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New Public-Access Trail Coming Soon
- Lucas Kenney
- Jun 11
- 2 min read
Press Release from The Prairie Museum of Art and History
The Prairie Museum of Art & History, The Thomas County Historical Society recently received a $10,000 grant from Sunflower Foundation through its Paving the Way – From Blazing Trails to Building Community grant and education program, which is supporting Kansas communities at various stages of public-access trail development with customized planning support, technical assistance, and peer learning opportunities.
The Prairie Museum of Art & History, The Thomas County Historical Society, was one of 25 communities to receive one of Sunflower’s latest trail grants, and one of six to be awarded a Trail Blazers grant, which provides flexible funding to support communities pursuing their first public-access trail or emerging trail champions advancing new public trail projects.
The Prairie Museum is very excited to announce the upcoming opening of a public-access trail in the newly
conserved prairie preserve located on the south side of their campus. We have had tremendous community support and by-in for this project. We’re excited to see what this project brings to the community.
In addition to providing flexible grant funding, the program offers grantees a chance to participate in a robust virtual learning series geared toward their stage of trail development. National trail expert Michele Archie, principal from The Harbinger Consultancy, is leading the series, with technical assistance provided by Kansas Trails, Inc. (KTI), a statewide organization dedicated to helping communities of all sizes advance their trail efforts through coordination and technical assistance.
“We’re incredibly excited to work alongside our Paving the Way grantees, all of whom are planning or
enhancing trails that elevate community health and celebrate local assets,” said Sunflower Director of Healthy Communities Kelli Mark, who oversees the foundation’s trail program. “Through both funding and shared learning opportunities, we’re helping communities build the knowledge, connections, and momentum needed to create lasting impact.”
For a complete list of Paving the Way grantees and summaries of their projects, go to:
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