Established in 2007, our organization provides advocacy to protect, open, maintain and support the existing legal public trail easements, dedicated to and accepted by the County of Nevada, of the historic Emigrant Trail from Highway 49 to Dog Bar Road in southern Nevada County in California.
This portion of the historic Emigrant Trail was first used in 1844 by thousands of people who emigrated from the eastern regions of the United States when the area was still part of Mexico, making it the earliest overland trail in California. The Emigrant Trail is of regional, state and national significance and extends throughout Nevada County.
"Numerous studies have shown that the presence of trails and greenway corridors positively impact quality of life, but also real estate property values, small businesses, tourism and even some corporate relocations. Trails...provide trail users the opportunity to journey into the heart of all that is uniquely American -- its culture, heritage, landscape and spirt."
- Congressman John Sarbanes
speaking before the U.S. House of Representatives in February 2010
In 1987, President Ronald Reagan formed a President's Commission on the American
Outdoors. President Reagan and the resulting Report recommended that, "Americans should be able to walk out their front doors and within 15 minutes, be on trails that take them through their cities or towns and bring them back without retracing any steps."
- "Trails for All Americans"
