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CANCELLED - 1st SATURDAY WALK AUGUST 7 IN GUILFORD-
CELEBRATE CONNECTICUT TRAIL DAY JUNE 5, 10 am ON EAST HAVEN'S "HIDDEN TREASURE" TRAIL WALK . . .
Tuesday, May 11, at 6:15 PM, Environmentalist Speaks at 8th Annual Meeting at Guilford Free Library
The public is invited to join Shoreline Greenway Trial members to celebrate a year of accomplishments in each Trail town and DONATE A BIKE FOR HAITI.
DONORS: DOUBLE YOUR MONEY! ** DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JUNE 30 !! **
A special Shoreline Greenway Trail Matching Fund has been established by a few devoted members to match any contribution you make before the end of April.
Whatever amount you send us, your total contribution will equal twice that amount!
The Double Your Money Fund has accumulated a pool of $35,000 so far to use for matching. Please donate NOW – any amount you send by April 30 will be doubled by the Fund. Mail your check, made out to Shoreline Greenway Trail Inc, to : Shoreline Greenway Trail, PO Box 148, Branford, CT 06405. Thank You for supporting the Trail!
Welcome to the Shoreline Greenway Trail
The Shoreline Greenway Trail will run through meadows and woods along the Sound from Lighthouse Point on New Haven Harbor for twenty-five miles to Hammonasset State Beach in Madison.
It is being built for non-motorized recreation and transit, section by section, through East Haven, Branford, Guilford and Madison. It will connect with parks, railroad stations, village centers and other trails as well as the East Coast Greenway that runs from Maine to Florida.
The Trail is for people of all ages – children, school kids, adults and seniors – who enjoy the outdoors, including walkers, hikers, bicyclists, runners, baby-carriage pushers and, when it snows, even cross-country skiers.
And the Trail is being designed throughout to be environmentally sensitive, safe, appropriate to the land, and acceptable to landowners.
The Trail is supported by all area political leaders and governments, and was awarded a federal appropriation of $2.65 million and $665,000 from the State of Connecticut. Each of the four towns – EastHaven, Branford, Guilford and Madison – has appropriated funds for an engineering survey of the whole route.
Almost 2,000 area families have been contributing to the Trail, recognizing that it will be a wonderful, recreational and health-enhancing resource for everyone.