Pathfinders Resource Conservation and Development

Jefferson County Trails

Pathfinders has been providing grant writing for the Jefferson County Trails Council since 1999. Grants have been secured to develop sections of the Fairfield Loop Trail including the development of several bridges.

In 2009, a bow string truss bridge was installed across Highway 1 to connect two sections of trail.

Most recently Pathfinders wrote grants to develop the final 3.3 mile section to complete the western section of the 16-mile Fairfield Loop Trail. Pathfinders is also providing grant administration services for this grants.

To date, more than $3,000,000 has been invested in the Loop Trail.

http://www.jeffersoncountytrails.org/

 
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NEWS & EVENTS

May 2012 E-News
NEW! Conservation Funding Workshops for Agricultural Producers
Tuesday, June 5 - Camp Mitigwa (Boone)
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Free of charge, lunch provided
Learn more
Pathfinders RC&D Board Meeting
Thursday, July 26
6:00 p.m.
Fairfield, Iowa

Board meetings generally held bi-monthly on 4th Thursday.

The National Association of Resource Conservation & Development Councils Announces Award to Pathfinders RC&D Council

The National Association of Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D) Councils is pleased to announce that Pathfinders RC&D Council of Fairfield, Iowa has been reauthorized as a member of the national RC&D Circle of Diamonds.

As a standing member of the Circle of Diamonds, Pathfinders RC&D Council has already demonstrated its positive impact on the quality of life within its local area and its accountability to the community it serves through its organizational structure, the processes it uses, and the outcomes it attains.

In earning reauthorization of its Circle of Diamonds membership, the RC&D Council promises to continue to maintain the specific benchmarks set forth in the program guidelines. This mark of excellence shows its honesty, integrity, and strong commitment to the RC&D mission.