Summary
Organization name
Friends of Northaven Trail
Causes
Community Improvement, Environment & Conservation
Operating Budget
Less than $100,000
Counties Served
Dallas
Address
PO Box 670325Dallas, TX 75367
Friends of Northaven Trail
A nonprofit organization
$25 raised by 1 donor
0% complete
$50,000 Goal
The Northaven Trail is an eight-mile commuter and recreational bike and hike trail built and maintained by the Dallas Parks and Recreation Department. The trail runs from Central Expressway to Denton Drive with plans to connect to the White Rock Creek and Cottonwood Creek trails on the east in October 2023 and to the SoPac Trail in 2024.Â
Friends of the Northaven Trail is a non-profit volunteer organization for the support, maintenance and beautification of the Northaven Trail.
We have 100% board participation in our 2023 Matching Fund's Campaign.
HOW WE USED OUR 2022 FUNDS
OUR NEEDS
The funds raised from last year's North Texas Giving Day helped us continue our expansion of wildflower pollinator meadows along the trail.
This year, we will use our funds to support our Rewilding Project and to continue our Northaven Trail Crew Program (http://northaventrail.org/trail-crew), which provides high school students with formal and informal education and training, enabling them to be stewards of the Trail and larger community .Â
Quotes from high school members of this summerâs Trail Crew about their experience:
Quotes about their experience:
"My time on the Northaven Trail Crew taught me so much about what it means to restore our natural environment and a new perspective on how humans affect the natural environment around us. I learned valuable restoration skills that I hope to continue using in the future."
-Eden (Dallas ISD)
"Working on the trail has helped me to learn so much about the natural world around us and how I can help the planet keep living for years to come."
-Maya (Dallas ISD)"
My favorite part about working on the crew is getting to admire the transformative beauty of the restored prairies, knowing that our efforts contribute to a bigger purpose of preserving and enhancing the natural world. It has not only deepened my appreciation for the environment but also allowed me to grow as a person, fostering patience, perseverance, and a profound sense of responsibility towards the planet we call home."
-Noami (Allen ISD)
This experience "has taught me so much about restoration and has shown me the importance of biodiversity and sustainability in nature. I think that because of this program, I will continue to promote the protection of native plants in my community."
-Tori (Dallas ISD)
For a full list of our 2022/23 activities and accomplishments, please see our annual report here: https://northaventrail.org/s/2022-23-Annual-Report.pdf Â
Mission
Friends of Northaven Trail is a non-profit organization founded to organize community support for the Northaven Trail, to raise private funds for the improvement, beautification, safety and expansion of the Trail.
Needs
We are looking for your support and partnership to maintain and beautify the entire eight miles of the Northaven Trail for walks, runs, and rides. The wildflowers along the trail provide wonderful aesthetic diversity as well as filter rain runoff and provide shelter and food for butterflies and other pollinators. Your support is what allows these beautification efforts to thrive.
The funds raised from last year's North Texas Giving Day allowed us, for the first time ever, to have pollination areas along all eight miles of the trail - which we are claiming makes us the longest urban wildflower garden in the United States. For nine straight years, the Friends of Northaven Trail has planted wildflower seeds along the trail. Last year, because of our wonderful donors, we were able to close the last two gaps in the trail.
Donations from the 2022 North Texas giving day, allowed us to hire two industry experts and five high school interns to create the inaugural Northaven Trail Crew. The Crew worked along the entire trail planting more native plants, improving the existing beds and receiving training to become future environmental scientists. Read more here: http://northaventrail.org/trail-crew
Our 2022 fundraising sponsored the installation of three new information kiosks and replacements of two aging kiosks along the trail. We have a sixth kiosk slate to be installed once the bridge over US75 opens.
For a full list of our 2022/23 activities and accomplishments, please see our annual report here: https://northaventrail.org/s/2022-23-Annual-Report.pdf
This year, Friends of Northaven Trail funds will continue supporting our Rewilding Project and continue our Northaven Trail Crew summer internships.
Kevin Sloan Studio, internationally recognized thought leader for rewilded projects, created a Master Plan for North Dallas's Northaven Trail that will be beautiful, nature-rich, educational, and an environmentally friendly inspiration for community conservation efforts and recreation. The Studio plans integrate stands of Blackland prairie grasses and wildflowers, with garden sections to specifically attract butterflies, pollinators, hummingbirds, and migrating songbirds, with accents and ornamental places for friends and neighbors to meet and enjoy the trail. The carefully curated landscape of native plants and ornaments will resemble flowing slices of the original North Texas Blackland prairie, punctuated by ornamental gardens.
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Dallas, TX 75367