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2020 Reflections: Elena Medaras – IATA
by Elena Medaras, Communications Support Specialist – Ice Age Trail Alliance One year ago, I was a National Trails System newbie. My investment in National Trails – like any hobby, passion, or even obsession – began with simple curiosity. Equipped with enthusiasm for outdoor recreation…
Pathways: COVID-19
When we made our plans for 2020, focusing on the challenges that lay before us, no one could have predicted that the greatest challenge of all would be operating in the midst of a once-in-a-century global pandemic. Covid-19 spread across the world and reached into…
The National Trails System: 2020 – “Six Feet Apart, But Closer Than Ever.”
Recently, I read an article that featured responses to a request for people to summarize 2020 in a word or a phrase. Contributions varied wildly, often reflecting the strain and uncertainty so many of us experienced in 2020. My favorite response was a phrase commonly…
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…
Royce Gibson named Executive Director of the Florida Trail Association
Royce Gibson was selected as the Florida Trail Association’s (FTA) new executive director. Gibson began work in October 2020 leading the organization in its mission to build, maintain, protect, and promote the Florida National Scenic Trail. David Waldrop, president of the FTA’s board of directors…
U.S. Forest Service New Roles
Brenda Yankoviak accepted the position of National Trails Program Manager for Recreation Heritage Volunteer Resources in Lakewood, Colorado. Yankoviak currently serves as a natural resource specialist for the Rocky Mountain Regional Office in Golden, Colorado. Samantha Rider accepted the position of National Recreation Planner for…
New Pathways for Samantha Haas of the PNTS
Samantha Haas has accepted a full-time marketing and community outreach specialist position with Mad City Dream Homes (MCDH) in Madison, WI, and will be departing from her part-time communications coordinator and Pathways Across America editor role with the Partnership for the National Trails System. “For…
Florida Trail ‘Big Bend’ reroute approved for implementation
Just around the bend Florida Trail ‘Big Bend’ reroute approved for implementation by Shawn Thomas, Florida National Scenic Trail Administrator Adapted from an article originally published in the Florida Trail Association Footprint magazine Over 1,100 miles of the Florida Trail (FT) have been successfully certified,…