In geography, the real world is a big part of what we do!
The Old State Farm Trail project is an excellent example of collaboration among academic, non-profit, government, and for-profit partners. It is also an example of the value of both vision and patience.
The project is not complete, but it has recently reached an important milestone. Small parking lots are now in place at the north and south ends of a trail that will provide public access to permanently-protected open space adjacent to the National Wild & Scenic Taunton River.
We will edit this entry to include more detail soon, but for now suffice it to say that this project has involved the Massachusetts Legislature, the Town of Bridgewater, the Natural Resources Trust of Bridgewater, the Massachusetts Department of Corrections, and many faculty members and students in the Bridgewater State University Department of Geography.
