Connecting Communities!
Your donations built the first 6 1/2 miles of the Kickapoo Rail Trail. The Champaign County Forest Preserve District and Vermilion County Conservation District are working hard to find grants for the next phases of the KRT. Like phase one, your local match is needed. And so, we have set a goal to raise $100,000 in 2018 from the Champaign and Vermilion County community to get more miles of trail on the ground for you to hike, bike, and enjoy!
WILL YOU CONSIDER A GIFT TO THE TRAIL TODAY?
You can designate either Champaign or Vermilion County when you make your gift, or allow us to decide where the funds are needed next. Two counties, one trail! Help grow the KRT!
Trails and greenways benefit individuals and improve communities by providing not only recreation and transportation opportunities, but also by influencing economic and community development. Trail benefits include:
- Improving quality of life by preserving open spaces and creating recreation opportunities
- Encouraging physical fitness and healthy, active lifestyles
- Creating safe, alternative transportation corridors for riders of all ages
- Preserving culturally and historically valuable areas
- Investing in communities by creating recreational destinations