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🌳 Help Build a Trail That Connects Kids with Nature! 🛠️Join the Ozark Trail Association, Saint Louis City Forestry and Parks, Sierra Club, and Open Space Council on Friday, November 6, from 8:45 AM to 2 PM for the next phase of trail building at O’Fallon Park in north St. Louis!This collaborative project is about more than building a trail. Winding through thick forest and native prairie near the YMCA RecPlex, this trail will create new opportunities for children and families to explore nature, discover the outdoors, and experience the wonder of the natural world in an area where those opportunities can be hard to find.We’re hoping for a great turnout to help wrap up this phase of construction! Come lend a hand and help make this vision a reality.🥾 No experience necessary🛠️ Tools and safety equipment provided🥤 Cold drinks provided📍 Meet at the main “Y” parking lot. Volunteers will direct you to the work area just across from the lot.Ready to help build something meaningful? Register here:ozarktrail.com/event/friday-nov-6-2026-cooperative-trail-build-at-ofallon-park-845am-1pm/Every helping hand helps bring more nature, exploration, and outdoor adventure within reach for the next generation. 💚 ...
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Whooohooo! This!!!! YOU all made this happen as users have waited soooooo long for a new trailhead to replace the old one. Thank you goes to the U.S. Forest Service - Mark Twain National Forest Potosi Ranger District’s staff for pushing through to get ‘er done along side our OTA Volunteers and the AmeriCorps St. Louis crew. Win-Win! #Ozark_Trail #berryman #newtrailhead #nationalrecreationtrail #volunteersmakeithappen ...
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