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$50 Million State Investment Pushes Great Redwood Trail Forward, Promising Economic Boost for Humboldt
Redheaded Blackbelt (Kym Kemp) — July 7th, 2026
‘State funding moves Great Redwood Trail project forward in Loleta
Jefferson Public Radio — July 7th, 2026
Great Redwood Trail Agency deploys $12.4M in climate bond funds for first segments
Redwood News (NBC-CBS-3 / KIEM-TV, Eureka) — July 3rd, 2026
Great Redwood Trail deploys funds to Eel River Valley
Times-Standard — June 24th, 2026
2026 Trail Summit connects trail enthusiasts to trails on the horizon (op-ed)
Times-Standard — June 7th, 2026
‘New trails’ is theme of Humboldt Trails Summit
Mad River Union — May 16th, 2026
Ukiah celebrates opening a new segment of the Great Redwood Trail
The Mendocino Voice — April 28th, 2026
California Is Transforming An Abandoned Railroad Into A 300-Mile Trail From SF To Humboldt — Here’s The Next Segment Opening This Weekend
Secret San Francisco — April 21st, 2026
New portion of Great Redwood Trail in Ukiah to be commemorated
The Mendocino Voice — April 20th, 2026
Great Redwood Trail Master Plan Approved, Advancing 300-Mile Northern California Route
Momentum Mag — April 7th, 2026
The Final Master Plan for the Great Redwood Trail is Out. What Does it Mean for Humboldt?
Lost Coast Outpost — April 3rd, 2026
Plan adopted for northern section of 320-mile Great Redwood Trail along North Coast
Press Democrat — March 27th, 2026
Maybe You Would Like to Serve on the Board of Directors of the Great Redwood Trail Agency?
Lost Coast Outpost — March 27th, 2026
The Great Redwood Trail aims to become the longest rail-to-trail project in the U.S.
The Jefferson Exchange, Jefferson Public Radio — March 25th, 2026
Great Redwood Trail master plan approved
Redwood News at 6 pm (NBC-CBS-3 / KIEM-TV, Eureka) — March 24th, 2026 —[starts at 1 min, 15 sec]
Great Redwood Trail master plan approved, paving way for 300-mile rail-to-trail corridor
Northstate News at 6 pm (ABC-7 / KRCR-TV, Redding) — March 24th, 2026
A 300-Mile Trail Through Northern California’s Redwoods Is One Step Closer to Reality
Active NorCal — March 23rd, 2026
‘A major milestone’: Great Redwood Trail Agency approves master plan
Times-Standard — March 23rd, 2026
State Sen. McGuire Talks Community Benefits, Public Safety and Wildfire Mitigation on the Great Redwood Trail
Lost Coast Outpost — August 13, 2025
Great Redwood Trail Agency Adopts a New Approach to Illegal Camping, Dumping Along the Defunct Railroad
Lost Coast Outpost — July 25, 2025
Old Northern California rail track could become 300-mile hiking trail
Los Angeles Times — April 6, 2024
Nation’s longest rail trail could be built in California. Here’s what it would look like
The San Francisco Chronicle — April 3, 2024
Master plan released for the Great Redwood Trail
Times Standard — April 3, 2024
The Great Redwood Trail Agency Has Unveiled Its Draft Master Plan, and it Has Some Big Dreams for Alderpoint, Among Other Things
Lost Coast Outpost — April 3, 2024
Federal panel rejects Skunk Train owner's bid to acquire abandoned rail line north of Willits
The Press Democrat — October 21, 2022
McGuire: Board Rejects Sunk Train's bid to take tracks from Great Redwood Trail
Ukiah Daily Journal — October 21, 2022
McGuire Celebrates 'Momentous Day' for Great Redwood Trail as STB Rejects Mendocino Railway's Bid to Take Over 13-Mile Stretch
Lost Coast Outpost — October 21, 2022
Newsom signs McGuire’s Great Redwood Trail Act
Lost Coast Outpost — October 1, 2021
Threatened by coal proposal, Great Redwood Trail gets boost from new law
The Press Democrat — October 1, 2021
Marin leaders intensify coal freight counteroffensive
Marin Independent Journal — September 22, 2021
Aiming to ship coal out of Humboldt Bay, shadowy corporation makes bid to take over NCRA line
Lost Coast Outpost — September 2, 2021
Two projects for the Eel River gain momentum
Bay Nature Magazine — July 9, 2021
Caltrans awards Mendocino County $177,060 to study ‘mobility solutions’ for public transit
The Ukiah Daily Journal — July 8, 2021
‘A transformational day’: McGuire announces that $16.5 million for the Great Redwood Trail has been added to the state budget
Lost Coast Outpost — July 2, 2021
California budget channels millions to Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Mendocino counties
The North Bay Business Journal — June 30, 2021
‘Sound Garden’ opens on Great Redwood Trail: Public music and art installation the first in a series
The Ukiah Daily Journal — May 18, 2021
As California ATP Cycle 5 kicks off, here’s a snapshot of some success stories
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy — April 8, 2020
From rails to trails: Walking to the future
The Ukiah Daily Journal — June 22, 2019
Seeds planted for California’s 300-mile Great Redwood Trail
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy — May 17, 2019
Great Redwood Trail concept traversing California’s North Coast takes steps forward
The Press Democrat — May 2, 2019
North Coast’s Great Redwood Trail would convert decaying railway into 320-mile pathway
The Press Democrat — February 10, 2019
Great Redwood Trail planning kicks off
The Times Standard — January 31, 2019
Great Redwood Trail Bill signed into law
Marin County Bicycle Coalition — October 11, 2018
Gov. Brown Signs McGuire bill to eviscerate the North Coast Railroad Authority, start trail planning
Lost Coast Outpost — September 29, 2018
California’s most epic bike route is ready to be built
San Francisco Chronicle — September 13, 2018
The bill formerly known as ‘The Great Redwood Trail Act’ has passed the Assembly
Lost Coast Outpost — August 30, 2018