Partnership for the National Trails System http://www.pnts.org Connecting history, cultures and landscapes Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:30:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Trails Advocacy Week – PNTS Program Registration NOW OPEN! http://www.pnts.org/news-and-events/trails-advocacy-week-pnts-program-registration-opening-soon http://www.pnts.org/news-and-events/trails-advocacy-week-pnts-program-registration-opening-soon#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:01:36 +0000 Julia http://www.pnts.org/?p=1503 read more »]]> Trails Advocacy Week brings together trails enthusiasts and leaders to Washington, D.C., to inform our congressional representatives and their staff of the great work taking place on the National Trails System and to encourage their continued financial support for the national scenic and historic trails.  During the week, hikers and trails advocates from across the nation will share experiences and advice, learn grassroots lobbying skills and strategies, and advocate for increased funding, promotion, and protection of our national system of trails and our natural, cultural, and historic heritage.
This year, the registration process has CHANGED, so PLEASE READ the information below CAREFULLY BEFORE REGISTERING.

CLICK HERE to Register for the PNTS Trails Advocacy Week Program

Traditionally, the PNTS and American Hiking Society have co-hosted one Trails Advocacy Week event- with a shared registration.  This year the PNTS will have a separate program and separate registration tailored directly to our trails partners to maximize opportunities for congressional and agency  leader meetings.  The AHS program focuses on involving a wider audience in congressional advocacy only.  The schedule below outlines the events of the week and what type of registration is needed. It is not necessary to register for both programs.  If you have any questions about which program is more likely to fit your needs, please contact PNTSCommunications@gmail.com.

About the PNTS Registration  Process

  • There is one base registration of $65 for the general PNTS Trails Advocacy Week Program, including: Welcome reception on the evening of Sunday, February 12, Advocacy topic briefings, NTS materials for distribution during your congressional meetings, Participation in agency & congressional budget meetings (space limited).
  • Leadership Council and Board Members have separate registration items to add to their base registration to cover additional food and meeting costs.A list of anticipated agency and congressional meetings is included on the registration; your registration allows you to identify which meetings you are interested in joining.  Space is limited for these meetings and the PNTS cannot guarantee any particular meeting availability.

HOTEL RESERVATIONS INFORMATION:

Trails Advocacy Week Programming will be at the:

Washington Plaza Hotel

Ten Thomas Circle, NW  – Washington, DC 20005  – Phone: 202.842.1300 www.washingtonplazahotel.com

When making your room reservations, use Group Code #HikeTheHill for group rate

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TRAILS ADVOCACY WEEK – 2012 SCHEDULE

Trails Advocacy Week Schedule

NOTE:

  • Items in Black are included in general PNTS program registration ($65)
  • Items in Red are for PNTS Board and/or Leadership Council Members only and require add-on components in the registration process
  • Green comments indicate a need to express desired participation in certain meetings during your registration.  Some meetings will be by invitation only.
  • Items in Purple are part of the programming by American Hiking Society and require a separate registration with that organization at the AHS Hike the Hill Registration Page

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2012

  • AM   – PNTS Committee Meetings  LC & BOD
  • PM   - PNTS Board of Directors Meeting
  • PM   – HTH Issues Briefings and/or New Advocates Lobby Training

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2012

  • AM  – PNTS Leadership Council Meeting  (LC & Partners) (Includes briefing on Advocacy issues for PNTS leaders)
  • PM  – PNTS Assessment Meeting with consultant or issue briefings  (BOD & LC)
  • PM  – HTH Continued lobbying training for new advocates
  • EVE – PNTS Welcoming Reception  (All PNTS Registrants)

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012

  • AM  – HTH Issue Briefings and lobbying training for new advocates
  • PM  – AHS  3rd Annual Hike on the the Mall (This  Hike is open to everyone and there is NO registration fee.  The Hike will begin at the base of the Lincoln Memorial and will last from 2:00-4:00pm.)
  • PM – Interagency Trail Land Protection Meeting PNTS Registrants by Invitation
  • EVE – AHS Post-Hike  ‘Trails Mixer’ at a local establishment  (cash bar) 4:00 -6pm.  Open to everyone. Site TBA.

