Mission or Purpose
The Ohio River Trail Council (ORTC) is a volunteer-led multifaceted public benefit corporation whose mission is to establish, promote, protect and preserve a multi-use trail, the Ohio River Trail (ORT), along the Ohio River and its tributaries. The ORTC is composed of a dedicated and visionary leadership, which embraces a team strategy to implement our community-based initiatives. The ORTC works to bring individuals, groups, communities, businesses, and all levels of government together to honor our past and build our future by providing active transportation networks, brownfield remediation, economic development, environmental stewardship, heritage preservation, land conservation, recreation opportunities.
Notes
† Pertains to land that has been acquired by the land trust and than reconveyed to a local, county or state, state or
federal government entity for conservation purposes.
‡ Other pertains to assistance in transactions including preparation and negotiation work and/or the reconveyance of
land to another private conservation organization.
