Trail group lands grant
Last fall, Friends of the North Idaho Trails completed a grant-funded project to improve parking, drainage and brushing at English Point. Photo courtesy of Friends of the North Idaho Trails.
COEUR d’ALENE — North Idaho’s trails are for everyone, and Friends of the North Idaho Trails, a nonprofit formed in 2015, is working to keep it that way.
“Keeping trails in good condition helps keep the public engaged in using our public land,” said Paul Loutzenhiser, president of the nonprofit. “The connection to our land is important for our own personal happiness. Our mental health as a society is directly connected to exercise and being outdoors and being able to hike and recreate.”