{"id":19188,"date":"2023-05-09T14:10:46","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T18:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/?p=19188"},"modified":"2023-05-09T16:35:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T20:35:37","slug":"new-potomac-heritage-superintendent-moves-trail-protection-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/new-potomac-heritage-superintendent-moves-trail-protection-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"New Potomac Heritage Superintendent Moves Trail Protection Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span class=\"WdYUQQ\">By Ron Tipton, PNTS Board of Directors<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"WdYUQQ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_Jeri-1-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-19193 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_Jeri-1-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jeri DeYound smiling, with grass and trees in the background.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_Jeri-1-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_Jeri-1-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_Jeri-1-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_Jeri-1-2-640x853.jpg 640w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_Jeri-1-2-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_Jeri-1-2.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>Jeri DeYoung has a plan for securing a well-protected Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (PHT).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"WdYUQQ\">Last summer, Jeri was selected by the National Park Service to be the Superintendent of the PHT. She has over 33 years of experience with the federal government, beginning as a museum specialist, archeologist, and Tribal Liaison at Flagstaff Area National Monument. She later took on a variety of roles with the Parks Service, including Interpretive Ranger, Natural Resources Manager, and most recently the Cultural &amp; Natural Resources Manager for the C&amp;O Canal National Historic Park.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"WdYUQQ\">n her new position as Superintendent of the PHT, Jeri intends to elevate public awareness of the PHT and complete the Trail by connecting its numerous sections. Her first priorities to achieve those goals include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ\">Completing a Feasibility Study for the PHT route from Harpers Ferry National Historical Park through Loudoun County, Virginia;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ\">Funding a Comprehensive Management Plan, which would achieve a high level of resource protection as well as sustainable management for the Trail;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ\">And developing a five year overall funding plan for the Trail.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"WdYUQQ\">Long-time leader within the Potomac Heritage Trail Association Bill Niedringhaus and other volunteers are working with Jeri to expand protection of the Trail and connect the missing links to provide more than 700 miles of continuous, high-quality trails for hikers, bikers and equestrians through Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia and Maryland.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ron Tipton, PNTS Board of Directors Jeri DeYoung has a plan for securing a well-protected Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (PHT). Last summer, Jeri was selected by the National Park Service to be the Superintendent of the PHT. She has over 33 years of&hellip; <\/p>\n<div class=\"button right\"><a class=\"button more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/new-potomac-heritage-superintendent-moves-trail-protection-forward\/\">more &raquo;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2294,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[139],"tags":[840,839,242,172,271],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19188"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19188"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19194,"href":"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19188\/revisions\/19194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}