Friends of the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail, Inc.

Friends of the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail, Inc. are a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to converting the abandoned Pumpkinvine railroad corridor into a linear park and greenway. The organization is dependent mainly on dedicated volunteers to carry out day-to-day work required to acheive short- and long-term goals. when design and engineering are ready for trail construction. SeeManaging Agenciesfor a list of trail managers.The Pumpkinvine Nature Trail is connected to the Maple City Greenway in Goshen which in turn connects to the MapleHeart Trail forming a regional trail network. There is one gap in the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail that Friends are working to fill. Currently trail users must travel county roads for 1.75 miles between County Roads 33 and 35.Friends still own a small portion of the abandonded railroad corridor which they continue to maintain. Additional responsibilities of Friends are:Finishing the "gap" in the trailMarketing, promotion and fundraising for the trailSurveying trail usageMaintain this websiteCoordinate volunteersProvide grant funding for projects, materials, amenities, etc.Friends are a member of thePumpkinvine Advisory Committeethat coordinates trail management.

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