What is the Alexandria Nature Trail?
The City of Alexandria and the Nature Conservancy identified a multi-purpose project to protect and enhance a 13-mile corridor connecting the city's residential and commercial areas from I-94 to Lake Le Homme Dieu.
Why You Will Love the Trail
It will:
1. be a safe non-motorized way to get to parks, schools and shopping
2. connect our neighborhoods to trails
3. provide more access to the Central Lakes Trail
4. be a nature filled trail far bikers & walkers interested in exercise or a nature inspired respite
5. enhance access to nature for bird watchers, elders, and families who want to escape to or interact with nature, learn about wetlands, & study biodiversity
More than a Trail
The proposed project is a nature-based solution to:
1. protect the aquifer
2. provide cleaner water and air
3. reduce flooding and drought risk
4. reduce stormwater management costs
5. reduce existing infrastructure pressure
6. project precious wetlands, woodlands, and streams from development
7. sustain land for public enjoyment
Anticipated Corridor
