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    PARTNERS & PERSONNEL
    River Walk is designed and built by and for the community, with partners from near and far.
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    Great Barrington Land Conservancy
    The Great Barrington Land Conservancy administers the trail and manages our conservation easements on behalf of the public. The Conservancy is dedicated to conservation and stewardship of our community’s natural resources and special places.
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    Greenagers
    Local Berkshire Greenagers are responsible for River Walk’s daily care, as we nurture the next generation of environmental stewards. This youth environmental organization is dedicated to community engagement and raising awareness of environmental issues through productive labor in local agricultural and conservation work.

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    Networks and Connections
    In 2009, the National Park Service designated River Walk a National Recreation Trail. Our William Stanley Overlook and W.E.B. Du Bois River Park link to several downtown history walks, the W.E.B. Du Bois National Historical Site, and the African American Heritage Trail of the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area. River Walk is supported by the Town of Great Barrington and provides a riverside connection to Great Barrington’s Trails and Greenways network. We are a recognized cultural landscape with The Cultural Landscape Foundation.

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    Professionals
    River Walk is a community-designed and created trail under the leadership of trained professionals. The riverside trailway is designed and engineered by Peter Jensen of Peter S. Jensen & Associates, LLC. Our native habitat reclamation is the work of horticulturalist Heather Cupo, B.S.L.A. of Plant Euphoria and the late Monica Fadding. Our resident biologist is Suzanne Fowle. Greenagers’ Director is Will Conklin. Trails Coordinator Elia Del Molino and Trails Steward Elijah Fry coordinate programming and oversee all site work. River Walk’s founder is Rachel Fletcher. Its administrator is Christine Ward.

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    Interns and Apprentices
    Antioch College: Kristin Sanzone
    Bard College at Simon’s Rock: Jennifer Goodwillie, Phyu Hninn Nyein, William Powell Strayer, Peter Tiso, Trevor Turner
    Berkshire Community College: Ryan Caruso, Dan Hassett, Hilary Kirchner, Mac Litishin
    Great Barrington: Penelope Lord, Zachary Mino
    Greenagers: Jacob Adamczyk, Donovan Baisley, Jesse Blumenthal, Olivia Conforti, Alexandra “Sasha” DeCaro, Jeff DeCaro, Brian Eddy, Jenifer Fuore, Georgina Godfrey, Jakob Johannsson, Todd Johnson, Julius Kyagaba, Katherine Lister, Maya Moro, Kevin Pieropan, Meredith Powell, Kevin Troiano, Will Van Sant, Lukas Wheeler, Kaspar Wilder
    University of Rhode Island: Jenna Lee Turner

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    Volunteers
    Among our 3000 volunteers, those with more than 100 hours in the field include Peter Barrett, Gail Berneike, Don Bernier, Glen Chamberlin, Peter Ghani Champoux, Ann Condon, Will Conklin, Heather Cupo, Dana Cummings, Bernard Drew, Monica Schultz Fadding, Rachel Fletcher, Erik Hans Jensen, Peter Jensen, Alden Johnson, Bernard Kirchner, John Mallory, Tony Manzon, Will Marsh, Bob Mills, Mark Pieropan, Judd Reiss, Comstock Small, and Christine Ward.

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    Student volunteers with more than 50 hours in the field include Andrew Baxter, Jessie Drew, Jenifer Fuore, Willa Johnson, Ben Kalish, Hannah Kirchner, Ben Passmore, Andy Ritter, Aaron Seymour, and Matt Willig.
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    Property Owners Along the River Walk
    River Walk exists through the generosity and permission of the property owners along the river so that the public may enjoy the riverbank habitat.

    The Community Land Trust in the Southern Berkshires, presently Peter Hill, Pink Cloud
    Melvin J. Katsh, presently Rite-Aid
    Roman Catholic Bishop of Springfield (St. Peter’s Parish)
    Lucien and Steven Aigner, presently Carla and Ruairi Collins
    Nion Robert Thieriot and Roger C Tryon, presently Josh and Margaret Minges
    Dale Culleton, presently Kate and Joel Millonzi
    Berkshire Corporation
    Town of Great Barrington, presently 79 Bridge Street Realty LLC (The Berkshire)