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Press Release: New Committee Leads Effort to Increase Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Along the National Trails System
New Committee Leads Effort to Increase Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Along the National Trails System Partnership for the National Trails System announces Inaugural Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Contact: Ashley Wheeler, Partnership for the National Trails System Communication Coordinator, communication@pnts.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – September…
Press Release: Go Where the Trail Leads You with Bell’s Brewery
Bell’s Brewery Launches Second Annual ‘Go Where the Trail Leads You’ Campaign with Partnership for the National Trails System Partnership raises money for preservation and encouraged use of national trails CONTACT: Ashley Wheeler, Partnership for the National Trails System Communication Coordinator, communication@pnts.org COMSTOCK, Mich.,…
Spring 2022 Pathways
Contents PNTS Updates Message from the Executive Director PNTS Programming Update NextGen Spotlight Callum Cintron, Trail Apprentice Advocacy Hike the Hill: 25 Years of Trails Advocacy for the Future The Gold Sheet: Demonstrating the Value of Volunteers and Private Investment in Trails Capacity Indigenous Mapping…
Indigenous Mapping & Research Project
“Historically, cartography and maps have been used as an instrument of colonization which has been severely detrimental to adequate representation of Indigenous peoples. Oftentimes, Indigenous peoples and communities are left out of any conversation where consultation should be factored in,” states Kiana Estate-Gashytewa (Zuni/Hopi). Knowing…
Spring 2022 Comings and Goings
We Welcome… Justin Fisch, an environmental and energy attorney, as a PNTS Board Member Jamie Loucky, Chief Impact Officer for the Washington Trails Association, as a PNTS Board Member Oforiwaa Pee Agyei-Boakye, a Ph.D. student in geography and envrionmental advocate, as a PNTS Board Member…
Longtime Trails Advocate Liz Bergeron Retires
“Liz will always be remembered as a contributor to not only the Pacific Crest Trail Association, but to the Trail Community as a whole.” – Mike Wollmer, Ice Age Trail Association Over many years of dedicated service and work, Liz Bergeron has cemented herself as…
Digital Platform Promotes & Connects Communities along the Lewis & Clark Trail through Geotourism
Author: Ryan Parsons, Lewis and Clark Travel If you were tasked with promoting thousands of destinations and individual businesses along a 4,900-mile, 16-state stretch of land – how would you do it? It’s a daunting and seemingly impossible task, but leaders at the National Park…
“INSPIRE”-ing Interpretation on the Old Spanish Trail: Rob Sweeten Awarded BLM’s 2021 INSPIRE Award
Author: Carin L. Farley, National Scenic and Historic Trail Lead, Bureau of Land Management The Old Spanish National Historic Trail Co-Administrator from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Robert “Rob” Sweeten received the agency’s 2021 Inspirational Interpretation and Resource Education “INSPIRE” Award. The INSPIRE Award recognizes BLM employees who have made…
Wagon Master: Hansen’s Handcrafted History World Premiere
Author: Travis Boley, Oregon-California Trail Association Wagon Master: Hansen’s Handcrafted History had its red-carpet premiere on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. The documentary, produced by the Oregon-California Trails Association and Knowledge Tree Films, premiered at the Luxury 5 Cinemas following a reception at the Carnegie Center…
