HEART TRAILS DAY & NEIGHBORHOOD NIGHT

Wiles Hill Community Center, 287 Eureka Drive, Morgantown, WV

Tuesday, February 10, 2026  10AM-8PM

Morgantown’s Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners (BOPARC) and the Mon River Trails Conservancy are partnering for a full day of love for the rail-trails! Join in a day of fun at the Wiles Hill Community Center. All activities are free. Food and beverage purchases available through Eureka Cafe.

CRAFT SESSIONS

Linocut Valentines at Studio 287, 10:00 A.M.-Noon  Create a linocut design and print valentines for one or more of the rail-trails that make up the P2P Trail Corridor and other loves in your life. The rail-trails include the Three Rivers Heritage Trail, Great Allegheny Passage, Sheepskin Trail, Mon River Rail-Trail, Marion County Rail-Trail, West Fork River Rail-Trail, Harrison North Rail-Trail, and North Bend Rail-Trail. Limit of 16 participants

Fused Glass Tree Workshop at Studio 287, Sessions at 2:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M.   Assemble a fused glass tree and write a message of love to your favorite rail-trail on the base of your tree. Limit of 16 participants at a time.

Your valentine creations will be used to help spread the love for the rail-trails and will be displayed at the WV Outdoor Economy Summit and Outdoor Recreation Day at the Capitol later in February. The fused glass trees will be on loan for month of February. You can either donate them or arrange pick up at the community center in March.

Clay Studio for Empty Bowls– 10:00 A.M. to Noon, 4:00-8:00 P.M. Create two bowls per person using hand-building or wheel-throwing. All bowls are donated to Empty Bowls

NURTURE YOUR HEALTH 

A community physician will discuss Understanding Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)- 1:00 P.M.-2:00 P.M. What’s the difference between the “winter blues” and SAD? What symptoms should you notice? Enjoy the discussion over Eureka cookies in the Debora D. Palmer Gallery

LEARN THE HISTORY OF THE RAIL-TRAIL MOVEMENT

Film Screening of From Rails to Trails, Screening times- 11:00 A.M., 3:00 P.M. 5:00 P.M. and 7:00 P.M. in the Debora D. Palmer Gallery. Watch the PBS documentary on the rail-trail movement with a Q&A after the film with Executive Director of the Mon River Trails Conservancy, Ella Belling. Edward Norton narrates the story of one of the most unlikely social movements in American history: the struggle to convert thousands of miles of abandoned railroads into trails for walking, running, and biking. 56 minutes in length.

LIVE MUSIC and TASTY FOOD

Live music by Chris Haddox 6:00-8:00 P.M.

Eureka Cafe Special- Hot Chocolate and Cookie combo for $5 all day. Limited Menu of food and beverages for purchase 3:00-8:00 P.M.

OPEN BASKETBALL- WILES HILL GYMNASIUM

Shoot around-time: Grades 5-8: 3:00-5:00 P.M.

Shoot around-time: Grades K-4: 5:15-7:15 P.M.

HEART TRAILS FEBRUARY

WRITE A LOVE LETTER

Tell your favorite rail-trail how you really feel! Pick a favorite trail on the Parkersburg to Pittsburgh Trail Corridor and show your love! These include- Three Rivers Heritage Trail, Great Allegheny Passage, Sheepskin Trail, Mon River Rail-Trail, Marion County Rail-Trail, West Fork River Rail-Trail, Harrison North Rail-Trail, and North Bend Rail-Trail. Messages will be shared unless you want to keep it a secret love.

https://www.p2ptrails.org/love-letters

For inspiration, here is Amy Camp’s valentine message- Hello, GAP! Have I ever told you how “great” you are? When I think about my personal trail story (not to mention the story of my career), you’ve always been there for me. I have the privilege of working with trails across Appalachia and beyond, but you were the very first to show me the awesome potential of trails and how they can transform communities and peoples’ lives…mine included. Thank you!