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Event date March 24, 2026.<\/strong> Learn from experts at the Compatible Lands Foundation about how the Department of Defense\u2019s Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program can provide funding to support trail corridor protection and advance land conservation on land that is near military installations.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date April 23, 2024.<\/strong> Learn about the Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy (SECAS) partnership, a regional conservation initiative working to design and achieve a connected network of lands and waters across the Southeast and Caribbean. Learn about the Southeast Conservation Blueprint, a living, spatial plan that identifies priority areas for shared conservation action across the region. The Blueprint is based on a suite of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine indicators, as well as a connectivity analysis. See examples of how the Blueprint is being used to strengthen grant proposals and inform decisions by more than 350 people from over 140 organizations. So far, the Blueprint has helped bring in more than $100 million in conservation funding to protect and restore over 200,000 acres.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date April 9, 2024.<\/strong> Learn about how you can help young adults connect with historic sites. Katie Rispoli Keaotamai, the Executive Director of the We Are The Next, will share techniques that you can use to engage youth before, during, and after visits to sites to help them build a connection and feel valued, while also providing feedback to sites that will help them improve their programming and interpretation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date March 19, 2024.<\/strong> Learn about how you can increase awareness and visitor engagement on your trail, public lands, sites, preserve, museum or nature center with Agents of Discovery\u2018s 3D learning platform that uses augmented reality to engage players with their environment.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date March 6, 2024.<\/strong> Learn about Ernesto Viveiros de Castro\u2019s PhD research that evaluates the contribution of mega trails to nature conservation. The research tests three arguments frequently used in favor of trails: Trails generate a sense of place, connection to nature and pro-environmental behavior in users; Trails generate opportunities, benefits and wealth in gateway communities; and, Trails can serve as ecological corridors. Based on extensive surveys and more than 600 interviews along the Appalachian, Pacific Crest, and Continental Divide trails, the study combines different approaches and also discusses the special scale of these potential benefits of mega trails. You can read the full report here:\u00a0A Path to Nature Conservation: The Role of Mega Trails in Connecting Hikers, Communities, and Landscapes<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date September 20, 2023.<\/strong> Learn how to integrate Native Lands National Trails Data Into Your Own Maps. This webinar was co-hosted with\u00a0the\u00a0Indigenous Mapping Collective.\u00a0<\/a>Webinar partners include Native-Land Digital, Mapbox, and Esri. View the Native Lands National Trails page for more information.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date May 16, 2023.<\/strong>\u00a0Learn about how the North Country Trail Association\u00a0has elevated interpretation, engagement, and promotion along the North Country National Scenic Trail by preserving the stories and experiences along the trail using StoryCorps.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date March 14, 2023.<\/strong>\u00a0Learn about how the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation traveling map exhibit, Reimagining America: The Maps of Lewis and Clark<\/i>, has elevated interpretation, engagement, and promotion along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date November 15, 2022.<\/strong> Learn about the Indigenous and ancestral lands your trail or public land overlaps with and how to engage with these communities through the resources and map created with PNTS\u2019s Indigenous mapping and research project (IMRP). The IMRP map showcases the intersection of ancestral lands and national trails and their relationship with Indigenous lands. The IMRP provides resources to help advance National Trail System awareness and education of Indigenous knowledge and stewardship. View the Native Lands National Trails page for more information.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date October 11, 2022<\/strong>. Learn about\u00a0how TERRAIN360\u2122 can create street-level imagery for your hiking, biking, auto-route, waterway or ecologically sensitive location. You will also learn how the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail imagery project started and how it could translate to other National Trails or public lands; benefits of having your trail or land mapped by TERRAIN360\u2122, including, but not limited to, press, tourism, showcasing ecologically sensitive areas, digitally comparing locations over time, and integration into apps or GIS tools with video, audio, images & stories; how you can use TERRAIN360\u2122 to potentially work with Indigenous communities to map culturally significant resources; and, where funding opportunities could exist for you to work with TERRAIN360\u2122 to create a map for your trail or lands.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date September 29, 2022.