Helping to Shape the Future of
Vermont Recreation.

Dear Friends,

Welcome to the Vermont Trails and Greenways Council!  For over a decade, the Vermont Trails and Greenways Council has been your voice for recreation, trails and conservation issues throughout the state.  Our membership is comprised of a wide variety of outdoor groups – organizations that work hard, both statewide and at the community level, to provide comprehensive public access to Vermont’s recreation resources.  Because the Council embraces a broad spectrum of user groups, we are often able to speak with one voice in our efforts to expand and protect public access to trail lands, acquire State and Federal trail dollars and steward natural resources.

Become involved with the Vermont Trails and Greenways Council today!

Your membership helps provide a voice for trail interests throughout Vermont.  Whether you are a paddler or biker, snowmobiler or hiker, the Vermont Trails and Greenways Council is working to shape the future of recreation in Vermont – for all users.  Here are a few of the groups represented in the Council today:

walkers and joggers – cross-country skiers – bicyclists – mountain bikers

hikers – trail runners – equestrians – snowmobilers – mushers – ORV users

paddlers – municipalities – community path organizations – local and regional planners

land trusts – conservation and recreation committees – guides – private individuals

Here are some of the projects the Vermont Trails and Greenways Council continue to work on:

•  Hosting quarterly meetings to keep you up-to-date on Vermont events, projects and policies and provide important networking opportunities to share and learn with people across the state,

•  Connecting members through our biannual newsletter.  Keeping you informed with trail updates as well as feature articles on issues affecting trails in Vermont,

•  Advising the Vermont Department of Forests, Park and Recreation on revisions to the Vermont Trail System,

•  Following progress with Vermont new Ancient Roads legislation,

•  Providing guidance with the Vermont Recreation Trails Fund, an important funding source for trails projects,

•  Participating in the development of the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail,

•  Advocating for trail users in the Vermont Legislature and with State and Federal Agencies to secure trail funding, ensure public access to trails, and protect trail lands, and

•  Providing community assistance - members of the Vermont Trails and Greenways Council have decades of collective trail experience and can assist you in planning, funding and creating your next trail project.

If you are not already a member of the Trails and Greenways Council, consider joining as an individual or on behalf of your local trail group, recreation committee or community organization.  All membership dues and tax-deductible cash donations to the Vermont Trails and Greenways Council directly support our outreach, education and advocacy work. 

We hope you will become involved and help us shape the future of recreation in Vermont.

Vermont Trails & Greenways Council Membership Application