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How Did The 'Pandemic Trails' System Do?

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It's a lot easier to keep a physical distance from another person when you're outdoors. But there are exceptions, like on narrow trails that wind through heavily wooded or rocky areas; not a lot of pull-off room there.

So many trail managers instituted pandemic protections, things like one-way traffic on trails. We visited with a group of trail managers at the beginning of the summer, and we bring the same group back for a check on how well things worked.

Oregon State Parks sends Cailin O'Brien Feeney; Jackson County Parks sends Program Manager Steve Lambert. And Torsten Heycke of the Ashland Woodlands and Trails Association also returns.

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The Jefferson Exchange is Jefferson Public Radio's daily news program focused on issues, people and events across Southern Oregon and Northern California. Angela Decker is the program's senior producer, Charlie Zimmermann is the assistant producer, and Geoffrey Riley hosts the show.