Laura Rice on the Ecusta Trail: Community, Connection, and the Road Ahead

Laura Rice is the executive director of Friends of the Ecusta Trail, a nonprofit organization supporting the transformation of a former rail line into a multi-use greenway connecting Hendersonville to Brevard in Western North Carolina.In this episode, Laura shares the story behind the Ecusta Trail, from its earliest days to the stretch that’s open today, and what it will take to complete all 19 miles and connect Hendersonville to Brevard, end to end.She talks about what you can expect on the section that’s already open, how the trail is shaping the communities along it, how she found her way into this role, and what makes her hopeful about the future of this region.Ecusta Trailecustatrail.orgTheme MusicThe song "Goa" was written by Lyndsay Pruett and performed by the Jon Stickley Trio.