News and Events
The comprehensive management plan and environmental assessment for the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail is now complete. The plan will guide development and management of the trail for the next 15 to 20 years. Thank you for your participation in the planning process — your input at public meetings, your careful review of planning efforts…read more »
Big news! The Montana Wilderness Association has stepped up to help construct and take care of the Continental Divide Trail up north now that the Continental Divide Trail Alliance has ceased operations. But, we cannot do it alone. We need YOUR help, too. There is still time to register for CDT Montana trail projects. Future…read more »
“From Line on a Map to Real on the Ground” Starting with two field exercises during the first two days, this workshop will allow participants to holistically examine and understand issues concerning the documentation, preservation, and development of national historic trails for public use on two historic routes through the historic city of Socorro and…read more »
Around The Community
June 14-17, Richfield, Utah Everyone is invited! Come learn about and explore the most arduous and famous pack mule route in western history. The Old Spanish National Historic Trail crosses the beautiful but dangerous terrain of the American Southwest through six states including Utah.
Partnership for the National Trails System
Youth Engagement Partnership Conference at the Mountaineers in Seattle. Jennifer Eberlien, MBSn, welcoming everyone.
Pacific Northwest Trail Association
We just had a chance to speak with First Responders here in Damascus, VA and are happy to report that all but one hiker injured in yesterday's accident during the Annual Trail Days Hiker Parade have been released from the hospital. It was a scary scene here when an elderly gentleman, a former AT thru-hiker, lost control of his vehicle and plowed into dozens of hikers marching in the parade. We were about 200ft away from where the accident occurred and got to witness first hand hikers jump into action during a time of what has been described by many as "one of the scariest things they've ever seen". Dozens of heroes emerged from the crowd yesterday, a former AT Thru-Hiker lunged into the vehicle to remove the keys from the ignition while a group of about thirty hikers marching in the parade lifted the vehicle into the air to free a fellow hiker trapped underneath. Medical helicopters were used to transport the most seriously injured to nearby hospitals. Such an intense scene certainly changed the mood of the festival, but this tight knit community banded together to console those impacted and hundreds gathered to observe a period of silence before Backpacker's Annual Trail Days Giveaway. A tragic and unfortunate event here at Trail Days, however the response and ability of hikers to come together reassures our faith in and enhances our respect for the AT Community.
Great news and recognition for the North Country National Scenic Trail--and all scenic and historic trails in the National Trails System. Today the National Park Service appointed NCTA's executive director, Bruce Matthews, to the NPS's Centennial Advisory Committee to represent the trails community as the NPS plans for its 2016 100 year anniversary!
North Country Trail Association
Max Patch vandals named as bald is restored
As the U.S. Forest Service announces that the restoration of Max Patch bald is complete, the agency has also disclosed for the first time the names...