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012

  • AM – AHS Issue Briefings (AHS Registrants Only)
  • AM & PM – Congressional meetings and group meetings with agency leaders, Appropriations Committee staff, and OMB staff. (Must indicate interest on your registration for these meetings – require sign up and/or invitation)
  • Early EVE – Debriefing – Washington Plaza Hotel

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012

  • AM & PM- Congressional meetings and group meetings with agency leaders, Appropriations Committee staff, and OMB staff. (Must indicate interest on your registration for these meetings – require sign up and/or invitation)
  • EVE – AHS Congressional Trails Caucus Reception Open to all HTH participants, there is a separate charge of $75 for the Congressional Trails Caucus Reception.  Separate registration for this reception is is available at the AHS registration site.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012

  • AM & PM Congressional meetings and group meetings with agency leaders, Appropriations Committee staff, and OMB staff. (Must indicate interest on your registration for these meetings – require sign up and/or invitation)
  • Early EVE Debriefing – Washington Plaza Hotel
]]> http://www.pnts.org/news-and-events/trails-advocacy-week-pnts-program-registration-opening-soon/feed 0 Secretary Salazar Announces Designation of New National Recreation Trails http://www.pnts.org/around-the-community/secretary-salazar-announces-designation-of-new-national-recreation-trails http://www.pnts.org/around-the-community/secretary-salazar-announces-designation-of-new-national-recreation-trails#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:32:02 +0000 richdeline http://www.pnts.org/?p=773 The news release from the Department of the Interior announcing the newly designated National Recreation Trails is available. A copy is available online by clicking the link above.

]]> http://www.pnts.org/around-the-community/secretary-salazar-announces-designation-of-new-national-recreation-trails/feed 2 PNTS Encourages Partners to Express their Support for LWCF http://www.pnts.org/news-and-events/pnts-encourages-partners-to-express-their-support-for-lwcf http://www.pnts.org/news-and-events/pnts-encourages-partners-to-express-their-support-for-lwcf#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:06:09 +0000 Julia http://www.pnts.org/?p=1458 The Partnership for the National Trails System recognizes the critical importance of full funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund in providing much-needed financial assistance for the National Scenic and Historic Trails.    To learn more about how the  LWCF  enables important land conservation projects, and how you can support this effort, visit www.lwcfcoalition.org.

]]> http://www.pnts.org/news-and-events/pnts-encourages-partners-to-express-their-support-for-lwcf/feed 0 Current Job Openings with National Trails http://www.pnts.org/news-and-events/current-job-openings-with-national-trails http://www.pnts.org/news-and-events/current-job-openings-with-national-trails#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 17:08:13 +0000 Julia http://www.pnts.org/?p=1295 American Hiking Society – Director of Government Relations Position

American Hiking Society – Trail Programs Manager Position

BLM Park Ranger – California Trail Interpretive Center – Elko, Nevada

]]> http://www.pnts.org/news-and-events/current-job-openings-with-national-trails/feed 0 2010 National Scenic Trails Workshop Materials http://www.pnts.org/news-and-events/2010-national-scenic-trails-workshop-materials http://www.pnts.org/news-and-events/2010-national-scenic-trails-workshop-materials#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 16:15:33 +0000 Julia http://www.pnts.org/?p=1286 These are the resources from the National Scenic Trails Workshop:

]]> http://www.pnts.org/news-and-events/2010-national-scenic-trails-workshop-materials/feed 0 America’s Great Outdoors Listening Sessions – Dates! http://www.pnts.org/news-and-events/americas-great-outdoors-listening-sessions http://www.pnts.org/news-and-events/americas-great-outdoors-listening-sessions#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:30:30 +0000 Julia http://www.pnts.org/?p=1184 read more »]]> Read on for dates!

One component of the America’s Great Outdoors Initiative is the listening sessions that are happening right now all around the country. Each listening session provides an opportunity for a couple hundred people to voice their opinions right in front of top administrators from the White House, who will distill that information into a report to President Obama sometime in November.

We are attempting to keep on top of the proposed and announced listening sessions; what follows is what we know – consider this list unofficial. Always check www.doi.gov/americasgreatoutdoors for the official announcements of each listening session, and for information on venue, time, and how to register.

