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PNTS and Bell’s Brewery Encourage You to “Go Where the Trail Leads You” This Fall
The Partnership for the National Trails System (PNTS) is once again teaming up with Bell’s Brewery for a co-branded trails awareness campaign called “Go Where the Trail Leads You.” It’s easy to participate. Pledge an hour to trails on Bell’s website between September 1 and…
American Solar Challenge Brings Collegiate Teams to Oregon National Historic Trail
By PNTS staff with support from Gail Lueck, Event & Operations Director for the American Solar Challenge This summer, solar-powered cars travelled in the traces of oxen hooves and wagon wheels along the Oregon National Historic Trail (NHT). The American Solar Challenge (ASC), a collegiate…
Indigenous Site Surveying on the New England Trail
By Kayleigh Moses, New England Trail Community Volunteer Ambassador, National Park Service To most trail goers in New England, the Mattabesett, Metacomet, and Monadnock are simply trail names that make up the 215 mile-long hiking route. The history of these names often go unnoticed, blanketed…
Binational Cooperation Paves Way for New Spanish Webpage for El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
By Angélica Sánchez-Clark, Ph.D., Lead Historian, National Park Service, National Trails Office, Regions 6, 7, 8 The enabling legislation for both El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (ELCA) and El Camino Real de los Tejas (ELTE) National Historic Trails (NHT) authorizes cooperation among the United…
2021 Intern Grant Recipient: Jane Pollack
This column shines a light on rising leaders in public lands and outdoor recreation who participate in PNTS’ Trail Intern Grants or Trail Apprentices Program (TAP). Trail Intern Grants help organizations hire interns to further their missions and expand their capacities. The TAP helps up-and-coming…
465 Acres Returned to Rappahannock Tribe Along the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
Press release by the National Park Service Prior to European arrival, Indigenous peoples of the Chesapeake Bay lived and worked alongside the Bay’s many rivers, whose abundant resources and inspiring landscapes provided both bodily and spiritual sustenance. Today, thanks to archeology, oral history among Tribal…
Summer 2022 Pathways
Contents PNTS Updates Message from the Executive Director PNTS Programming Update 2022 National Trails Workshop NextGen Spotlight Jane Pollack, Intern Grant Recipient Protection 465 Acres Returned to Rappahannock Tribe Along the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail North Country Trail Next Generation Coalition Summit…
PNTS Programming Update Summer 2022
This Summer, PNTS began a webinar series on Tribal Consultation. The three-part series is intended to provide relevant information and best practices for Tribal Consultation as they pertain to the work of trails professionals in the non-profit and governmental spheres. Visit our website for complete…