We believe that everyone should have access to the outdoors, and that's why our trail maps, directions, and group events on the Walking City Trails are free. It takes a lot of time and labor to create these resources and opportunities, and you can help us keep the woodstove glowing. The WCT initiative is a literal grassroots endeavor that’s powered by you; the walking public! Here are several ways in which you can support our work today.
BECOME A WALKING CITY TRAILS MEMBER
Join a passionate community of urban explorers creating new ways to walk between every green space and neighborhood in Boston. Your annual Walking City Trails membership supports our efforts to create a network of cross-city trails and activate them. And as a WCT member, you’ll receive a special Walking City Trails patch to sport on your jacket or backpack, invitations to member events, and 25% discounts for our trail merch store!
GET SOME WALKING CITY TRAILS SWAG
Whether you’re a prolific WCT explorer, just getting your feet wet, or watching the whole thing unfold, head over to our official Walking City Trails store and grab a t-shirt, hat, mug, or sticker. At least 40% of each swag sale goes straight into our trail projects fund, and with your trail gear, you’ll be able to represent the WCT in style wherever you amble. Win-win!
MAKE A TRAILS CONTRIBUTION
Every contribution to the Walking City Trails helps us expand our capacity to create more trails, plan bigger events, and put Boston’s green space ecosystem on the map for all to explore. At a time when institutional support for grassroots projects is increasingly scarce, your direct support helps tremendously. (Please note that while we cannot yet offer tax deductible benefits for Walking City Rails donors, that will change soon.)
As the Walking City Trails project approaches its third anniversary, we’d like to recognize our wonderful trail support crew. Thank you to each of you for making all of this possible.
Kostia Bergman
Torin K. Clark
Marianna Foos
Sarah Freeman
Karen & Dave Hinchen
Louise Johnson
Fred Langa
Ruthe L’Esperance
Barbara Parmenter & Mary Burns
Julia Reade & Rob Duncan
If you’ve made a trail donation and would like to be mentioned on this shout-out list, please get in touch!
VOLUNTEER IN A BOSTON PARK
The Walking City Trails visit more than 70 green spaces across and around the City of Boston, and keeping all of these leafy oases resplendent and accessible requires a TON of city resources and people power. If you’ve been out on the Walking City Trails and fallen in love with a particular green space or two, we strongly encourage you to consider lending a hand as a parks volunteer.