Tuesday, August 3 – Salt Lake City, UT
Youth Listening Session

Wednesday, August 4 - Minneapolis, MN
Youth Listening Session

Thursday, August 5 – Hyde Park, NY
Youth Listening Session only

Friday, August 6 – Poughkeepsie, NY

August 9 – Concord, NH

Monday, August 31 (tentative) - Chicago, IL
Focus is on Health & the Great Outdoors


Even if you can’t make it to a listening session, you can still write comments at: http://ideas.usda.gov/ago/ideas.nsf/. An easy registration process is required.

Photos and feedback from past listening sessions:

June 2 – Bozeman and Helena, MT

June 20 – New York, NY (hosted by Outdoor Nation)

June 25 – Annapolis, MD

June 28 – Charleston, SC

July 1 – Seattle, WA

July 7 – Davis, CA (hosted by Representative Thompson)

July 7 – San Gabriel Mountains, CA (hosted by The Rivers and Mountains Conservancy and a coalition of other organizations)

July 8 – Los Angeles, CA

July 12 – Grand Island, NE

July 15 – Asheville, NC

July 16 – Denver and Grand Junction, CO
Youth listening session

July 17 - Albuquerque, NM

July 23 – San Francisco, CA
Youth listening session only

Tuesday, July 27 – Philadelphia, PA
Focus is on Historic Preservation

Thursday, July 29 - Hudson River, NY

]]> http://www.pnts.org/news-and-events/americas-great-outdoors-listening-sessions/feed 0 Current Job Openings for Youth ages 18-25 http://www.pnts.org/youth-gateway/test-volunteer-for-the-national-trails-system-test http://www.pnts.org/youth-gateway/test-volunteer-for-the-national-trails-system-test#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:43:02 +0000 webmaster http://www.pnts.org/?p=901 read more »]]> Bi-Lingual Youth Trail Position Open in Tucson, AZ

Salary $17/hour   – Temporary (6 Months) 20-40 Hours/Week

Click here for the complete description and requirements

This is a temporary apprentice position through the Partnership for the National Trails System,  working with the National Park Service Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program in Arizona. Primary duties will be related to assisting a landscape architect in the development of community trail plans, and serving as a project team member on cooperative conservation and recreation planning initiatives involving federal, state, and local organizations and government agencies. Assignments will consist of a variety of tasks in project planning and are selected to provide the apprentice with training and experience in methods, procedures, and techniques in community open space and trail planning; development of web2.0 outreach strategies relevant to conservation planning and reaching diverse populations of Spanish and English-speaking youth; an orientation to the National Park Service and the Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program; and a basis for more responsible assignments.

Internships in the Department of the Interior – INFORMATION

http://www.doi.gov/whatwedo/youth/Student-Internship-Opportunities.cfm

Includes links to internships in the Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Enforcement, and Regulation, Bureau of Reclamation, National Park Service, Office of Surface Mining, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, US Geological Survey, and the Office of Surface Mining.

]]> http://www.pnts.org/youth-gateway/test-volunteer-for-the-national-trails-system-test/feed 0 ACTION ALERT- Vote to complete the National Trails System on the America’s Great Outdoors Initiative website http://www.pnts.org/news-and-events/action-alert-vote-to-complete-national-trails-system-for-americas-great-outdoors-initiave http://www.pnts.org/news-and-events/action-alert-vote-to-complete-national-trails-system-for-americas-great-outdoors-initiave#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 17:31:32 +0000 Julia http://www.pnts.org/?p=758 read more »]]> AMERICA’S GREAT OUTDOORS INITIATIVE IS LAUNCHED
PLEASE ACT TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM
 
During a White House Conference on April 16th before 600 conservation and environmental leaders from throughout the country, President Obama signed a Memorandum establishing the America’s Great Outdoors Initiative to promote and support innovative community-level efforts to conserve outdoor spaces and to reconnect Americans to the outdoors. The Initiative will support a 21st century conservation agenda that builds on successes in communities across the country.
 
The number of votes cast for proposals and the number of comments that support or elaborate them will be used to help determine which ideas are incorporated in the report to President Obama, essentially setting the land and water protection agenda for this administration.  Your vote and your comments about our national scenic and historic trails, about your community’s and organization’s efforts to protect them, and your ideas on how local, State, and Federal government can support local land and water conservation efforts will inform collaborative Federal agency reports and frameworks for a 21st century conservation agenda. This is our big opportunity to put the National Trails System on the agenda- don’t miss it!!!
 
