Posts written by PNTS Communications
Raising our voices for trails – by Kathy DeCoster
There is exciting news to report! As part of its return to “regular order” legislation, the U.S. Senate voted to pass the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) on June 17. This bipartisan legislation to fully and permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund is…
A time of accelerated change for the Partnership – by Karen Crossley
The Partnership for the National Trails System continues to sail forward amidst stormy seas. We face myriad uncertainties due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as societal unrest and upheaval associated with recent events and the Black Lives Matter movement. We are paying attention. And…
Reflections in retirement: PNTS founding Executive Director and Federal agency ‘Trail Buds’ reconnect
Reflections in retirement PNTS founding Executive Director and Federal agency ‘Trail Buds’ reconnect by Samantha Haas, Communications Coordinator, Partnership for the National Trails System (Interviews conducted virtually June 17, 2020) Last summer, when the Partnership for the National Trails System announced the forthcoming retirement of…
Bio: Gary Werner
Gary Werner Partnership for the National Trails System: 29 Years In 1958, when Gary was 10 years old, his father read “My Boyhood and Youth” by John Muir and connected with the Sierra Club in San Francisco. There was no organized Sierra Club activity in…
Bio: Rita Hennessy
Rita Hennessy National Park Service: 30 Years In fifth grade, Rita read the “Bears and I” by Robert Franklin Leslie — a story of a guy homesteading in Alaska and raising three abandoned bear cubs. She was hooked. “I will become a park ranger,” she…
Bio: Jaime Schmidt
Jaime Schmidt U.S. Forest Service: 31 Years Jaime has always loved trails. She grew up hiking, camping, and spending time outdoors in the Pacific Northwest with her family, including backpacking portions of the PCT in Oregon. When she was young and visiting Glacier National Park…
Bio: Deb Salt
Deb Salt Bureau of Land Management: 32 Years Deb grew up atop a hill along the Allegheny River in rural western Pennsylvania. The wooded and historic trails (Oil Region National Heritage Area) she often walked as a child led her to a 34-year career of…
Partnership’s Statement upon Passage of the Great American Outdoors Act in the House
July 22, 2020 The Partnership for the National Trails System issued the following statement from Board President Barney Scout Mann upon passage of the Great American Outdoors Act in the U.S. House of Representatives: Today’s vote to pass the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) and…
Valerie Rupp named Executive Director of the Partnership for the National Trails System
The Partnership for the National Trails System (PNTS) has appointed Valerie C. Rupp of Baltimore, Maryland, to serve as the new Executive Director for the organization which represents 30 national scenic and historic trails. Valerie currently is Corporate & Foundation Stewardship Director for Baltimore’s People…
National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance
The National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance develops a growing network of volunteer-based organizations to provide stewardship for America’s enduring resource of wilderness. randy@wildernessalliance.org PO Box 752 Bend, OR 97709 (801) 808-2167