The national trails system objectives preserve, protect, and develop the components of the national trails system, with a strong emphasis on volunteer involvement through financial assistance…

The National Park Service, through the Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program (CFDA 15.921), awarded a $1,275,000 Cooperative Agreement to the City of Duluth, MN. The award, effective July 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, will fund efforts to preserve, protect, and develop components of the National Trails System. Key activities include improving trail design and accessibility, developing recreational programming, and connecting new trail segments to provide greater public access to natural resources and outdoor recreation opportunities in the Morgan Park neighborhood. The award supports the program's mission of natural resource conservation and outdoor recreation through community engagement and technical assistance.

The national trails system objectives preserve, protect, and develop the components of the national trails system, with a strong emphasis on volunteer involvement through financial assistance agreements to operate, develop, and maintain any portion of such a trail either within or outside a federally administered area. Improve trail design and access and develop and implement recreational program activities to the surrounding communities, notably the morgan park neighborhood. These activities will provide access that has been unavailable due to the beneficial use impairments that are being remediated with great lakes restoration initiative support. The city of duluth, MN will improve the existing trail to make IT ADA accessible and connect to various trail and recreational access points near lake superior and extend the trail to connect new segments.beneficiaries include the general public, states and or their political subdivisions, landowners, private organizations, or individuals.