Tags: Pathways
2020 Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Highlights
OUTREACH Programs — Trail staff launched the Werowocomoco Ancestral Lands Corps Individual Placement Program, a 26-week opportunity for American Indians, ages 18-35, to be involved with the future of park operations, preservation, and the visitor experience at Werowocomoco. Trail staff Canoemobile program—prior to the start…
2020 North Country National Scenic Trail Highlights
North Country Trail Association (NCTA) OUTREACH Program — Over 2,800 Participants registered for NCTA’s Hike 100 Challenge, a self guided hiking challenge that encourages individuals to hike 100 miles on the North Country Trail in a calendar year. As of January 1st, over 2,200 completed…
2020 Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail Highlights
Pacific Northwest Trail Association (PNTA) OUTREACH Kiosks — A new kiosk was installed near the trail’s midpoint, outside of Oroville, Washington and another has been planned for the Anacortes Community Forest Lands in the northern Puget Sound. PROTECTION Maintenance — Despite the setbacks presented by…
2020 Ice Age National Scenic Trail Highlights
Ice Age Trail Alliance (IATA) OUTREACH Membership — The Ice Age Trail Alliance witnessed an unprecedented number of Trail enthusiasts joining in 2020 with 1,716 new members, while renewal rate remains healthy. The Alliance currently sits at 5,560 members, a 42% increase from January 2020…
2020 Continental Divide National Scenic Trail Highlights
Continental Divide Trail Coalition (CDTC) OUTREACH Stories — CDTC launched “Voices of the CDT”, a collection of stories about the people and places, past and present, connected to the CDT. Planning — CDTC released new trip planning resources for expanded trail visitors. Virtual — CDTC…
2020 Appalachian National Scenic Trail Highlights
Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) OUTREACH Education — ATC launched a new virtual Ed-Venture Series, hosted bi-monthly for young people, taught by environmental educators and partners. Participation ranged from 25 – 150 engaged participants on Zoom and Facebook Live, and metrics for the series on the…
2020 Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail Highlights
Natchez Trace Parkway Association (NTPA) PROTECTION Rehabilitation — NPS rehabilitated over 4 miles of the Old Natchez Trace in TN for pedestrian use by removing downed and standing timber. NPS funded the replacement of deteriorating structures along the Blackland Prairie & Yockanookany sections of the…
2020 Arizona National Scenic Trail Highlights
Arizona Trail Association (ATA) OUTREACH Media — ATA received international media attention surrounding impacts of the border wall to the trail’s southern terminus. ATA partnered with a media company to product Arizona Trail documentary; Maps — ATA partnered with the Arizona Office of Tourism to…
2020 Santa Fe National Historic Trail Highlights
Santa Fe Trail Association (SFTA) OUTREACH 200th Anniversary — SFTA launched a new website for the Santa Fe Trail 200th at: www.santafetrail200.org SFTA provided assistance and input to Dave Kendall in his production of a documentary for the Santa Fe Trail 200th. SFTA assisted with…
2020 Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail Highlights
Anza Trail Foundation (ATF) and partners OUTREACH Website — With assistance from a PNTS Intern Grant, the Anza Trail Foundation accelerated the modernization of Web de Anza and prepared it for migration to its new home at the Borderlands Institute at San Diego State University,…