Nearly 20 Decorah residents volunteered this fall for the Safe Routes to School program

(Pictured L to R): Tristian Round, Michelle Barness, Rowan Collins, Nancy Sojka, Stephanie Garcia-Prats, Heidi Snell-Anderson, Brooke Joyce, Heather Levinson, Lisa Lensing and Julie Fischer. (Missing from the photo are: Olivia Christensen, Lisa Lantz, Judy Moen, Rhonda Thompson, Melissa Koch, High School Volunteer Rorie Wiedow and Green Iowa AmeriCorps members Briana Burke, Troy Downey, and Jessica Hegdahl)

This fall 19 volunteers led six walking and two biking routes for Upper Explorerland's Safe Routes to School Program.  Over 45 school kids were served.

Even though winter has arrived, four Walking School Bus groups are still walking in the colder weather.

Anyone interested in learning more about the Walking and Biking School Bus program can contact Safe Routes to School Coordinator April Bril at abril@uerpc.org.