Board member and volunteer Jim Isbell keeps the Doolittle section clear in late summer. There's no bad season on the Indian Creek Trail. Spring means wildflowers and inviting weather. Summer is long evenings and warm water. Fall brings crunching leaves and brisk air. And winter is a great chance to find solitude, spot wildlife, and make first tracks in the snow.
From an outreach perspective, though, we think of spring and summer as our annual season for spreading word about the trail. This spring, we launched a new website (www.indiancreektrail.org), invited trail lovers to support the trail, and performed our first annual trail counts--and we'd like to document some of the success of those efforts. 41 people joined or renewed their membership this spring and summer, more than doubling our member list. Membership continues to grow every month. Our Facebook page has continued to grow, and it's now approaching 1000 likes. Toward the end of May, we counted trail users in a couple locations at various times. On a sunny Sunday afternoon near the red bridge in Hayswood, we counted over 100 of you enjoying the trail in a single hour! We're looking forward to comparing trail counts in future years as the trail system grows.
It's been a great spring and summer, and fall is on the way. See you on the trail!
From an outreach perspective, though, we think of spring and summer as our annual season for spreading word about the trail. This spring, we launched a new website (www.indiancreektrail.org), invited trail lovers to support the trail, and performed our first annual trail counts--and we'd like to document some of the success of those efforts. 41 people joined or renewed their membership this spring and summer, more than doubling our member list. Membership continues to grow every month. Our Facebook page has continued to grow, and it's now approaching 1000 likes. Toward the end of May, we counted trail users in a couple locations at various times. On a sunny Sunday afternoon near the red bridge in Hayswood, we counted over 100 of you enjoying the trail in a single hour! We're looking forward to comparing trail counts in future years as the trail system grows.
It's been a great spring and summer, and fall is on the way. See you on the trail!