Making Connections to Nature
More and more, children and families are cut off from day-to-day experiences with the natural world. Busy lives, increased screen time, the design of modern cities, all limit the opportunity to connect with nature and experience its benefits.
Genesee Land Trust is dedicated to finding ways to link all communities in the greater Rochester region to nature by keeping buildings and pavement from covering open spaces, advocating for trails in the City to provide ribbons of green in neighborhoods, and creating educational programs and experience that connect people to the outdoors.
Genesee River Alliance
A project of Genesee Land Trust to develop partnerships and connections between the City of Rochester, neighbors, organizations, and businesses all along the 13-mile Genesee River corridor that passes through the City of Rochester to promote the river as a recreational and ecological resource.
El Camino Neighborhood
Since 2002, Genesee Land Trust has worked with the El Camino neighborhood in Rochester to transform an abandoned railroad track into the Thomas R. Frey Trail at El Camino, which opened in 2012. With help from 100+ volunteers, Genesee Land Trust also created Conkey Corner Park as a gateway to the trail.
Every year the Land Trust - in partnership with Ibero American Development Corporation - hosts outdoor events for the community, from 5K runs and block parties to art walks and harvest festivals.