Originally Posted by
indyfabz
What I meant is that it may be possible to donate directly to the agency managing a specific trail rather than to the Rails to Trails organization itself. It’s my understanding that Rails to Trails is an “enabling” organization but it does not manage trails itself.
In Wisconsin, I think all of those trails are managed by the Wisconsin Dept of Natural Resources, along with the state parks. I suspect that is the case in many other states. But, in Wisconsin, some trails that are not formerly rail are managed by counties or communities instead of the state.