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Organization Description<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mission:<\/strong>\u00a0We aim to improve the quality and safety of public spaces, increase recreational access, enhance air and water quality, and grow our community of trail users. We work in cooperation with local governance, chambers of commerce, and similar organizations to create community building events and identify grants to fund these endeavors. We also maintain infrastructure and envision expanded access to sustainable transportation in our region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Goals:<\/strong>\u00a0Our goal is to foster better public health and quality of life for Northampton\u2019s residents and visitors by enhancing the trail network and conducting activities that sustain and grow the community of trail users.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Placement Description\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Time Commitment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1-2 hours\/week<\/p>\n\n\n\n How to Get Involved<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n To become a volunteer\/intern, visit the Friends of Northampton Trails website or email Elena Huisman at elena@fntrails.org<\/a>. Throughout the year, we also do trail cleanups, monthly bike rides, and events such as tabling at the city’s Bike Month celebration in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Contact Information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0 Organization Description Mission:\u00a0We aim to improve the quality and safety of public spaces, increase recreational access, enhance air and water quality, and grow our community of trail users. We work in cooperation with local governance, chambers of commerce, and similar organizations to create community building events and identify grants to fund these endeavors. We […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6400,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/no-sidebar.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1896","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/jandon-partners-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/jandon-partners-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/jandon-partners-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/jandon-partners-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6400"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/jandon-partners-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1896"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/jandon-partners-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1896\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1917,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/jandon-partners-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1896\/revisions\/1917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/jandon-partners-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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