{"id":7346,"date":"2018-01-31T16:26:16","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T22:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/?p=7346"},"modified":"2019-05-18T07:43:02","modified_gmt":"2019-05-18T12:43:02","slug":"appalachian-nst-2017-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/appalachian-nst-2017-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Appalachian NST 2017 Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>OUTREACH<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Next Generation Advisory Council \u2014 17 young, diverse leaders addressing barriers to employment and recreation, promoting inclusivity, and contributing advice on programs and policies.<\/li>\n<li>The Conservation Leadership Corps \u2014 Pathway for young adults (18-25) looking for a job in the environmental sector, nine of whom were recruited through Groundwork USA.<\/li>\n<li>Summit Seekers \u2014 Intergenerational program fostered inclusion of communities of color and promoted stewardship.<br \/>\nWorkshops \u2014 Held four regional professional development workshops for K-12 educators.<\/li>\n<li>Trail Communities \u2014 Approved 46th A.T. Community.<br \/>\nmyATstory Campaign \u2014 Solicited video, essay, song, art submissions from the public about how the A.T. has impacted their lives, and featured contest winners on website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>PROTECTION<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>A.T. Landscape Partnership \u2014 ATC and NPS secured 11 projects along the A.T. in 2017 conserving more than 5,000 acres; hosted third annual meeting with 70 conservation leaders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>CAPACITY<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Staff \u2014 ATC welcomed Suzanne Dixon in December 2017 as the organization\u2019s new President and CEO after Ron Tipton retired.<\/li>\n<li>Training \u2014 Offered trail crew program; hosted saw instructor workshop with USFS; held volunteer training at Wilderness Skills Institute with USFS and Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards; prepared for 2018 Volunteer Leadership Meeting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Unless otherwise indicated, all material in Pathways Across America is public domain. All views expressed herein are perspectives of individuals working on behalf of the National Trails System and do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of the Federal agencies.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) OUTREACH Next Generation Advisory Council \u2014 17 young, diverse leaders addressing barriers to employment and recreation, promoting inclusivity, and contributing advice on programs and policies. The Conservation Leadership Corps \u2014 Pathway for young adults (18-25) looking for a job in the&hellip; <\/p>\n<div class=\"button right\"><a class=\"button more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/appalachian-nst-2017-highlights\/\">more &raquo;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":742,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[222,221,220,251,172],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7346"}],"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\/742"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7346"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7346\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}