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PNTS and Bell’s Brewery Encourage You to “Go Where the Trail Leads You”
The co-branded awareness campaign will take place this September and October. The Partnership for the National Trails System (PNTS) is teaming up with Bell’s Brewery this September and October for a co-branded trails awareness campaign called “Go Where the Trail Leads You.” The promotional campaign…
2021 PNTS Trail Apprentice: Chase Gregory Expands Programming Career
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. Trail Intern Grants are distributed to help Trails nonprofits hire interns to further their missions and expand their capacities. The…
Message from the Executive Director Summer 2021
When reading this issue of Pathways Across America, I noticed a refreshed and palpable energy in the National Trails System. This energy is not new, it is long nurtured by many people, including many of you reading this issue of Pathways. As we emerge from…
Registration Now Open Virtual Hike the Hill® 2021- March 8-26, 2021
We hope you will join us March 8-26, 2021 for Virtual Hike the Hill 2021®! Now in its 24th year, Hike the Hill® is a joint effort between the American Hiking Society and the Partnership for the National Trails System to bring together the trails…
Save the Date! 2021 Virtual Hike the Hill
We hope you will join us March 8-26, 2021 for Virtual Hike the Hill 2021®! Registration and tentative schedule will be available in the second week of January. Now in its 24th year, Hike the Hill® is a joint effort between the American Hiking Society and the Partnership for the…
Virtual Workshop Wraps Up
Thank you! Virtual Workshop Wraps Up More than 200 people attended, presented, sponsored, and/or supported the Partnership for the National Trails System’s first Virtual Workshop. Thank you so much for making this Workshop a success we can build on! During the workshop we heard about…
Fall National Trails Workshop – Registration Open & Detailed Schedule Available!
September 22, 2020 – We would like to welcome you to join us at the National Trails Virtual Fall Workshop! These are indeed challenging times along our National Trails System. With the continuing COVID-19 health crisis, so many schedules, activities, trail events, and trail projects…
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…
Fall National Trails Workshop Moves to Virtual Format
Fall National Trails Workshop Moves to Virtual Format With much careful thought and deliberation, a consensus decision was reached earlier today at the Trail Leaders Council meeting to cancel the Partnership for the National Trails System’s in-person Fall Workshop (scheduled for October 26-30, 2020 in…