Parks Rx is an initiative is to increase physical activity, social connections, and access to parks. With a focus on seniors and individuals experiencing disabilities, the Parks Rx maps recognize accessible walking routes and park features. Check out the map for Pioneer Park here. Activate Billings for workplace wellness: The Billings Chamber and Healthy By […]
Billings Chamber of Commerce leads in supporting trails through their corporate membership, and so much more…
When the Billings Chamber of Commerce joined Billings TrailNet as a corporate member in 2013, the organization had already been championing trails for several years. In fact, the Chamber identified trails as a strategic initiative in 2009 when they decided that trails attract and retain talent.John Brewer, president and CEO at the Chamber, explains, “a […]
Singh Contracting continues to invest in Billings, and trails benefit!
On Monday, October 28, 2019, Singh Contracting’s CEO, Jeff Walters, awarded Billings TrailNet a check for $7,500! If there is one advantage to the August hailstorm, it is this: Singh Contracting is able to be very generous when the hail smashes our roofs and rain gutters! “Giving back to the community is really part of […]
Our trip to Washington could bring huge rewards
The city of Billings applied to the US Department of Transportation for a grant worth $25 million to build routes along the Marathon Loop plus the Inner Belt Loop with an adjacent trail to connect the Heights to northwest end. Billings submitted the grant in July and winners will be announced in November. Decision makers […]
Billings TrailNet received a record-setting gift from an individual donor
Billings TrailNet gratefully received a donation of $60,000 for the Skyline Trail from a Billings retiree just prior to the Skyline Trail kickoff celebration last July. The donor, Mr. R.W. Charbonneau, is an avid cyclist even in his 80’s, and would like to see the Skyline Trail come to fruition within the next five years. […]
Collaborative Design Architects: a corporate member with a 100 mile vision
Collaborative Design Architects’ Nick Pancheau remembers meeting friends for a 20 mile bike ride two hours before he reported to work, most every day of the week, for years. “We would ride up 27th, through Swords Park, down Black Otter Trail, under Airport Road to Aronson to Skyway Drive, through Lake Elmo down the Kiwanis […]
Cheers to the businesses with bike racks!
Have you noticed the pretty, new bike racks downtown? Cheers to the following businesses for requesting bike racks for their customers! Please thank them for thinking of you, their bicycle customers, when you see them. o The Annex/Fieldhouse o Pub Station o Clark Marten Photography o Big Dipper o Montague’s Jewelers o Billings YMCA o […]
Participate in Streetwyze!
Win a $50 gift card by using Streetwyze! Each time you drop 10 pins in the Streetwyze platform, you are entered to win. We will randomly select one winner each month through October. What does My Healthy Yellowstone look like? Healthy By Design has been selected to participate in a data-collection opportunity through Streetwyze and the Kresge Foundation. Streetwyze allows residents […]
Volunteer with the Walking School Bus!
We need YOU to help get students safely to school. A Walking School Bus is a fun, safe way to for students to get to school as a group. Children walk with trained adult volunteers, called Route Leaders, along a recommended route to school. Children can join in the “bus” at pre-determined stops and times […]
Billings TrailNet receives more than $50,000 from local organizations to develop trails
Billings Association of Realtors joyfully presented Billings TrailNet with a check for $38,000 last Thursday, September 5, the day before Ales for Trails. The donation, one of the highest the Realtors have been able to give, came from proceeds raised at the Quality of Life Run held last August. Trails are considered by realtors as […]
Ales for Trails – the Best Party in Billings gives back to our community
Ales for Trails is coming up this Friday at Zoo Montana, and we are so excited to welcome you to the event that gives so much back to our community! Ales for Trails will feature live music by the very popular band, Arterial Drive, preceded by crues artist Daniel Kosel and his band. Along with […]
The Stalling Family runs all four races in BTN’s 4 Race Challenge
The Stalling Family has accepted the four race challenge, and they include three generations of runners! Mother and daughter Linda and Teal are avid runners and have already run the Shamrock Run, the Heart & Sole Run, Rims 2 River Run, and are ready for the Quality of Life Run August 10. When asked why […]
Quality of Life Run Chooses Billings TrailNet as This Year’s Beneficiary and Changes Course to Trail Run
The Billings Association of Realtors are excited to offer a new Quality of Life course this year in partnership with this year’s beneficiary, Billings TrailNet. All funds raised from the 2019 Quality of Life Run will directly benefit Billings TrailNet to support our fundraising efforts for trails. The flat, fast and family-friendly new course will […]
Trailblazing Celebration photos
More than 300 people joined Billings TrailNet as we celebrated the people and organizations that contributed to completing Phase 1 of the Skyline Trail.
CTA- a long time friend of Billings TrailNet and corporate member, by Tom Howard
About 20 years ago, a few like-minded people gathered to discuss the need for developing a comprehensive system of walking and cycling trails in Billings. During a meeting at Yellowstone Valley Brewing Co., George Moncure, the brewery’s owner, suggested organizing a brew festival to raise money for trail development. As Moncure’s idea started fermenting, those […]
Fuller Family Medicine brings kids to Zoo Montana for bicycling fun!
Saturday, July 27 Zoo Montana Free registration/participation begins at 8:30 am Ride begins at 9:00 am Drawing at 9:45 am Saturday, July 27 at ZooMontana All children participating will be entered to win one of three exciting prizes (MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN): a new bike from The Bike Shop on Grand Ave a back […]
What makes Billings City Council exciting? NOT the long meetings, but the power you have…
For many, the answer would not be the lengthy meetings and pages of documents in which our dedicated members of the Billings City Council must engage every week. Instead, it is the power we have as citizens to elect people whose values reflect our own, and whom have a direct influence on our daily lives. Billings […]
A small slice of the Skyline Trail is ready for the public to enjoy!
by Tom HowardAs summer 2019 shifts into high gear, a small slice of the SkylineTrail — a multiuse path that will eventually extend atop the Rims from Zimmerman Park to Swords Park — is ready for the public to enjoy. Thanks to Kurt Kaufman of Riverside Contracting, the trail has been improved with the installation […]
The countdown is on… Yellowstone Valley Gives is a 24-hour online giving day! Would you like to make a difference in our community? You can help us raise $3,000 by giving just $10 at noon on May 2!
Will you help us get to our $3,000 goal for Yellowstone Valley Gives by donating at noon this Thursday? If everyone gives, even $10 this Thursday, May 2 between noon at 1 pm, we will have the opportunity to win an extra $250! Please mark your calendar for this Thursday, May 2 at noon to give […]
Bike racks bearing the Billings logo are coming to Downtown Billings
Thanks to Billings’ Planning Department, the Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee, Billings TrailNet, Downtown Billings Alliance and Atomic Industries, downtown Billings will have Billings-branded bike racks to enable bicyclists traveling downtown to lock up securely. This project was funded by a grant from the Montana Office of Tourism & Business Development, with matching funds donated by […]