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Trails are Indigenous: Bridging the Gap between National Trails and Indigenous Communities
By Jacqueline Thompson Trails are guides across vast and diverse landscapes for many histories, people, animals, and beyond. They flow through the territories and hard borders that so often reinforce narrow concepts of what community really is. Like undammed rivers, trails connect ecosystems, landscapes and…
Three New and Proposed National Monuments that will protect Landscapes and Cultures along the National Trails System
By PNTS staff Over the past year, President Joe Biden has designated two key National Monuments (NM) that directly impact the National Trails System: Camp Hale—Continental Divide NM and Avi Kwa Ame NM. These designations are important for strengthening and enhancing the National Trails System…
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy Refines and Revamps their Volunteer Program
By PNTS staff & Leanna Joyner, Appalachian Trail Conservancy With the launch of its last strategic plan in 2020, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) embarked on a mission to make volunteer service open to all. The organization took on several projects to reduce barriers to…
New Potomac Heritage Superintendent Moves Trail Protection Forward
By Ron Tipton, PNTS Board of Directors Jeri DeYoung has a plan for securing a well-protected Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (PHT). Last summer, Jeri was selected by the National Park Service to be the Superintendent of the PHT. She has over 33 years of…
PNTS 2022 Highlights
2022 was an exciting year for PNTS. Here are just a few of our proudest accomplishments from last year. Project Spotlight: Native Lands, National Trails. In 2022, PNTS launched the Native Lands, National Trails (NLNT) project to provide space for Indigenous voices in the National…
Women Making History in the National Trails System
Published March 31, 2023 in the March issue of Pathways Across America March is Women’s History Month. There are countless women who have played integral roles in the formation, maintenance and advocacy of National Scenic and Historic Trails. It is on the shoulders of these…
Comings & Goings – Fall 2022
We welcome Nick Craig as the Realty Officer for the National Trails and Tiger Team Branch of the National Park Service Land Resources Division Jeff Ellison as the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail Administrator in the National Park Service Marcy DeMillion as the Arizona National…
