Durham Open Space and Trails Commission (DOST)

Advocating outdoor recreation opportunities for Durham residents since 1983


DOST website

Eno Bridge

DOST Links

Government Agencies
Local Open Space Advisory Boards
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advocacy Groups
Mass Transit Organizations
Watershed and Water Conservation Groups
Land Conservation Groups
Farmland Preservation
Trail Supporters
Green Energy Technologists and Sustainability Groups
Wildlife and Environment Advocacy Groups
Human Environment Supporting Groups

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Government Agencies

DOST Matching Grant Program
Durham City Parks and Recreation Department
Durham County Open Space and Real Estate Division
Durham City/County Planning Department
Wake County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Open Space
Chatham County Department of Parks and Recreation
Orange County Department of Parks and Recreation
Person County Department of Recreation and Parks
NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
NC Division of State Parks and Recreation
NC Division of Water Quality
NCDOT Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation
Triangle J Council of Governments


Local Open Space Advisory Boards

Town of Cary Greenway Committee
Town of Chapel Hill Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board
Wake County Bicycle/Pedestrian Stakeholder Group
Hollow Rock Park Planning Committee


Bicycle and Pedestrian Advocacy Groups

Durham Critical Mass bike events
Durham Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission
Durham Bike Co-op
Duke Bikes program
Triangle MTB
Triangle Off-Road Cyclists
Tobacco Trail Bicycle Rentals
Carolina Tarwheels Bicycle Club
Cycle North Carolina
Durham Walks
Get Out! Get Fit! blog (News and Observer)
The Recyclery     (Carrboro bike co-op)
1304 Bikes     (Raleigh bike co-op)
Morrisville Ale & Trail Association
NC Bike Club
WalkJogRun.com     (user website for favorite courses)
Bikely.com     (user website for favorite rides)
FavoriteRun.com     (user website for favorite courses)
Wayfaring.com     (user website for bike and running routes)
Triangle Trailblazers Volkssport Club
Carolina Godiva Track Club
WalkScore.com     (website for assessing community walkability)
Be Active NC


Mass Transit Organizations

Triangle Transit Authority
Durham-Orange Friends of Transit
Durham Chapel Hill Carrboro MPO
Special Transit Advisory Commission
Regional Transportation Alliance
Smart Commute @ RTP
Go Triangle
Redefine Travel     (alternative transportation for Triangle-based college students)
Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor


Watershed and Water Conservation Groups

Eno River Association
Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association
Friends of the South Ellerbe Creek
Friends of West Point
New Hope Creek Corridor Advisory Committee
Clean Jordan Lake
Northeast Creek Streamwatch
Upper Neuse River Basin Association
Upper Neuse Clean Water Initiative
Little River Riparian Corridor Conservation Plan
Lick Creek Local Watershed Plan
Little Lick Creek Local Watershed Plan
Neuse Riverkeepers
NCSU Neuse River Education Team
Cape Fear River Assembly
Haw River Assembly
NC Big Sweep
NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund
NC Conservation Network
Clean Water for NC
Carolina Canoe Club
NC Paddle Trails Association


Land Conservation Groups

Triangle Land Conservancy
NC Sierra Club
NC Land Trust Alliance
NC Natural Heritage Trust Fund
Land for Tomorrow
Conservation Trust for North Carolina
Tar River Land Conservancy


Farmland Preservation

Durham County Farmland Protection Board
NC Farm Transition Network
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
USDA Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program


Trail Supporters

Triangle Rails to Trails Conservancy
NC Rail to Trails
Triangle Greenways Council
NC Mountains to Sea Trail
Bridging Rails to Trails (American Tobacco Trail documentary)
Trading Path Association
East Coast Greenway Alliance
MillionMile Greenway
NC Horse Council     (trail information)
NC Civil War Trail
North Durham Country scenic byway
Trails.com
Triangle Greenways Guide     (Nice overview of area town successes and future plans for trails)
TrailLink     (Nationwide trails database developed by the Rails to Trails Conservancy)


Green Energy Technologists and Sustainability Groups

Durham Greenhouse Gas Plan Advisory Group
Clean Energy Durham
Carolina Biofuels
Triangle Clean Cities Coalition
NC Green Power
NC Solar Center
Conservation Council of North Carolina
NC Triangle Chapter of the US Green Building Council
Duke U Office of Environmental Sustainability
Durham Farmers' Market
SEEDS
Southwest Central Durham Quality of Life Project
Natural Environmental Ecological Management (NEEM)


Wildlife and Environment Advocacy Groups

Duke Forest at Duke University
Friends of Hill Forest
New Hope Audubon Society
Triangle Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic
Piedmont Wildlife Center
NC Birding Trail
NC Museum of Life and Science
NC Museum of Natural Sciences
NC Recreation and Park Association
NC Wildlife Habitat Foundation
Southern Environmental Law Center
The Umstead Coalition
Earth Share NC


Human Environment Supporting Groups

Durham Central Park
Preservation Durham
Preservation North Carolina
Project for Public Spaces