As you may know, this past Saturday was the first run of the free Nature Bus Service powered by CDTA! Yay!
This service is free every Saturday from June 12th to September 25th.
Right now, we are hoping to ramp up communications within the communities the bus serves to get folks riding this service so it can continue for years to come!
Attached please find our two-page flyer with information on the bus. I have also included a link to the CDTA schedule here. Please share both widely.
For us, we really want to build a sense of security with this service. All locations were chosen with the user in mind – -meeting folks at every stop with informational kiosks, well-marked trails and staffed welcome centers at half the stops.
If I was to recommend a start destination, it would be Pine Hollow Arboretum. They have a small space that is easy to navigate and a welcome center. They are also staffed for Saturdays as far as I know. My second stop would be Five Rivers. Folks are dropped right at the welcome center and most weekends have programming for families right on site.
If we could get community groups within the areas the bus serves to host a first trip to a location to help people experience it and show them the ropes, we think this would best help folks to use the bus confidently. Please feel free to reach out should you have interest in having MHLC lead a walk for a group at one of our two location stops (Bennett Hill and Normanskill West Preserves). We would be happy to lend support to your group! I am also happy to connect you with a contact at other partner locations to lead groups if that’s of interest.
Thank you again for your efforts to spread the word about this service to date and into the future. We appreciate it!