<\/strong> Learn about the differences between Tribal consultation, coordination, and engagement, and the responsibilities of different entities to engage in each practice. Hear about successes, failures, and best practices for engaging Indigenous communities from an Indigenous perspective. \u00a0Resources<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date August 24, 2022.<\/strong> In this training you will hear from Susan Johnson (Tribal Projects Coordinator, U.S. Forest Service), Dorothy Firecloud (Native American Affairs Liaison, Assistant to the Director, National Park Service), and Eric Chiasson (<\/span>Regional Tribal Liaison, Tribal and Cultural Affairs-Region 1, National Park Service) about the history of Tribal consultation, the basics of the process, the cultural injustice inherent in the process, and what it could look like in the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date July 13, 2022.<\/strong> In this training you will hear from Brett Lee Shelton (Oceti Sakowin Oyate- Oglala Sioux Tribe), Senior Staff Attorney and Joe M. Tenorio (Santo Domingo Pueblo), Staff Attorney with the Native American Rights Fund<\/a> about the history of Tribal \u2013 U.S. Government relations, Federal Indian Law, recent trends in federal Indian Affairs, and Tribal perspectives regarding protection and access to Sacred Places. You\u2019ll walk away with an understanding of the main components of Federal Indian Law, how your work relates to it, and what your responsibilities are in Tribal engagement.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date May 18, 2022.<\/strong> iTREC! is a yearlong professional development program, with eleven years of success, that provides teachers with place-based, service-learning skills to help today\u2019s youth become lifelong stewards of Alaska\u2019s public lands, natural resources, and cultural heritage. Learn about the structure and goals of the program, how the Iditarod Historic Trail Alliance fostered partnerships that were essential to the success of the education program, teacher success stories and how educational materials and incentives for teachers were developed, and COVID adaptations and challenges encountered.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date March 1, 2022.<\/strong> Learn\u00a0about exciting \u2018recreation ecology\u2019 research by the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative and partners as well as\u00a0how researchers and agencies are working to study recreation in western Canada to:<\/p>\n More information at https:\/\/y2y.net\/<\/a> and https:\/\/recreationecology.opened.ca\/<\/a><\/p>\n *2022 Key Milestones and 2023 Project Updates<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date July 20, 2021.<\/strong> The\u00a0National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) will give an overview of the 2021 National Public Lands Day celebration, including important deadlines, links to NPLD planning resources, and information about applying for sponsorship opportunities for organizations hosting NPLD events. NEEF will also provide examples of past NPLD events hosted by trail organizations, both small and large, as potential inspiration for projects on National Trails.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date May 13, 2021.<\/strong> Learn from\u00a0J.T. Horn from the Trust for Public Land and Joe Sobinovsky, Realty Specialist at the National Park Service National Trails Land Acquisition office in Martinsburg, WV, about how to begin the land acquisition process, what the process entails, and how LWCF money can be utilized in collaboration with your agency partners. Additionally, you will learn what the role of a Land Trust is in the land acquisition process and how you can work alongside land trusts for successful acquisition.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Event date March 1, 2022.<\/strong> Learn\u00a0about exciting \u2018recreation ecology\u2019 research by the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative and partners as well as\u00a0how researchers and agencies are working to study recreation in western Canada to:<\/p>\n More information at https:\/\/y2y.net\/<\/a> and https:\/\/recreationecology.opened.ca\/<\/a><\/p>\n *2022 Key Milestones and 2023 Project Updates<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date March 19, 2024.<\/strong> Learn about how you can increase awareness and visitor engagement on your trail, public lands, sites, preserve, museum or nature center with Agents of Discovery\u2018s 3D learning platform that uses augmented reality to engage players with their environment.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date March 24, 2026.<\/strong> Learn from experts at the Compatible Lands Foundation about how the Department of Defense\u2019s Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program can provide funding to support trail corridor protection and advance land conservation on land that is near military installations.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date November 15, 2022.<\/strong> Learn about the Indigenous and ancestral lands your trail or public land overlaps with and how to engage with these communities through the resources and map created with PNTS\u2019s Indigenous mapping and research project (IMRP). The IMRP map showcases the intersection of ancestral lands and national trails and their relationship with Indigenous lands. The IMRP provides resources to help advance National Trail System awareness and education of Indigenous knowledge and stewardship. View the Native Lands National Trails page for more information.