VOTE TO ”COMPLETE THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM” (Submitted by PNTS) by: 

1.  Go to http://ideas.usda.gov/ago/ideas.nsf/ and register (top right of the page)

 2.  Once you are registered, go to:

http://ideas.usda.gov/ago/ideas.nsf/0/5660B258BA71BDD68625772A0068BAB0?OpenDocument 

 The page should show the idea submitted by PNTS entitled: “COMPLETE THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM – CONNECTING PEOPLE TO OUR NATURAL, HISTORIC, AND CULTURAL HERITAGE THROUGH CITIZEN STEWARDSHIP” (under the topic “Reconnect with the Great Outdoors”).
 

3.  About halfway down the page on the left is a small box outlined in orange with the word “Promote” written in green.  Click on PROMOTE to vote in favor of this proposal!!!

You can also support this proposal by submitting comments that elaborate and amplify it for the whole Trails System or about your individual trail.
Please also support proposals for Full LWCF Funding:
 
and for Full Funding of the Historic Preservation Fund:
 
You can also record your own ideas, make comments and vote for other posted ideas at that website http://ideas.usda.gov/ago/ideas.nsf/ Make sure you are registered and logged in. Take a look at the other ideas if you wish, or go to ”Post My Idea” to begin.  You may choose to comment on any of three topics:
·   Reconnect with the Great Outdoors;
·   Private lands conservation;
·   Public lands conservation.  
  
Another major activity of the Initiative is to ask for public participation and to conduct a series of listening and learning sessions, engaging the full range of interested groups, including tribal leaders, farmers, sportsmen and women, communities, foresters, youth groups, educators, State and local governments, and recreation and conservation groups.  The first listening session is scheduled for June 2 in Montana — simultaneously in Missoula, Bozeman, and Helena — coordinated by the US Department of Agriculture.  Click here for a pdf of information on the first listening sessions.A second listening session has been mentioned for Los Angeles in mid-July.  The President’s Executive Order on this initiative requests a summary report of the listening sessions by November 15th.
 
These will be important opportunities to share your ideas for the National Trails System and the work you are doing for the places you love.  We will alert you to other listening sessions as they are announced. 
 
So please comment and vote and share this message with other activists in your organization, encouraging them to vote for “Complete the National Trails System.”
 
Thanks!
 
Gary Werner
Executive Director
Partnership for the National Trails System
 

 

         VOTE FOR “COMPLETE THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM”

]]> http://www.pnts.org/news-and-events/action-alert-vote-to-complete-national-trails-system-for-americas-great-outdoors-initiave/feed 0 13th Conference on National Scenic & Historic Trails May 14-18, 2011! http://www.pnts.org/news-and-events/save-the-date-for-the-national-scenic-trails-workshop http://www.pnts.org/news-and-events/save-the-date-for-the-national-scenic-trails-workshop#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 17:25:48 +0000 Julia http://www.pnts.org/?p=750 read more »]]>

The Partnership for the National Trails System is pleased to announce our upcoming bienniel National Trails Conference, co-hosted this year with the Overmountain Victory Trail Association and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy in Abingdon, Virginia.

This year’s conference theme is centered around the importance of mutually beneficial relationships between trails and trail communities. Join us for topic panels, open discussions, and success stories from around the National Trails community. As always, an exciting slate of hands-on learning awaits in the form of field trips to the many trails converging in the area. This year also offers a unique opportunity for all our trails partners, as we have timed the conference to coincide with the nearby local hiking festival Damascus Trail Days. 

 Click the link for 13th Conference Information and Registration Details

National Trails Conference Schedule

 2011 National Trails Conference Workshop Session Schedule

 

 REGISTER for the 13th National Scenic and Historic Trails Conference 

13th NSHT Conference Youth Scholarship Application 2011 

]]> http://www.pnts.org/news-and-events/save-the-date-for-the-national-scenic-trails-workshop/feed 0 Pioneer Nature Trail-Featured Trail http://www.pnts.org/around-the-community/pioneer-nature-trail-featured-trail http://www.pnts.org/around-the-community/pioneer-nature-trail-featured-trail#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 03:54:14 +0000 richdeline http://www.pnts.org/?p=701 This trail near Council Grove, Kansas received NRT status in 2009.  Of historic note, this trail is located along the Santa Fe NHT and includes some buffalo wallows.  This recent addition makes a total of 63 NRTs managed by the Corps of Engineers.

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