Tags: OCTA
2019 Oregon and California National Historic Trails Highlights
Oregon-California Trails Association (OCTA) OUTREACH Technology — OCTA launched a new website (gateway-octa.org), which contains over 200 original trail diaries from those who jumped off from St. Joseph, MO, plus over 200 Pony Express documents and an interactive map that details the trail-related businesses found…
Students explore the trails in their classroom and beyond
by Partnership for the National Trails System, adapted from partner news releases and emails Triumph and Tragedy Each year, the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation (LCTHF) supports National History Day with two $1,000 prizes in the Junior Division (grades 6-8) and the Senior Division…
Reenvisioning St. Joseph: Charette helps promote NHT heritage tourism
by Travis Boley, Manager, Oregon-California Trails Association Late in 2017, the Oregon-California Trails Association (OCTA) was awarded an internship grant from the Partnership for the National Trails System. OCTA chose Lauren Manning, a native of St. Joseph, MO, who had recently graduated from the University of…
Oregon and California NHTs: 2018 Highlights
Oregon-California Trails Association (OCTA) OUTREACH Developed a new website and brochure program. The website makes it easier for volunteers to report their hours, mileage, and unreimbursed expenses, and also incorporates interactive trail maps of the Cherokee Trail in Colorado and the Southern Routes. The 68,000…
Lauren Manning
Name: Lauren Manning Age: 28 Current City/State: Kansas City, MO Hometown: St. Joseph, MO Education: Urban Studies-Neighborhood Development and Housing at University of Missouri at Kansas City Trails Represented: Pony Express, Oregon, California, and Lewis and Clark national historic trails Federal Agency/Nonprofit Employers: City of…
3-Trails Transit Center: Dedication retraces history of trailside travelers
by Kate Dujakovich, Intern with Kansas City Area Transportation Authority Adapted from www.ridekc.org/blog/ with more info by Ross Marshall, Past President of OCTA, SFTA On May 31, 2018, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) joined with 3 Trails West, Inc. and the National Park…
Oregon and California NHTs 2017 Highlights
Oregon-California Trails Association (OCTA) OUTREACH Events — OCTA co-sponsored a symposium in Vancouver, WA with the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation; celebrated its 35th annual convention in Council Bluffs, IA (its first-ever convention in Iowa). Solar Challenge — OCTA partnered with the NPS offices…
In Memoriam: Jere Krakow—NPS, friend of the trails
By Bill Martin, Past President of the Oregon-California Trails Association Jere Krakow, a friend of the trails and a friend to all who knew him, passed away peacefully on November 3, 2017, at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, following a yearlong battle with cancer.…