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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Economic Development, Environment, Natural Resources Conservation & Protection, Parks & Playgrounds, Physical Fitness & Community Recreational Facilities, Sports
Mission: Kentucky Rails to Trail Council, Inc. seeks to increase the number of trails and greenways in Ky. Greenways are corridors of protected open space managed for conservation and recreation purposes. Greenways often follow natural land or water features and link nature reserves, parks, cultural features and historic sites with each other and with populated areas. Greenways can be publicly or privately owned and some are the result of public/private partnerships. Trails are paths used for walking, bicycling, horseback riding or other forms of recreation or transportation. Railtrails are trails made from abandoned railroad corridors. Trails and greenways positively impact individuals and improve communities by providing not only recreation and transportation opportunities, but also by influencing economic and community development. Some of the many trails and greenways benefits include: making communities better places to live by preserving and creating open spaces; creating new opportunities for outdoor recreation and non-motorized transportation; encouraging physical fitness and healthy lifestyles; preserving the environment, culturally & historically valuable areas; strengthening local economies through tourism and job development. KY has only 11 miles of railtrail, surrounding states have 200 + per state.