Learn How to Advocate for Trails Where You Live Webinar
Want to be a voice for trails and trail networks? We have all the tools and resources you’ll need—no experience necessary! During this webinar, you will learn about the ways you advocate for trails in your community.
Join RTC for a webinar series aimed at transforming your passion for trails into impactful advocacy! During this training, we will run through what it takes to have an impact in your community kickstart your changemaking journey.
This is the first in our multi-part webinar series crafted to provide you with the essential tools for becoming a changemaker for trails and influencing change at all levels of government.
Related Links
- See our rail trail champions:Â https://www.railstotrails.org/rail-trail-champions/
- View blog stories of advocacy at different levels: https://www.railstotrails.org/trailblog?_categories=policy#results
- Are you familiar with our TrailNation initiative? Read more here:Â https://www.railstotrails.org/trailnation/
- Check out #TrailMoments stories on our website:Â https://www.railstotrails.org/trail-moments/
- Celebrate Trails Day is the annual springtime celebration of trails. Save the date: April 27, 2024. You can find an event near you here: https://www.railstotrails.org/celebrate-trails/
- Learn more about being a Changemaker for Trails on RTC’s advocacy toolbox page: https://www.railstotrails.org/policy/changemakers/
- If you are looking for language to use in advocacy asks, use RTC’s TrailBlog to replicate messaging and share stories that highlight the importance of trails: https://www.railstotrails.org/trailblog/
- Check out RTC’s recent blog to learn five ways you can help advance local, state and federal priorities for trails, walking and biking: https://www.railstotrails.org/2024/february/09/five-ways-to-grow-support-for-trails-walking-and-biking/
- Learn more about the impact of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and how it has supported the advancement of trails:Â https://www.railstotrails.org/2023/june/23/18-months-in-whats-the-impact-of-the-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-for-trails-walking-and-biking/
- Interested in learning how trail development works and not sure where to start? Check out the Trail-Building Toolbox:Â https://www.railstotrails.org/trail-building-toolbox/
- Here is a short film to advocate and tell the story of the Capital Crescent Trail in the DC area. Check it out! https://youtu.be/X8QIeK0sjEI?si=5TXgul3KJlZlAawO
RTC’s TrailNation Collaborative, Trail Development and Policy teams produce a free webinar series designed to help trail professionals build, grow, manage, maintain, promote or otherwise support trails and trail networks. Sign up here to get webinar alerts.
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