Green Umbrella reveals master trails plan and app for locating trails

Green Umbrella recently unveiled the Tri-State’s first master plan for the countless trails that cross Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana. The plan was first shown to about 150 trail builders, leaders and advocates during the recent annual Trails Summit.
 
The master plan is the result of the effort to catalog the region’s trail system and get input on what it can become; 13 meetings were held across nine counties to gain input. The plan was funded by a $70,000 grant from Interact for Health, and Human Nature oversaw the plan’s mapping and helped facilitate community outreach.
 
During the summit, Green Umbrella also debuted MeetMeOutdoors.com, the first local tool to connect residents to the region’s trails, parks and other recreational assets.

The website includes a mobile-phone friendly app of regional trails that stretch from the Great Miami River Trail south of Dayton to the Connector Trails in Northern Kentucky. It also includes links to recreational events, destinations, retailers and volunteer opportunities.
 
By Caitlin Koenig
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