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The Friends of New Glarus Woods State Park promotes the use and improvement of the park through the following efforts:
Providing volunteer support for maintaining trails, planting prairies and other stewardship activities
Assisting the park with educational and community activities
Providing financial assistance for park projects and programs
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MONTHLY MEETINGS
[ Public Welcome ]
We typically meet on the second Tuesday of the month at 6:00 P.M.
If you are interested in attending a meeting drop us a note using the Contact tab above.
PRESIDENT-Jim Grant
VICE PRESIDENT-Mark Pernitz
SECRETARY-Ben Neff
TREASURER- Jason Neton
TRUSTEE- Kevin Budsberg
We're always in need of volunteers to pitch in for our events.
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Join
The Friends of New Glarus Woods State Park warmly welcomes any and all who are interested in helping preserve and promote our area resource.
Memberships are valid for one year. Please select a membership level to join the Friends group or update your annual membership. Thank you!
DONATE
Your gifts help us fund our efforts including the following:
Building new trails
Educational programming and special events
Thank you for investing in this local environmental cause.
*A donation to the Friends of New Glarus Woods State Park is eligible to receive a tax deduction.
contact
How can we help? Drop us a line. We'd love to hear from you!
Friends of New Glarus Woods State Park, Inc.
119 7th Ave.
New Glarus, WI 53574
Bike Trails
The Friends of New Glarus Woods is working with park staff on an 8 mile bike trail system that will be designed for multi-use (hiking/running) and optimized for mountain biking. Below is more info.
IMBA Trail Solutions (an arm of the International Mountain Bike Association) is designing the trail system.
CORP (Mountain Biking Advocates for South-Central Wisconsin) will manage construction and maintenance.
The first phase of the project is a one-mile beginner trail.
Look for scheduled workdays starting August 2023. Trail status will be posted on CORP’s website (madcitydirt.com).
So far, $150,000 has been raised! Please consider donating through the link below. Funding supports professional trail building as well as the purchase of tools, signage and other infrastructure.
The Friends of New Glarus Woods has support from Trek Bicycles, Colony Brands and New Glarus Brewing, among local businesses and individuals.
New Glarus NICA (National Interscholastic Cycling Association) squad’s first practice is planned for July 2024.
Donations from individuals and local businesses are critical to making this project a reality. Please support bringing mountain biking to New Glarus Woods State Park! Contact us if you’d like to discuss your donation, or go directly to the donate button below. Thank you!!