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HomeMy WebLinkAbout050125 - Olympic Discovery Trail Exciting Updates!ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Pathway to the Pacific News! 💙 <https://olympicdiscoverytrail.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=862004159972503fe35fefc93&id=86c1ec3851&e=d7954f414c> It's National Bike Month! It's spring! Let's celebrate National Bike Month the entire month! Be sure and grab your bike and ride on Sunday, May 4 for National Ride A Bike Day. By driving less and biking more, you are being good to yourself and the environment. Want to learn more about biking? Check out the League of American Bicyclists for great information and tips. <https://olympicdiscoverytrail.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=862004159972503fe35fefc9 3&id=0cdb6074e7&e=d7954f414c> The City of Sequim has lots of biking events planned locally. Check out their list of activities here! <https://olympicdiscoverytrail.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=862004159972503fe35fefc93&id=6 f0b8d8208&e=d7954f414c> You can also view their image below. There's even a trailside cheer along the Olympic Discovery Trail. <https://olympicdiscoverytrail.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=862004159972503fe35fefc93&id=0d06657bb2&e=d7954f414c> Find more bicycling events along the Olympic Peninsula by heading here! <https://olympicdiscoverytrail.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=862004159972503fe35fefc93&id=8f68b2f06f&e=d7954f414c> Our friends at the Olympic Peninsula Visitors' Bureau have compiled a list. <https://mcusercontent.com/862004159972503fe35fefc93/images/4725cab2-50e3-5fcc-1e39-b3b3c0b57272.jpeg> It's springtime and our Trail Ambassadors and volunteers are out in force. Last Saturday, it was the National Celebrate Trails Day. Did you see them along the trail? Spring Fundraising Campaign Did you receive our spring fundraising campaign letter in your mailbox yet? Look for it this week! Our spring fundraising campaign runs through May, but your contribution will make a difference across generations. Will you contribute today? We need your support and a contribution of $50, $100, $500, or whatever you can afford. Please help us reach our goal. Donate now here. <https://olympicdiscoverytrail.us21.list-manage.com/track/click ?u=862004159972503fe35fefc93&id=b7ce6c6bfe&e=d7954f414c> Every contribution helps us toward our online fundraising goal of $10,000 by the end of May. Donate to our spring campaign! 💚 <https://olympicdiscoverytrail.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=862004159972503fe35fefc93&id=61c724fe50&e=d7954f414c> <https://olympicdiscoverytrail.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=862004159972503fe35fefc93&id=aa500753d8&e=d7954f414c> Friends of the East Jefferson Trails Connections Join us as Barb Trafton, Trails Director at the Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation (BIPTF) <https://olympicdiscoverytrail.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=862004159972503fe35fefc93&id=8d30 376288&e=d7954f414c> shares her vision. Barb has led the Foundation in helping to build over 11 miles of trails on Bainbridge Island. BIPTF strives to be a nimble problem-solver in supporting the expansion of public trails on the island and connecting to North Kitsap and Jefferson and Clallam counties, as well as to Seattle via Washington State Ferries. Barb will share BIPTF’s plan and practices in leading the acquisition of trail easements, engaging in funding, constructing trails and provide updates about trail related advocacy. BIPTF joined PTC and North Kitsap Trails Association <https://olympicdiscoverytrail.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=862004159972503fe35fefc93&id=3d4711c159&e=d7954f414c> in creating the Puget Sound to Pacific collaborative which envisioned and facilitated the 2023 successful $16.13 million RAISE grant. <https://olympicdiscoverytrail.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=86200415997250 3fe35fefc93&id=29450d7460&e=d7954f414c> The grant funds planning and design for 100 miles of gaps in the Olympic Discovery Trail and the Sound to Olympics Trail, aiming for a completed and connected 200-mile network along the designated Great American Rail Trail route from Washington DC to the Washington coast. This is a public meeting and all are invited. Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM Finnriver Farm & Cidery <https://olympicdiscoverytrail.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=862004159972503fe35fefc93&id=69cbdc438d&e=d7954f414c> This is an opportunity to get better acquainted with our neighbors as we coordinate efforts to build the trail connecting the STO with the Olympic Discovery Trail between Hood Canal and Discovery Bay. Connecting our Trail Towns (Port Ludlow, Quilcene, Chimacum, Port Hadlock) to the Olympic Discovery Trail from the Hood Canal Bridge to Discovery Bay is a priority. Thank you to our friends at Finnriver for hosting these meetings. <https://olympicdiscoverytrail.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=862004159972503fe35fefc93&id=100c90fcd0&e=d7954f414c> Tour de Lavender - Registration is Open! Registration is now open for the Tour de Lavender <https://olympicdiscoverytrail.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=862004159972503fe35fefc93&id=322680e3f6&e=d7954f414c> ! This premier cycling event, our biggest fundraiser, is ready for you to sign up. Get your tickets today! We hope you'll join us this August, 2nd. Come for TdL and stay for the weekend! The Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau has a handy hotel booking tool <https://olympicdiscoverytrail.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=862004159972503fe35fefc93&id=f92c770e31&e=d7954f414c> . There's so much to do and see on the Olympic Peninsula. Register and start planning your trip today! Learn more about this event... <https://olympicdiscoverytrail.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=862004159972503fe35fefc93&id=85622180a5&e=d7954f414c> Join us at an upcoming event! <https://olympicdiscoverytrail.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=862004159972503fe35fefc93&id=175608070a&e=d7954f414c> * Wednesday, May 14 - PTC's Board Meeting <https://olympicdiscoverytrail.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=862004159972503fe35fefc93&id=77af933251&e=d7954f414c> - Zoom meeting * Saturday, May 10 - Sequim Irrigation Festival's 5K <https://olympicdiscoverytrail.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=862004159972503fe35fefc93&id=74f09d8184&e=d7954f414c> * Saturday, May 18 - Jefferson Healthcare's Rhody Run <https://olympicdiscoverytrail.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=862004159972503fe35fefc93&id=7b3a1cb773&e=d7954f414c> * Saturday, June 7 & 8 - North Olympic Discovery Marathon Weekend <https://olympicdiscoverytrail.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=862004159972503fe35fefc93&id=1c743f413d&e=d7954f414c> Donate to our spring campaign! 💚 <https://olympicdiscoverytrail.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=862004159972503fe35fefc93&id=f0da6f40ef&e=d7954f414c> <https://olympicdiscoverytrail.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=862004159972503fe35fefc93&id=f529810e6a&e=d7954f414c> <https://olympicdiscoverytrail.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=862004159972503fe35fefc93&id=f9cec0a55c&e=d7954f414c> <https://olympicdiscoverytrail.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=862004159972503fe35fefc93&id=3fa6d77c57&e=d7954f414c> <https://olympicdiscoverytrail.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=862004159972503fe35fefc93&id=e2a503bef6&e=d7954f414c> <mailto:info@olympicdiscoverytrail.org> <https://olympicdiscoverytrail.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=862004159972503fe35fefc93&id=01e7e6ac3a&e=d7954f414c> 2025 events happening along the trail! 💚 <https://olympicdiscoverytrail.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=862004159972503fe35fefc93&id=d308d6db9c&e=d7954f414c> View this email in your browser. <https://mailchi.mp/olympicdiscoverytrail/exciting-news-from-the-olympic-discovery-trail-8cpdhd4ov7-12926997?e=d7954f414c> Forward this email to a friend. <https://us21.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=862004159972503fe35fefc93&id=6addbc8033&e=d7954f414c> Interested in volunteering with us? 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