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4-H club advances dog-walking trail at county animal shelter with donated forestry equipment
Summary
A Dinwiddie 4-H club returned to the board to report progress on a volunteer-built walking trail at the county animal shelter. Phase 1 will be a natural surface trail; the Virginia Department of Forestry will donate bulldozer work and 4-H said the initial phase will cost about $1,000 funded by club prizes and donations.
A 4-H group, 4 Does More, updated the Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors on May 20 about a proposed walking trail at the county animal shelter that the club said will be built in phases and at no cost to local government.
Hannah Bishop, an extension agent who spoke with the group, said the Virginia Department of Forestry agreed to donate dozer work and training for a first, natural-surface route. The club described Phase 1 as marking and clearing a trail wide enough to be converted to an ADA-compliant surface later, with Phase 2 adding signage and hosted walking events. The club estimated Phase 1 costs at about $1,000 and said funding would come from a county fair prize, donations and fundraising.
Jeremy Johnson and county staff praised the project and said county personnel would coordinate review of the concept and offer technical feedback. The board did not take formal action; members thanked the students and said staff would work with them as the plan proceeds.
