Wellwood Conservancy Awarded Trails Grant

Wellwood Conservancy trail. Photo courtesy of Wellwood Conservancy

May 15, 2025

Wellwood Conservancy - Press Release

American Trails announced the 2025 Awardees for its Trail Capacity Fund and a local organization was among the winners. Wellwood Conservancy, a non-profit organization that manages the 115-acre Wellwood Nature Preserve, was awarded a $10,000 grant to develop capacity within the local community for trail maintenance, first aid, and stewardship of the natural world. These funds were provided by the “Ford Bronco Wild Fund,” which supports projects that help to sustain the environment and connect people to the outdoors responsibly. 

This grant award will make possible training opportunities for volunteers in fundamental trail development and maintenance, and in first aid. There will be several training opportunities (approximately 4 hours each day) throughout the summer and fall of 2025. The initial First Aid/CPR training will be held on Saturday, May 31, at the Kenny Lake Community Center. This will be followed by an introduction to trail maintenance training, scheduled for Saturday, June 7. The times for these events will be announced soon.

Wellwood Conservancy hopes to create a group of local volunteers who are interested in learning more about trail maintenance and assisting with trail work at Wellwood Nature Preserve. To register for the training sessions use the QR Code below or go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DL7MTSB! For additional information please contact Wellwood Conservancy at contact@wconserve.org.