Trinity River Paddling Trail

Trinity Nature Conservancy , -FORT WORTH,

TURE CONS NA ER TY VA I N IN C The entire Trinity River Watershed encompasses R Y T

T R L I 18,000+ SQUARE MILES I N A I R TY T RI NG VER PADDLI

THE URBAN STRETCH OF THE With the support of local municipalities, TRINITY RIVER that runs through the Trinity Nature Conservancy (TNC) is of the total land Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex has historically increasing river access by creating a 7% area of Texas been inaccessible. For decades the river contiguous 127-mile Trinity River Paddling has become increasingly contaminated by Trail that will provide countless recreation pollutants such as urban and agricultural and education opportunities and foster runoff, illegal dumping, and litter. While stewardship by increasing public awareness Travels through the Trinity River water quality conditions about the importance of the Trinity River have improved, there is still much that can and its associated ecosystems. be done to ensure a clean and healthy river 38 5 remains for generations to come. Currently, 20 launch sites exist across the TEXAS COUNTIES ECOREGIONS following cities: Fort Worth, Arlington, 7.4 million people in the Dallas-Fort Worth Irving, Carrollton, Lewisville, and Dallas. metroplex depend on the Trinity River TNC’s goal is to work with cities along the water supply for domestic, industrial, and Trinity River to install informational kiosks 22 MAJOR agricultural use. In addition, the downstream at each launch site, create additional launch population of 6 million people, including sites to shorten the paddling distance RESEVOIRS the city of Houston, depend on this water between existing launch sites, and make within the Trinity River Basin provide drinking water to urban source and are directly impacted by the launch sites accessible for more users. and rural communities actions of upstream users. TNC’s future plans for the Trinity River Paddling Trail include receiving the National Park Service’s National Trail Designation and 14+ MILLION PEOPLE extending the paddling trail along the entire depend on the Trinity River length of the Trinity River to its terminus at as a water source and the Gulf of . IMPACT • Increase in awareness, access, and volunteers will aid in reducing NEEDS the $8,546,200 spent annually by Fort Worth alone to prevent, • Funding: Financial support to sustain Riverkeeper combat and clean up litter and illegal dumping, and to keep it monitoring and operations, volunteers days, educational from ending up in waterways.* materials, marketing/communications resources, and to • A dedicated Riverkeeper to monitor and improve the Trinity purchase ADA accessible equipment. River water quality and riparian habitat. • Partners: Connections to expand the reach of the project. • Recreation, education, and volunteer opportunities for more • Volunteers: Volunteers for citizen science reporting on than 7 million people. water quality and to help keep the Trinity River and its • Blue space, such as the Trinity River promote social connections surrounding habitats clean. and recreation which can be beneficial for mental and physical health.

Texan by Nature is working with Trinity Nature Conservancy to broaden awareness and educate the public about the importance of the Trinity River through increasing recreation, education, and volunteer opportunities. TxN is working with TNC to make connections to new partners, increase volunteer recruitment, develop informational materials, and more!

* THE COST OF LITTER & ILLEGAL DUMPING IN TEXAS - A STUDY OF NINE CITIES ACROSS THE STATE, February 2017, Burns & McDonnell

KEY ATURE CONS N ER Lewisville Lake TY VA Launch Site I N IN C R Y Trinity River T Park

T Airport R L I IN A Lewisville Lake Environment Learning Area I R TY T RI ING VER PADDL 35E Wise Denton County Hebron Parkway Collin County

McInnish Park ELM FORK Elm Park Dallas County Tarrant County Eagle Mountain Lake 35W

75 Bird’s Fort Trail Park 635 California Crossing Park WEST FORK Fort Worth Nature Center Big River Fort Worth Nature Center Greer Island Casino Beach DALLAS FORT WORTH River Legacy Park 30 Handley Ederville Road Lake Worth Arrow Park South Trammell Panther Island Crow Park MAIN BRANCH 30 Moore Park White Settlement Road Beach Street 175 Trinity Park Kayak Launch Loop 12 Boat Ramp Rogers Road CLEAR FORK 45 20 35E

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