Are you trying to fund a park or trail project? We want to hear from you!

We created this form to help local park and trail advocates prepare for the difficult and complex path to securing a state bonding appropriation. State bonding bills are large, complex pieces of legislation. They are also extremely competitive, and it often takes local advocates years of endurance, hard work, and a little luck before they're rewarded with funding. There is no one size fits all recipe that always works to get a project funded, but over the years we've learned common ingredients of successful bonding requests and what questions local advocates should be prepared to answer. This form is meant to help you think through those questions.

This form is also meant to help us partner with you in your advocacy efforts. There is nothing we love more than seeing the hard work of local volunteers pay off with the completion of a park or trail project. We'll use the information you provide to:

Provide feedback and inform you of key legislative dates throughout the session,

Create a fact sheet (click here to see an example) specific to your project for you to distribute, and

Create a project page specific to your project on our website that you can refer people to.

You can use and complete the form anytime, but forms completed by December 1, 2023 will be given priority when creating fact sheets and online material.

Things to know before starting the form:

1. Unfortunately at this time, we don't have the ability to let you save your answers and finish them at a later date. You can switch from section to section without losing your answers, but your answers will not be saved if you close your window. We apologize for this inconvenience. You can download the questions, work on them ahead of time, and cut-and-paste them into the form when you are ready. Please let us know if you are having technical difficulties.

2. * indicates the question is required.

3. Even if your project has been included in our legislative agenda in previous years, we know projects change over time and we'd still like to hear from you to ensure we have the most up-to-date information. If you'd like to see the most recent fact sheet that we have on file for you, please email Phoebe Ward (friends@parksandtrails.org).

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