DEP Seeks Public Input for Trail Plans

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Media Advisory: Sept. 1, 2017

CONTACT: DEP Press Office, 850.245.2112, DEPNews@dep.state.fl.us

DEP Seeks Public Input for Trail Plans

~Attend one of 14 workshops to help DEP update statewide opportunity and priority trail maps~

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. DEP’s Office of Greenways and Trails (OGT) is in the process of updating its five year plan and statewide opportunity and priority trail maps, and is soliciting public input. As part of the update, OGT will hold 14 workshops throughout the state – from Milton to Miami – to receive input from trail users, local planners and the public. The final draft of the plan and maps will be brought before the Florida Greenways and Trails Council in early December. 

“If you like to hike, bike, paddle or ride horses on trails, we need to hear from you,” said DEP’s Office of Greenways and Trails Chief Samantha Browne. “Your input can help shape the future direction of trails for years to come.”

Three workshops in the Panhandle will kick off on Tuesday, Sept. 5:

WHAT:   Public Workshop
WHEN:   Sept. 5, 2017
                4-7 p.m. Central
WHERE: Jackson County Citizens’ Lodge
                4574 Lodge Drive
                Marianna, FL 32446

WHAT:   Public Workshop
WHEN:   Sept. 6, 2017
                4-7 p.m. Eastern
WHERE: St. Joseph Bay State Buffer Preserve Center
                3915 State Road 30-A
                Port St. Joe, FL 32456

WHAT:   Public Workshop
WHEN:   Sept. 7, 2017
                4-7 p.m. Central
WHERE: Blackwater Heritage State Trail-Visitor Center
                5533 Alabama St.
                Milton, FL 32570

For more workshops around the state, check out the full schedule. For more information, contact Samantha Browne, Samantha.browne@dep.state.fl.us.