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date October 11, 2022<\/strong>. Learn about\u00a0how TERRAIN360\u2122 can create street-level imagery for your hiking, biking, auto-route, waterway or ecologically sensitive location. You will also learn how the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail imagery project started and how it could translate to other National Trails or public lands; benefits of having your trail or land mapped by TERRAIN360\u2122, including, but not limited to, press, tourism, showcasing ecologically sensitive areas, digitally comparing locations over time, and integration into apps or GIS tools with video, audio, images & stories; how you can use TERRAIN360\u2122 to potentially work with Indigenous communities to map culturally significant resources; and, where funding opportunities could exist for you to work with TERRAIN360\u2122 to create a map for your trail or lands.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date May 13, 2021.<\/strong> Learn from\u00a0J.T. Horn from the Trust for Public Land and Joe Sobinovsky, Realty Specialist at the National Park Service National Trails Land Acquisition office in Martinsburg, WV, about how to begin the land acquisition process, what the process entails, and how LWCF money can be utilized in collaboration with your agency partners. Additionally, you will learn what the role of a Land Trust is in the land acquisition process and how you can work alongside land trusts for successful acquisition.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date July 20, 2021.<\/strong> The\u00a0National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) will give an overview of the 2021 National Public Lands Day celebration, including important deadlines, links to NPLD planning resources, and information about applying for sponsorship opportunities for organizations hosting NPLD events. NEEF will also provide examples of past NPLD events hosted by trail organizations, both small and large, as potential inspiration for projects on National Trails.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date September 20, 2023.<\/strong> Learn how to integrate Native Lands National Trails Data Into Your Own Maps. This webinar was co-hosted with\u00a0the\u00a0Indigenous Mapping Collective.\u00a0<\/a>Webinar partners include Native-Land Digital, Mapbox, and Esri. View the Native Lands National Trails page for more information.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date May 16, 2023.<\/strong>\u00a0Learn about how the North Country Trail Association\u00a0has elevated interpretation, engagement, and promotion along the North Country National Scenic Trail by preserving the stories and experiences along the trail using StoryCorps.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date April 23, 2024.<\/strong> Learn about the Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy (SECAS) partnership, a regional conservation initiative working to design and achieve a connected network of lands and waters across the Southeast and Caribbean. Learn about the Southeast Conservation Blueprint, a living, spatial plan that identifies priority areas for shared conservation action across the region. The Blueprint is based on a suite of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine indicators, as well as a connectivity analysis. See examples of how the Blueprint is being used to strengthen grant proposals and inform decisions by more than 350 people from over 140 organizations. So far, the Blueprint has helped bring in more than $100 million in conservation funding to protect and restore over 200,000 acres.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date May 18, 2022.<\/strong> iTREC! is a yearlong professional development program, with eleven years of success, that provides teachers with place-based, service-learning skills to help today\u2019s youth become lifelong stewards of Alaska\u2019s public lands, natural resources, and cultural heritage. Learn about the structure and goals of the program, how the Iditarod Historic Trail Alliance fostered partnerships that were essential to the success of the education program, teacher success stories and how educational materials and incentives for teachers were developed, and COVID adaptations and challenges encountered.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date March 6, 2024.<\/strong> Learn about Ernesto Viveiros de Castro\u2019s PhD research that evaluates the contribution of mega trails to nature conservation. The research tests three arguments frequently used in favor of trails: Trails generate a sense of place, connection to nature and pro-environmental behavior in users; Trails generate opportunities, benefits and wealth in gateway communities; and, Trails can serve as ecological corridors. Based on extensive surveys and more than 600 interviews along the Appalachian, Pacific Crest, and Continental Divide trails, the study combines different approaches and also discusses the special scale of these potential benefits of mega trails. You can read the full report here:\u00a0A Path to Nature Conservation: The Role of Mega Trails in Connecting Hikers, Communities, and Landscapes<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date July 13, 2022.<\/strong> In this training you will hear from Brett Lee Shelton (Oceti Sakowin Oyate- Oglala Sioux Tribe), Senior Staff Attorney and Joe M. Tenorio (Santo Domingo Pueblo), Staff Attorney with the Native American Rights Fund<\/a> about the history of Tribal \u2013 U.S. Government relations, Federal Indian Law, recent trends in federal Indian Affairs, and Tribal perspectives regarding protection and access to Sacred Places. You\u2019ll walk away with an understanding of the main components of Federal Indian Law, how your work relates to it, and what your responsibilities are in Tribal engagement.