NEW PALTZ – The Hudson River Valley Greenway announced the awarding of three grants to trail projects in Ulster County, Friday.

The funding is part of the 2009 Greenway Conservancy Small Grants Program, said mark Castiglione, acting executive director of the Greenway.

“All of these three projects represent the gamut of the kind of trail projects that the Greenway likes to fund, and none of them would be possible without the commitment of all of you folks, so I would just like to thank all of you folks for your commitment,” he said.

• The Southern Ulster Alliance and the Town of New Paltz were given $17,750 for the Southern Ulster Alliance Project. They will design a link between the Hudson Valley Rail Train and the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, creating a more regional trail system in Ulster County.
• The County of Ulster will receive $7,000 for its Sojourner Truth County Park. This project will add 400 feet of Americans With Disabilities Act accessible trail to connect a parking area with an existing ADA accessible trail and other recreational trails.
• The Hudson Valley Rail Trail Association, Inc. will receive $1,500 to create the Hudson Valley Rail Trail Brochure. The Hudson Valley Rail Trail will soon become a link to the newly opened Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park, and provides a vital recreational resource to the residents and visitors of Ulster County. The brochure will provide information to those seeking to utilize the trail and its amenities, and will be an important marketing tool for the trail.