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If you are looking for a quiet nature walk close to home, check out the secluded 100-acre Lawrence Nature Park. It’s located on S. Folks Road between 6th Street and … Continue reading “Get Out There: Lawrence Nature Park”

By Suzan Hampton, LEED AP bd+c, Urban Designer and FLAT board member By Suzan Hampton, LEED AP bd+c, Urban Designer and FLAT board member Your smile dims as up ahead, … Continue reading “Lawrence Loop = Green Eco-Machine”

Start 2019 off right by joining Friends of Lawrence Area Trails for a happy hour on January 10, 5:30-7:30 at Abe and Jake’s. Grab a beer and appetizers and get … Continue reading “You are invited to our 2019 Kickoff Happy Hour”

Longtime local environmental activist, retired KU professor, poet and community benefactor Elizabeth Schultz presented a surprise grant to Friends of Lawrence Area Trails at the Douglas County Community Foundation’s donor … Continue reading “FLAT Receives Elizabeth Schultz Environmental Fund Grant”

Kelly Barth is a Lawrence writer, environmental activist, outdoor enthusiast and FLAT member If beavers won’t save the world, they’ll come pretty darn close. Read Eager, by environmental journalist and graduate of … Continue reading “Eager: A Book Review by Kelly Barth”

The Lawrence City Commission will soon hear from city staff about a Bowersock Dam maintenance project that could potentially provide new recreational opportunities in the downtown Lawrence area. The Lawrence … Continue reading “Downtown Lawrence river recreation and whitewater area proposed”

38N is a group that celebrates outdoor adventure statewide through storytelling. Organizers encourage Kansans to use their imaginations to pursue adventure right here in our home state. They accept stories … Continue reading “38N celebrates Kansas outdoor adventure through storytelling”

Contributed by Courtney Masterson, Botanist and Ecologist with Native Lands, LLC. Have you noticed a change to the Lawrence River Trail (LRT) this year? You may have noticed the poison … Continue reading “Lawrence River Trail Ecosystem Restoration Underway”

Kansas Public Radio commentator, director emeritus of the Kansas Geological Survey and FLAT member Rex Buchanan talks about the benefits of winter hiking–no chiggers, ticks, poison ivy, humidity or snakes–and … Continue reading “Elsewhere in Kansas: KPR Commentator Rex Buchanan on Winter Hiking in Cross Timbers State Park”

We recently completed our first full year as an organization. And what a full first year it has been! Members of FLAT played a major role in reminding the Lawrence … Continue reading “FLAT feats: A look back at 2018 accomplishments”

I like to hike solo, but my sense of direction isn’t always reliable on winding paths like the Kansas River Trails in North Lawrence or the Clinton Lake North Shore … Continue reading “Get Outdoors Kansas App Helps Navigate Winding Trails”

Lawrence has been presented with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to connect our historic Kaw River waterfront with Downtown Lawrence. A stronger connection to the river will create opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to take a stroll along … Continue reading “Take Me to the River”

Dear Friends – The last 5 miles of the 22-mile Lawrence Loop will not be completed in 5 years unless you tell city commissioners to budget for it now. At … Continue reading “ACTION ALERT: Tell city commissioners to budget funds to complete the Lawrence Loop”

Completed sections of the Lawrence Loop shown with a black dashed line. The yellow arrows point to connecting trails.

Join FLAT and other local organizations at the family-friendly Trails That Connect Us celebration hosted by Free State Brewing Company. What: Enjoy beer, food, music, a brewery open house, activities … Continue reading “You’re Invited to Trails that Connect Us April 27”

Ever wonder who built the trails you enjoy today? In this post, Carl Ringler, who led the creation of the Clinton Lake Trails, tells the story of the trail system’s development. Thank … Continue reading “Perry and Clinton Lake Trails built by dedicated nature lovers”

Friends of Lawrence Area Trails (FLAT) wishes to contract with an individual or firm to assist with capacity–building for this newly forming organization by establishing systems for organizing and promoting trails events, creating a volunteer program, … Continue reading “Friends of Lawrence Area Trails (FLAT) is hiring a community coordinator”

The Douglas County Community Foundation recently made a $9,700 LiveWell Community Wellness grant to Lawrence Parks and Recreation to place wayfinding signs along the completed sections of the Lawrence Loop.