Why the West Side Trail at Eagle Creek Park?

Eagle Creek Nature Notes

How did Eagle Creek Park’s West Side Hiking Trail Complex come to be? Which organizations funded, planned, and built the trails? How did Eagle Creek Park Foundation work with Indy Parks to make it all happen? A core group of people who made the project possible sit down to discuss the ins-and outs of all things West Side Hiking Trail.

**Official West Side Hiking Trails Map**

Eagle Creek Nature Notes is brought to you by the Eagle Creek Park Foundation and was made possible by the Eli Lilly Foundation.

To find full episode transcriptions and more about Eagle Creek Park Foundation, visit eaglecreekpark.org

Host: Adam Hibshman, Marketing and Program Coordinator for Eagle Creek Park Foundation

Guests: John Pankhurst (Director Emeritus, ECPF), Karen Bumb Lauer (Director Emeritus, ECPF), Alex Upchurch (former Executive Director, ECPF), Meghan Mustin (Executive Director, ECPF), Brittany Davis Swinford (Regional Manager of Eagle Creek Park), Brenda Howard (Senior Ecologist, Department of Public Works)

Producer: Jen Edds, Brassy Broadcasting Company

Recorded on Feb 28, 2024