Public Input Sought on 2007 Greenways and Trails Plan

Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has announced a new survey, designed to assess the needs of greenway and trail users across the state. The information from the survey will be used to help create a new Tennessee’s Greenways and Trails Plan.

The public is encouraged to participate in the survey, which can be found on the department’s Web site at: www.tdec.net/recreation/pdf/2007gtsurvey.pdf. The short survey targets users for both non-motorized and motorized trails across the state. It can be accessed and printed from the link above, and faxed to (615) 532-0778 or mailed to:

Recreation Education Services Division
Greenways and Trails Coordinator
10th Floor, L&C Tower
401 Church Street
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Environment and Conservation’s Greenways and Trails program encourages Tennessee communities to conserve the natural and cultural resources that make each community special, while advocating for greenways and trails to make these special places accessible to the public for healthy outdoor activities.

Greenways can be any natural or landscaped area that allows for preservation of natural or man made linear features. That includes open-space corridors that can link parks, nature preserves, historic or cultural features, or schools and neighborhoods with each other. Greenway trails can be used for non-motorized transportation, recreation and health/fitness activities.

More information about the program in Tennessee, including a database and map of greenways and trails across the state, is available on the department’s Web site at: www.tdec.net/recreation/greentrails.shtml.

For more information contact:

Tisha Calabrese-Benton
Office (865) 594-5442