To remain an impactful organization, we need to grow and evolve. There is a delicate balance of old and new. What do you do for the encore to a Centennial celebration? That’s a tough question to answer, considering the Trail Conference has successfully fulfilled its mission of providing access to the best system of trails
The Nominating Committee of the Trail Conference presents the following candidates for the Board of Directors for three-year terms and At-Large Voting Members for one-year terms. These nominations will be voted on at the Annual Meeting to be held on Sunday, Nov. 14, via a virtual Zoom call from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. If you have agenda items to suggest,
Following the recent heavy rainstorms, the bridge near Glynwood Road on the Perkins Trail in Fahnestock State Park was washed out. The stream was nearly impossible to cross during high water. To fix the crossing and regain access to trails in this area of the park, volunteer Trail Supervisor John Magerlein led a group of volunteers and
The 93.3-mile stretch of the Appalachian Trail in New York means so much to the people who live near it. To Katharine Spector, a 40-year-old interior designer, wife, mother, and ultrarunner from Kent Cliffs, the A.T. is a quiet oasis and place to connect with her family in nature. It was the proving ground on which she
Centennials are always worthy of celebration. This fall, the Trail Conference finally gets to celebrate its 100th birthday— even if the party is a little late. (No one could have anticipated a pandemic, after all.) In commemoration of the milestone, a century of the Trail Conference’s volunteer-powered conservation and stewardship legacy is documented in the
On Saturday, Oct. 16, we celebrated our Centennial Gala, and there are still opportunities to celebrate and support a century of service. We are still head over boots and buzzing from our Centennial Gala on Saturday night. It was well worth the wait to celebrate a century of service with so many of the people who make our
MEVO made trail improvements in Ramapo Reservation this season. This year’s trail crew from Mahwah Environmental Volunteer Organization (MEVO) continued their fantastic partnership with the Trail Conference, giving their time and effort this summer to improve trails in northern New Jersey. Between June and August, five volunteer crew members under the guidance of their MEVO crew leader
The Adirondack Mountain Club North Jersey-Ramapo Chapter is one of 27 chapters of the ADK. The mission statement of ADK, which will be celebrating its centennial in 2022, states in part: “ADK works to protect …. wild lands and waters by promoting responsible outdoor recreation and building a ….. constituency of land stewardship advocates.” The North Jersey-Ramapo
Dr. Lucy Rockefeller Waletzky will be honored at the Trail Conference’s Centennial Gala. On Saturday, October 16, the Trail Conference will be holding our Centennial Gala at the Bear Mountain Inn. To mark this milestone, we will be honoring Dr. Lucy Rockefeller Waletzky—philanthropist, environmentalist, and longtime Trail Conference champion. Dr. Waletzky is Chair of the New York
The Trail Conference Conservation Corps (TCCC) creates leaders in environmental conservation while empowering people to play a deeper role in the care of their local parks and trails. By training these AmeriCorps service members to teach the public, we amplify our impact in fostering a commitment to protecting nature. This season, eight crews are working to improve
The Cedar Brook Trail in Taconic State Park is shady, woodsy, and follows the Cedar Brook, which makes for the perfect hike for a summer day. Because of the trail’s prime location, there were parts of the trail that had become incredibly eroded to the point of being dangerous for trail users. The Bash Bish Trail Crew, led
Over the past quarter-century of leading hikers and trail runners through the woods, I’ve come to realize that both user groups share much more in common than I had ever realized. This became apparent when I noticed large numbers of my Saturday trail runners showing up on Sunday hikes, on their active recovery days. And
