for long distance routes connecting communities, parks, natural areas, and historic, cultural and community sites and attractions. At the same time, changing recreational behaviours were creating a demand for long distance trail opportunities.
From earliest times trails were natural ‘meeting places’ where people and communities intermingled and shared experiences together. Somewhere along the way, cars, speed and competition for land took over, and those natural links were broken and lost. The past 10 years has seen new partners respond to the challenge, bringing energy, critical support and resources to the task of re-connecting people and places.
This presentation from the 2009 Parks Conference hosted by Alberta Recreation and Parks Association shares insights into successful approaches and trail partnerships that are helping to re-connect the dots and link Nature, Culture and Community.
Publication Date:
2009
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