Trails and Public Access

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Trails and Public Access

3 Articles in this category

Natural Areas Conservancy Trail Design Guidelines

The Natural Areas Conservancy’s Trail Design Guidelines were developed to guide and support the work of New York City trail practitioners. These design guidelines include design details and accompanying narratives, which provide an overview of best ...

Trail Maintainer Handbook for Natural Areas in NYC

New York City is home to more than 20,000 acres of natural areas—forests, wetlands, and grasslands—and 10,000 of those acres are in city parks. Within NYC Parks’ natural areas, there are over 350 miles of formal and informal nature trails. This trai...

New York City Strategic Trails Plan

New York City supports 350 miles of trails for residents and visitors, connecting people to the 10,000 acres of natural areas within city parks. The New York City Strategic Trails Plan, building off the data collected for the Forest Management Fram...

The Forests in Cities Network is a national network dedicated to promoting and advancing healthy forested natural areas in cities across America through science, management, partnerships, and communications. The Forests in Cities Network was created in 2019 by the Natural Areas Conservancy.

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