Our Vision is that the Duluth area’s natural surface foot trails are sustainably maintained, accessible, welcoming and serve a vibrant, inclusive, diverse trail community.
Our Mission has three key elements:
Advocacy
Participate actively in Duluth area trail-related discussions and planning to advocate for current and potential natural surface foot trail users in the area who are not directly represented by skiing, biking or through-hiking organizations.
Interface with other trail and user groups to maximize cooperation and create a more inclusive trail community.
Action
Identify and address barriers to use of foot trails by all community members
Recruit community members to participate in trail development, construction, and maintenance
Education and Outreach
Educate new and current trail users related to trail etiquette, best practices, and sustainability
Engage, orient and familiarize people new to the Duluth area’s natural surface foot trails through outreach to community groups
Want to learn more? see the Mission Details page!
Get involved!
Check out the DuFTA Facebook page where we post events, volunteer opportunities, and other foot-trail relevant information.
We also have a facebook group, Friends and Members of the Duluth Foot Trails Alliance for discussions and trail information.
Join DuFTA! Your membership will help us grow this new nonprofit, and you'll get notices of upcoming events and opportunities (and it's only $10 a year!)
Join our IDEA Committee, which is responsible for proposing priorities and annual goals for the organization to the board relating to inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility and interfacing with other community groups in the area to promote the use of foot trails and identify barriers and access issues that prevent or limit trail use. E mail us at DuluthFootTrails@gmail.com if interested.
Want to more directly participate in DuFTA? Consider joining our Board! We meet monthly, and ask board members to participate, as they can, in helping run this organization. Fill out our board member application form if this sounds interesting. We'd love to have your help!
