Tags: PNTS
National Trails System Council April 2020 Update
by Jeff Mast, Assistant National Trail Program Manager, U.S. Forest Service Greetings trail friends and colleagues! Thank you to all of you who were able to join the National Trails System Council (NTSC) in-person meeting that took place during Hike the Hill in Washington, D.C.…
New England NST changes NPS leadership
Submitted by the National Park Service After 31 years with the National Park Service (NPS), and 10 years with the New England National Scenic Trail (NET), NET Trail Administrator Charlie Tracy retired in September 2019. The National Park Service (NPS) has recently transferred the administration…
Sarah Cawley is new Executive Director of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation
Submitted by the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation The Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation (LCTHF) announced December 5, 2019, that it hired Sarah Cawley as Executive Director to lead the national nonprofit organization. Sarah began her position at the LCTHF’s headquarters in Great…
Dr. Joy G. Kinard is Superintendent of the Selma to Montgomery NHT
Submitted by the National Park Service The National Park Service (NPS) South Atlantic-Gulf Regional Director Robert A. Vogel announced the selection of Dr. Joy G. Kinard as the new superintendent of Alabama’s Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site and Selma to…
Star-Spangled Banner NHT staffing changes
Submitted by the National Park Service Tina M. Cappetta, Superintendent of Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Hampton National Historic Site, and Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail, left her current position January 17, 2020 to become the next Superintendent of the Chesapeake & Ohio…
Johnny Carawan is Trail Administrator for Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route NHT
Submitted by the National Park Service Joining Superintendent Steve Sims at Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail (WARO) is Johnny Carawan, who officially became WARO’s Trail Administrator in June 2019. WARO is a series of 680 miles of roads used by General Washington and General…
A decade in the making: Temporal Gulch Passage reroute approved to provide safer alternative for AZT
by Matthew Nelson, Executive Director, Arizona Trail Association Over the past decade, the Arizona Trail Association (ATA) has been working to find a safer, more scenic alternative to the trail’s current alignment near the town of Patagonia, AZ, which includes three miles of paved roads…
ELCAT awarded grant for erosion control at Lobanillo Swales
by Steven Gonzales, Executive Director, El Camino Real de los Tejas NHT Association El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail Association (ELCAT) and the National Park Service-National Trails office are pleased to share that the trail has received a $10,000 grant from the…
Closing Ice Age Trail gaps: Land purchases preserve rare native ecosystems and geological features
by Gary Werner, Volunteer, and Kevin Thusius, Director of Land Conservation, Ice Age Trail Alliance Over the past year or so, the Ice Age Trail Alliance (IATA), Dane County, and the City of Madison have collectively purchased 86 acres of land and conservation and trail…
Electronic Tour Sites: Enhancing visitor experience on two historic trails
by Chrysann Jaeger, Recreation Programs Assistant and Historic Routes Project Manager, Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests The Lolo Trail National Historic Landmark (NHL) encompasses the Nez Perce (Nee-Me-Poo) National Historic Trail (NPNHT) and Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail (LCNHT) through the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests…
