Perhaps now more than ever, parks, trails and open spaces are providing our community with a much-needed benefit to sustain both our physical and mental health. These are the places that are helping us all cope with the uncertainty of this public health crisis that has disrupted our daily lives and left us feeling stuck inside. Our commitment to you is to keep these areas accessible, maintained and benefiting our community as long as it’s responsible to do so. However, in order to do this, we all need to do our part to use these areas in a way that respects each other and public health guidance.

You may recall when you were a youngster, having proudly stated to your friends, you were part of something that was important to you.  It could have been a team, church, scouts, or a class play.  Some, usually the jealous ones, would respond with “So what?” or “Who do you think you are?”   Well fortunately, as adults, we have grown past that, but you may still ask it of yourself when you participate in and support a group like the Black Forest Trails Association (BFTA).  So what?  Who do you think you are?

I am the current President of the BFTA, so let me tell you who I think you are!  As a member of the BFTA, you are greatly valued by your BFTA Board of Directors and the Black Forest community at large!  Let me tell you why: