In early December, 2023, the North Country National Scenic Trail became a unit of the National Park System. What is a “unit” of the National Park System? The National Park Service manages 428 individual units covering more than 85 million acres in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories. While there […]
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National Park Service NCTA Trail Project Form
In August 2022, Steph Liguori from the National Park Service hosted a volunteer training refresher session for the Trail Project Form. A video recording is available if you want to revisit the information or if you did not get a chance to attend.
New York State Land Acquisitions
Join us in congratulating two awesome organizations on their recent land acquisitions in New York State: the Finger Lakes Trail Conference (FLTC) and the Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT). In late 2021, the FLTC completed the largest land acquisition in the organization’s 60-year history: 140 acres in Chenango County. The purchase was made possible […]