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date August 24, 2022.<\/strong> In this training you will hear from Susan Johnson (Tribal Projects Coordinator, U.S. Forest Service), Dorothy Firecloud (Native American Affairs Liaison, Assistant to the Director, National Park Service), and Eric Chiasson (<\/span>Regional Tribal Liaison, Tribal and Cultural Affairs-Region 1, National Park Service) about the history of Tribal consultation, the basics of the process, the cultural injustice inherent in the process, and what it could look like in the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date September 29, 2022.<\/strong> Learn about the differences between Tribal consultation, coordination, and engagement, and the responsibilities of different entities to engage in each practice. Hear about successes, failures, and best practices for engaging Indigenous communities from an Indigenous perspective. \u00a0Resources<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date March 14, 2023.<\/strong>\u00a0Learn about how the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation traveling map exhibit, Reimagining America: The Maps of Lewis and Clark<\/i>, has elevated interpretation, engagement, and promotion along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date April 9, 2024.<\/strong> Learn about how you can help young adults connect with historic sites. Katie Rispoli Keaotamai, the Executive Director of the We Are The Next, will share techniques that you can use to engage youth before, during, and after visits to sites to help them build a connection and feel valued, while also providing feedback to sites that will help them improve their programming and interpretation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Event date March 19, 2024.<\/strong> Learn about how you can increase awareness and visitor engagement on your trail, public lands, sites, preserve, museum or nature center with Agents of Discovery\u2018s 3D learning platform that uses augmented reality to engage players with their environment.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date March 24, 2026.<\/strong> Learn from experts at the Compatible Lands Foundation about how the Department of Defense\u2019s Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program can provide funding to support trail corridor protection and advance land conservation on land that is near military installations.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date November 15, 2022.<\/strong> Learn about the Indigenous and ancestral lands your trail or public land overlaps with and how to engage with these communities through the resources and map created with PNTS\u2019s Indigenous mapping and research project (IMRP). The IMRP map showcases the intersection of ancestral lands and national trails and their relationship with Indigenous lands. The IMRP provides resources to help advance National Trail System awareness and education of Indigenous knowledge and stewardship. View the Native Lands National Trails page for more information.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date October 11, 2022<\/strong>. Learn about\u00a0how TERRAIN360\u2122 can create street-level imagery for your hiking, biking, auto-route, waterway or ecologically sensitive location. You will also learn how the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail imagery project started and how it could translate to other National Trails or public lands; benefits of having your trail or land mapped by TERRAIN360\u2122, including, but not limited to, press, tourism, showcasing ecologically sensitive areas, digitally comparing locations over time, and integration into apps or GIS tools with video, audio, images & stories; how you can use TERRAIN360\u2122 to potentially work with Indigenous communities to map culturally significant resources; and, where funding opportunities could exist for you to work with TERRAIN360\u2122 to create a map for your trail or lands.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date July 20, 2021.<\/strong> The\u00a0National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) will give an overview of the 2021 National Public Lands Day celebration, including important deadlines, links to NPLD planning resources, and information about applying for sponsorship opportunities for organizations hosting NPLD events. NEEF will also provide examples of past NPLD events hosted by trail organizations, both small and large, as potential inspiration for projects on National Trails.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date September 20, 2023.<\/strong> Learn how to integrate Native Lands National Trails Data Into Your Own Maps. This webinar was co-hosted with\u00a0the\u00a0Indigenous Mapping Collective.\u00a0<\/a>Webinar partners include Native-Land Digital, Mapbox, and Esri. View the Native Lands National Trails page for more information.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Event date May 18, 2022.<\/strong> iTREC! is a yearlong professional development program, with eleven years of success, that provides teachers with place-based, service-learning skills to help today\u2019s youth become lifelong stewards of Alaska\u2019s public lands, natural resources, and cultural heritage. Learn about the structure and goals of the program, how the Iditarod Historic Trail Alliance fostered partnerships that were essential to the success of the education program, teacher success stories and how educational materials and incentives for teachers were developed, and COVID adaptations and challenges encountered.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nSoutheast Conservation Blueprint for Ecosystem Resilience<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n
