TRAIL HAPPENINGS
Trenton Walks!
“We are asking all walkers in the program to embrace our new pledge, called Walk the Talk,” said Becky Taylor, another Trenton Trails subcommittee leader and former co-president of the Lawrence Hopewell Trail. This credo, similar to Scout pledges, commits each walker to have every other walker’s back. If there’s an issue on the trail, whether it’s health, social or safety-related, walkers promise to help fellow walkers in need.
Trenton Walks! is a community engagement program that features walks throughout Trenton on different days and at various times. The program is sponsored by the Trenton Green Team, with additional support from the Mercer County Action Team of the Circuit Coalition. Read the press release here.
September
SPECIAL TREES FOR TRENTON WALK
Tuesday, September 29 from noon to 12:45 p.m.
Join Trenton Walks, N.J. Department of Environmental Protection Staff, and the N.J. Tree Foundation on a quick walk around Downtown Trenton to talk about efforts to mitigate the Urban Heat Island Effect in the Capital City! The NJ Tree Foundation is a statewide nonprofit dedicated to planting trees in underserved communities and is a part of the larger Trees for Trenton initiative funded by the Natural Climate Solutions grant through the NJDEP.
We will start in the courtyard at 401 E. State Street, and the walk will take about 30-45 minutes, following streets with an established tree canopy, no canopy, and a recently planted canopy. We will talk about the Urban Heat Island Effect, the importance of trees, and what to consider when planning a tree planting.
October
Delaware River Basin Commission Walk Tuesday, October 6, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Walkers will meet with representatives of the DRBC, the federal-interstate agency that manages, protects, and improves the Delaware River Basin, for an overview of the agency’s work in the region and a tour of their office located at 25 Cosey Road, West Trenton (Ewing Twp). Participants will tour an on-site lab, meet water quality scientists, and learn about the Commission’s field programs that monitor basin health and emerging contaminants. Then the group will carpool from the office to the Delaware & Raritan Canal parking lot off Bernhard Dr. & River Rd. (west of the Canal, on NJ 29 & NJ 175) and walk to Pennsylvania on the new bicycle / pedestrian bridge along Interstate 295. They will loop back to the D&R Canal Towpath and continue to Upper Ferry Road, returning to the D&R Canal parking lot.
Along the way on the 1.8 mile walk, all will enjoy spectacular views of the Delaware River and learn about the historic significance of this location, as well as opportunities to connect to the Delaware and Lehigh Canal Trail and other bridges over the Delaware River.
About Trenton Walks
The Trenton Green Team is Trenton Walks’ executive sponsor, and the other key supporters of the walking program are the Mercer County Action Team of the Circuit Coalition. the Tri-State Transportation Campaign and the Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association (GMTMA).
For more information, please contact Trenton Walks Co-Chairs Becky Taylor at becky@btaylorpa.com or 609-240-6886, or Tim Brill at tim.brill@njconservation.org or 609-947-8530.