Assisted with Trail Town Study for Clendenin

Participated in Elk River clean-up project

Obtained grant funding and sponsored AmeriCorps team for trail and river clean-up

Purchased 2 acres of land at Dundon for trail use, partially paid with grant from TC Energy

Accepted gift of 2 acres of land at Queen Shoals for trail use; used grant from Harper Foundation to gravel parking lot for trail users; rehabilitating property for use to accomplish Foundation goals

Accepted gift of 1/2 acre of land at Little Italy (Ivydale) and cleared lot for public trail and public river access; exploring possibility of use as a campground

Formed Trail Town Committee to pursue creation of trail towns and economic development along the trail

Obtained grant from Benedum Foundation and partnered with Braxton County Development Authority to have a $75,000 study conducted to develop trail towns and a tourism and recreation-based economy

Awarded $1.365 million grant by Appalachian Regional Commission, with matching funds provided by the Foundation, Braxton County Commission, Advantage Valley, 25045 – A New Clendenin, Inc., Braxton County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Partners Community Capital, for a total project cost of almost $1.8 million to implement the trail town study recommendations, including business coaching, façade renovations, wayfinding signage, marketing, installation of kayak launches, and website improvements

With a grant from Cabela’s/Bass Pro Shops, installed a bicycle repair station at the Ivydale Trailhead; seeking grant funding for more

Obtained grants from WV DEP and WV-American Water for river clean-ups

Obtained grants from WV DEP and Braxton County Convention and Visitors Bureau and purchased mileage marker signs, and working to install the signs every mile along the 101-mile long water trail

Obtained funding from Kanawha Coalition for Community Health Improvement and Extreme Terrain installed five benches along the rail trail