Trail groups in the province are asking for help.
There was a lot of damage after Hurricane Fiona and increased traffic due to the pandemic, and now trail managers are looking to fix them up but can’t do it alone.
Hike Nova Scotia executive director, Janet Barlow says, after conducting a survey with trail managers in February, followed by interviews, mostly made up of volunteer groups, they realized more funding, more volunteers and more access to staff or contractors are key issues.
Plans are in place to deploy youth across the province to help managers with the trails, hopefully next year, as well as workshops on how to properly maintain a trail, through Youth Trail Corps. If they can get the proper funding, Barlow hopes to have them hit the ground by next year.
The trail groups also identified training on repair and maintenance as another top need. So, Hike NS will have workshops in the spring and fall.
Hike NS urges trail users to help by donating or volunteering with their local trail group.
