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Outdoor Recreation Alliance, volunteers help prepare La Crosse hiking, biking trails

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1 year ago

May 17, 2023

Now that summer is approaching, more people are spending time riding bikes and hiking on nature trails in the La Crosse area.

The Outdoor Recreation Alliance (ORA) is busy getting trails into shape for the season.

ORA director Jed Olson said on WIZM’s La Crosse Talk on Wednesday that some improvements are planned for the area near the Bud Hendrickson Trail.

“We’re just gonna do some minor improvements to make the trail a bit more usable, and make the route clearly identified,” Olson said, “and we’re gonna put in a little section of boardwalk so you can get through a section of swampy area…so you don’t have to trespass onto private property.”

Olson added that volunteers are making improvements and maintaining the paths used by bicycles, runners and walkers.

Those volunteers can learn more at the ORA website here.

Brad Williams

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.