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TRAIL HAPPENINGS & ALERTS

Blue Jean Ball 2024: National Trails Day

Fun times to be had at this year’s Blue Jean Ball. Support the Mon River Trails Conservancy and WV Land Trust and join us! Saturday, June 1 at Camp Muffly from noon-3pm. Purchase tickets at https://www.wvlandtrust.org/wv-land-trust-forms/purchase-tickets-for-blue-jean-ball/

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Rail-Trail Day at Modern Homestead

Shop an array of spring flowers and trees for planting and cafe goodies at Modern Homestead at Tathams! Plan your garden shopping for Saturday, June 8 and 10% of the sales will be donated to the rail-trails you love. Located close to the Deckers Creek Rail-Trail (mile 17.7) in Town of Reedsville West Virginia- it…

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All sections of trail through Town of Star City will be CLOSED for the Star City Trail Repaving Project. This is Caperton / Mon River Rail-Trail miles 6 and 7. The impacted area starts at the existing paved trail in Star City, through the Tugboat Depot Playground in Edith Barill Park, to the start of the WVU Core Arboretum. Stone Paving, the contractor, will be working on installing a culvert, clearing the ditch line, and milling the asphalt to prep for repaving. This involves big equipment with no detours. PLEASE avoid this area for your safety and the safety of the equipment operators. Work and closures may continue until the end of May. Early completion depends on good weather and no disruptions from trail users.

As a result, 1.5 miles will be repaved to restore a smooth trail surface and improved drainage which helps protect the rail-trail during storms. The Star City Trail Repaving Project is partially funded by a grant from the Federal Highway Administration’s Recreational Trails Program administered by the West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways. The 20% local match to this federal grant is funded by the Monongalia County Parks and Trails Levy and donations to the Mon River Trails Conservancy. Thank you Donors and Voters!