AUSTIN, Texas — The Trail Foundation will celebrate a major milestone next year.

In honor of its 15th anniversary, the foundation introduced 15 new projects.

All projects focus on the completion of the Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail. Projects range from new trailheads and bathrooms to new water access points and playgrounds.

Most of the improvements will go to the East side of the trail.

"We have done a lot of work around the 10 miles of the trail, but the Boardwalk really created a connectivity on the east side that has increased the usage over there,” Heidi Anderson, with The Trail Foundation said. “A lot of our projects are going to be focused on the east side in the coming years."

To pay for the projects, the foundation has created the Canopy Fund.

The fund will collect donations dedicated to pay for the first phases of each project.