IMPACT
FRIENDS
Improving
Allegany
County
Trails
IMPACT— a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization— mobilizes volunteers to improve public forest trails in Allegany County for the year-round use and enjoyment of hikers, horseback riders, skiers, campers.
The mission of IMPACT is to conserve, improve and advocate for year-round access to public trails and greenways in Allegany County. We provide a voice for all Allegany County trails users, landowners, and businesses who benefit from the development and maintenance of high-quality, year-round, multi-use trails.
As a “friends” group, we work closely with local Foresters in the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), under a Volunteer Stewardship Agreement.
Our current focus is the West Almond Trail System, 29 miles of paths through Phillips Creek, Palmers Pond, Turnpike, and Karr Valley Creek State Forests. We are developing new projects in Coyle Hill State Forest and along the Wellsville, Addison and Galeton (WAG)Trail.
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•West Almond Trails IMPACT RUN Saturday, August 23, 2025
SATURDAY JUNE 21 @ 9 AM
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING & HIKE
Join us at Horse Camping Area on Steward Forest Road for our annual meeting and a hike on Trail 4. A new timber mat bridge will be installed on Trail 4/6 at the stream crossing just north of Lockwood Forest Road.
If this bridge is set up before June 21, we will enlist a work crew to install decking and railings that day. The meeting and hike will be followed by an optional BBQ/pot-luck lunch. RSVP to: impactfriendsgroup@gmail.com
