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The Rethink Outside™ Shared Narrative May Help Advance JEDI
The Rethink Outside™ Shared Narrative May Help Advance JEDI The Partnership for the National Trails System is excited to host our keynote speaker for the 2021 Virtual National Trails Workshop: Anupama Joshi (she/her), Executive Director of the Blue Sky Funders Forum. During Rethink Outside™: Let’s…
Nominations Open for PNTS Board of Directors Thru October 4, 2021
The Partnership for the National Trails System (PNTS) is currently accepting nominations for their Board of Directors (BOD) through October 4, 2021. If selected to join the Board, new members will sit for a three-year term beginning in January 2022. Who should apply / Who…
Star-Spangled Banner NHT’s ‘Roving Ranger’ Brings the Trail to You
Trail will focus on underserved communities with their new “mobile visitors’ center”. The Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail (SSBNHT) is creating a mobile visitors’ center to appear at various Trail partner sites and public events throughout the Chesapeake Bay region. The mobile center—made up of…
Summer 2021 Comings and Goings
Announcements about new hires, appoints, and outgoing professionals at National Trail nonprofits and Federal partner agencies. We Welcome: Randy Moore, Forest Service Chief Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the appointment of Randy Moore as the 20th Chief of the USDA Forest Service on June 28,…
National Trails System Council Update
2021-22 marks a year of transition for the National Trails System Council. By John Cannella, National Program Manager, NPS National Wild and Scenic Rivers and National Trails Systems. As many of you know, the National Trails System Council (formerly known as the Federal Interagency Council…
Lewis & Clark NHT Junior Ranger Activity Book Engages Kids of All Ages
By Caitlin Campbell, Visual Information Specialist, Lewis and Clark NHT The Lewis and Clark Trail Junior Ranger program is now available at more than 30 locations in 13 States across the country. To earn a Junior Ranger badge, kids work on an activity book that…
National Trust for Historic Preservation’s 2021 ‘America’s Most Endangered Places List’ Includes Sites on NHTs
By Mike Dawson, PNTS Affiliate Member The National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) has announced its Most Endangered Places List for 2021 and, out of 11 sites included this year, it includes important sites on two existing, and one proposed, National Historic Trails (NHTs): the…
Fire Watch on the Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Two brush fires on the AT within two weeks have officials and land managers on alert. On April 30, 2021, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) announced a 7.4 mile trail closure in Virginia near the popular hiking destinations of Dragon’s Tooth and McAfee Knob as a…
North Country Trail Association Helps Secure 242 Acres on the Minnesota-Wisconsin Border
With help from partners, NCTA preserved a mile of trail and eliminated a nearly one-mile-long road walk. Project Quick Facts: Area secured: 242 acres Trail preserved: 1 mile Road walk removed: ¾ mile Funding partners: Pheasants Forever; Carlton County, MN; NCTA Land manager: Carlton County,…
‘America the Beautiful’ on National Trails
National Trails and Public Lands Advocates react to the Biden Administration’s call for conservation. On May 6, 2021, a 24-page report called “Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful” outlined a vision of a locally led, voluntary, nationwide effort to “conserve and restore the lands and…
