Every grazing area along the Northaven Trail was sponsored this season. Neighbors, families, and local businesses put their names on the trail and funded the herd's habitat work — native wildflowers, low-impact grazing, and a whole lot of goats.
Thank you
All 55 grazing areas along the Northaven Trail were sponsored this season. Each one carries a yard sign through its grazing window — follow any area below for its page, estimated dates, and a way to say thanks.
Along the trail
Search by zone, street, or nearby place to see which stretch of the Northaven Trail each sponsor supports.
You're holding — left to finish checkout before it frees up for other sponsors.
Resume checkoutClick a map marker to see who sponsored that grazing area.
The map view is a trail-order schematic. The list view has the same sponsor actions and is the default on smaller screens.
zone00 - zone08
Eastern grazing areas near Freda Stern, Lavendale, St. Michaels, and St. Judes.
zone09 - zone18
Central trail areas around Ricks Circle, Royalshire, Preston, Jamestown, and Quincy.
zone19 - zone32
Grazing areas near the Inwood parking lot, Strait Lane, Welch Road, and College Park.
zone33 - zone43
Trail areas around Midway, Pinocchio, Snow White, Wonderland Trail, Cox, and Marsh.
zone44 - zone56
Western grazing areas near Royal Lane, Princess Lane, Norcross, Merrell, and Webb Chapel.
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Good to know
The details sponsors ask about most. Have another? Email tails@northaventrail.org.
A yard sign at your grazing area, your name on this page's sponsor thank-you roll, and a dedicated page for your zone with your name — plus your logo and website link if you sponsor as a business.
Sponsorships start at $500 per grazing area for the season, and you're welcome to give more. Pay by card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay through Stripe's secure checkout — or choose "Check by mail" or "Donor-Advised Fund" in the sponsor form and we'll hold your area for 14 days while your payment is on its way.
Yes. Friends of Northaven Trail, Inc. is a U.S. nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization (tax identification number 27-2405143) under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Keep your emailed receipt as your donation record.
Businesses, organizations, individuals, and families. You can also sponsor anonymously — the sign and zone page will read "Anonymous Donor."
Our team gives every sponsorship a quick review after checkout — usually within a few days. Once approved, your name (and logo, if provided) appears on this page and on your zone's page.
Signs are installed before the herd starts grazing — currently slated for October 2 — and stay up through the end of the program, currently the end of October.
Naming rights run for the current season. Zones open up again for sponsorship each new season, and returning sponsors are always welcome.
Another supporter has claimed that grazing area. A card checkout holds it for about half an hour; a check or donor-advised fund pledge holds it until the payment arrives (up to 14 days). If their payment doesn't come through, the area frees up automatically at the time shown.
Email the project team at tails@northaventrail.org before September 1 for a full refund — your grazing area is released for someone else to claim.
Herding, fencing, signs, restoration work, and project logistics for the TAILS habitat program on the Northaven Trail.
Gifts of any size support the herd — no zone required. Give to the Graze now has its own page.
Prefer to pay by check or donor-advised fund? Choose that option right in the sponsor form and we'll hold your area while your payment is on its way. For comps, sponsor wording questions, or anything else, email tails@northaventrail.org.
