Paddling Trails, 3
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Kayaking and canoeing allows us to see nature from a new perspective. And some of these waterways are official state paddling trails.
The reason a Parks and Wildlife paddling trail is so special is because, we’re very interested in conservation issues, water issues, the importance of water for the state of Texas, and educating the public on all of these issues.
Shelly Plante is nature tourism coordinator for Texas Parks and Wildlife. If your community has a stretch of river or coastline you think is trail-worthy, submit a nomination.
On our website, we have application forms that any community partner can fill out if they think they have a trail that has potential to be in our paddling trails program. The main requirement is that it’s a four to twelve mile river segment. We really want this to be a morning or afternoon river run that people can do with their family and friends, and not multi-day. If they have any questions, they can call the number on the website, or email, and we’ll review their application.
Applicants will receive a response in about a month – and if accepted — that’s when the work really starts.
The process for us to be able to get a river survey done, work with the community to develop text for the website and the kiosks, get kiosks installed, create panels for the kiosks….the entire process to become a paddling trail could take between six to twelve months.
Visit passporttotexas.org for a link to the application.
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For Texas Parks and Wildlife…I’m Cecilia Nasti
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