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Bo Howes—Triangle Land Conservancy <br /> About 200 people attended the Wild Ideas event at Brumley North and South. For the day there were <br /> opportunities for hikes, exhibitions, and bird watching with groups like the Feminist Bird Club of <br /> Durham. <br /> Aaron Davis—City of Mebane <br /> Shared that Mebane Trail Rangers, (a mountain biking group) held an event a few months ago. Hiker: <br /> climber enthusiast,Jennifer Far Davis attended and spoke at the Mebane Community Park then led a <br /> hike along the Mountain—to-Sea Trail. <br /> J.G. Ferguson—Town of Carrboro <br /> Golden Trail series for active adults in the 50+age group. Held two hikes so far and have two additional <br /> hikes in November and December. <br /> Town of Carrboro held a clean sweep long the greenway system and bikeways. <br /> Atuya O. Cornwell -Town of Chapel Hill <br /> Adopt a Trail program. <br /> Take a Kid Mountain Bike Day—about 30 participants attended. <br /> National Trails Day in June 5k walk at Community Park. Some participants who were cancer survivors <br /> shared their experiences about utilizing the trails.This led to a new program called "Walk to Wellness" <br /> an 8-week program that kicked off in October. <br /> Arbor Day in November—Chape Hill Community Center and Bolin Creek <br /> Stephanie Trueblood—Town of Hillsborough <br /> Invasive Species Removal along Riverwalk. Pete Shubert from the Invasive Plant Council and the Eno <br /> River Association Board led a group along Riverwalk to identify invasive plants and create a strategy for <br /> non-chemical removal. Have been leading invasive species removal days. <br /> 4. Upcoming Capital Parks/Trail Projects - Planning for April <br /> 2024 Review <br /> David Stancil-Orange County Discussed Parks, Open Space planning for next meeting. Looking for <br /> opportunities to partner and work together. Gave background to past collaborations of towns and <br /> county working to create new parks. Discussed the Composite Countywide Plan for Parks and Trails <br /> Existing and Proposed in February 2006. Suggested that reviewing any parks and recreation master plans <br /> created since 2007 and see any new opportunities that may be presented. Suggested to create a new <br /> map and update information of new inventory of parks and recreation spaces. <br /> Commissioner Fowler-Asked if there are new areas that need to be updated on the map. She noticed <br /> that the MST was not included on the map. She said connectivity would be high on her priority list. <br /> Stephanie Trueblood-Town of Hillsborough Suggested that the GIS data from the Interactive Trails Map <br /> would be a great start to build upon an updated map. Using a polyline file as a base layer. She asked <br /> about funding and asked whether the point of this project is to find ways for the County to participate in <br /> planned municipal projects. <br /> Bo Howes—TLC would like to be captured in the map and would be glad to share GIS data. <br /> Atuya Cornwell-Town of Chapel Hill In the process in updating Comprehensive Master Plan. Plan to <br /> have public and community engagements, review established documents. <br /> 5. Trail intersections in need of signs/trail markers - how <br /> does your agency receive feedback? <br /> Myra Austin — Myra discussed one of the goals of the Orange County Master Aging Plan, "Optimized <br /> usability of outdoor spaces and buildings for older adults which has an emphasis on trail intersections as <br />