Columbia Basin Trust announced this week that they are committing over $484,000 to 29 different projects as a part of the Columbia Basin Trust Trail Enhancements Grant.
“Active, outdoor lifestyles are a prominent part of Basin culture, and we’re fortunate to be able to recreate in such beautiful natural settings,” said Tim Hicks, Senior Manager, Delivery of Benefits. “Basin residents told us it’s a priority for the Trust to support projects that make getting out into these areas even better, so that more diverse recreation opportunities are available for residents.”
Kimberley will see $25,000 to the Kimberley Trails Society for the Kimberley Bootleg Mountain Trail Accessibility Development project, which will increase accessibility to the trail system by developing an up-track with benches.
The Meadowbrook Community Association will also see a grant of $3,150 for the Kimberley Meadowbrook Area Trail Development project that will see new, accessible trails built into the existing system.
The three-year, $1.5-million program helps build new trails or rehabilitate existing ones that, for example, were damaged in storms or have aging infrastructure like bridges. The aim is to make trails more accessible and user-friendly to a wider variety of users, incorporate Indigenous cultural or heritage values, reduce environmental impacts or connect existing trails. Funding may also go toward amenities like signs and benches.
These 29 projects mark the first intake of the program. The next intake will open on April 4, 2019. Learn more at ourtrust.org/trailgrants.
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