ALABAMA TRAILS FOUNDATION INC

THE ALABAMA TRAILS FOUNDATION (ATF) SUPPORTS TRAILS THAT BRING ALABAMIANS TOGETHER. TRAILS PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUTSIDE, TO MOVE AND EXERCISE, TO EXPERIENCE NATURE AT A TIME WHEN WE ALL NEED A LITTLE SPACE TO DECOMPRESS. TRAILS PROVIDE ECONOMIC IMPACTS IN COMMUNITIES LARGE AND SMALL, FROM TOURISM DOLLARS AND FROM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. TRAILS HELP TELL THE STORIES OF ALABAMA'S PAST, ALL WHILE BRINGING US TOGETHER ON A COMMON PATH MOVING FORWARD.CONCENTRATING ON PROGRAMS THAT REQUIRE THE LEADERSHIP FROM A NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION WITH A MANDATE FROM THE STATE OF ALABAMA, THE ALABAMA TRAILS FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO DEEPEN OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES. WE HAVE DUG INTO LARGER PROJECTS THAT REQUIRE A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF POLICIES AND LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. WE ARE MAKING MULTI-YEAR INVESTMENTS IN BUILDING THE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF SUSTAINABLE TRAILS.WE'VE SPOKEN WITH ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS ALABAMA, SHARED OUR TRAILS KNOWLEDGE AND LOVE OF THIS SPECTACULAR PLACE, AND CONTINUED TO GROW OUR NETWORK. WE'VE WORKED WITH STATE AND FEDERAL PARTNERS AS PART OF OUR ONGOING MISSION TO IMPROVE FLAGG MOUNTAIN, INCLUDING SHEPHERDING THE SITE BECOMING A NATIONAL HISTORIC REGISTER SITE, AND SUPPORTING BRINGING WATER TO THE MOUNTAIN. WE'VE BEGUN WORKING WITH THE ALABAMA TOURISM DEPARTMENT TO HELP PREPARE FOR THE 2025 YEAR OF ALABAMA TRAILS CAMPAIGN.

100 ALABAMA MILES CHALLENGE -AN ONGOING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO INSPIRE ALABAMIANS TO WALK, RUN, HIKE, BIKE, SWIM, PADDLE, RIDE, OR ROLL 100 MILES EACH YEAR AND TO DO SO BY EXPLORING THE THOUSANDS OF MILES OF TRAILS AVAILABLE AT ALABAMA'S PARKS, NATURE PRESERVES, AND RIVERS.