Young Adult Engagement at Historic Sites<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n
Agents of Discovery: Increase Visitor Engagement on your Trail using 3D Learning Platforms\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n
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The Role of Mega Trails in Nature Conservation<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n
Native Lands National Trails Project <\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n
Preserving the Stories of the North Country National Scenic Trail<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n
Using a Traveling Map Exhibit for Engagement and Promotion on the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n
Engagement & Education with the Indigenous Mapping &\u00a0Research Project\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n
Engaging Trail Users through Interactive Mapping with\u00a0TERRAIN360\u2122<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n
Tribal Consultation Webinar Series. Part 3 of 3: Tribal Engagement: Distinguishing Consultation from Coordination<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n
Tribal Consultation Webinar Series. Part 2 of 3: Foundations of Tribal Consultation & Visions of Its Future<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n
Tribal Consultation Webinar Series. Part 1 of 3: Foundations of Federal Indian Law<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n
Successful Youth Engagement and Partnership on the Iditarod National Historic Trail<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n
A Comprehensive Approach to Inform User Management on Trails and Public Lands<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n
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Make the Most of National Public Lands Day: NEEF Resources and Sponsorship Opportunities<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n
Land Acquisition 101<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n
A Comprehensive Approach to Inform User Management on Trails and Public Lands<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n
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Agents of Discovery: Increase Visitor Engagement on your Trail using 3D Learning Platforms\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n
NEW!\u00a0 \u00a0 Building Creative Partnerships & Funding Trail Protection: A DoD Partner’s Perspective on the Department of Defense’s Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program.<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n
Engagement & Education with the Indigenous Mapping &\u00a0Research Project\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n
Engaging Trail Users through Interactive Mapping with\u00a0TERRAIN360\u2122<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n
Land Acquisition 101<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n
Make the Most of National Public Lands Day: NEEF Resources and Sponsorship Opportunities<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n
Native Lands National Trails Project\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n
Preserving the Stories of the North Country National Scenic Trail<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n
Southeast Conservation Blueprint for Ecosystem Resilience<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n
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Successful Youth Engagement and Partnership on the Iditarod National Historic Trail<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n
The Role of Mega Trails in Nature Conservation<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n
Tribal Consultation Webinar Series. Part 1 of 3: Foundations of Federal Indian Law<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n
Tribal Consultation Webinar Series. Part 2 of 3: Foundations of Tribal Consultation & Visions of Its Future<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n
Tribal Consultation Webinar Series. Part 3 of 3: Tribal Engagement: Distinguishing Consultation from Coordination<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n
Using a Traveling Map Exhibit for Engagement and Promotion on the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n
Young Adult Engagement at Historic Sites<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n
Collaboration and Engagement\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Agents of Discovery: Increase Visitor Engagement on your Trail using 3D Learning Platforms\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n
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NEW!\u00a0 \u00a0 Building Creative Partnerships & Funding Trail Protection: A DoD Partner’s Perspective on the Department of Defense’s Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program.<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n
Engagement & Education with the Indigenous Mapping &\u00a0Research Project\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n
Engaging Trail Users through Interactive Mapping with\u00a0TERRAIN360\u2122<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n
Make the Most of National Public Lands Day: NEEF Resources and Sponsorship Opportunities<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n
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Native Lands National Trails Project\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n
Successful Youth Engagement and Partnership on the Iditarod National Historic Trail<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n