Trail News

The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference’s Terrestrial Invasives Strike Force (TISF) crew has been hard at work targeting an infestation of invasive sticky sage near the Appalachian Trail corridor in Dover, NY.…

The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference (Trail Conference) Conservation Dogs Program has partnered with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Natural Heritage Program (NJ NHP) to find a rare, native orchid; a small…

We are excited that the Athletic Brewing Company selected the Trail Conference as a recipient of their Two for the Trails grant program. The generous $5,000 grant will help fund…

Through the Share the Love event, Liberty Subaru has donated more than $38,000 to the Trail Conference mission. Subaru is committed to giving back to local charities and doing their…

Visitors to the ​​Highlands Trail in New Jersey experience brand-new signs installed along the length of the New Jersey section. This is the result of a successful collaboration between the New…

Our Publications Committee has continued to be quite busy recently, so here is an overview of recently published titles and upcoming updates as of mid-September. Recent Maps and Books: Northern…

Help find the next problem invaders that threaten our region’s natural areas… Become an Invasives Strike Force (ISF) citizen science volunteer! SIGN UP TODAY! We are excited to announce and…

The Trail Conference has been awarded a $250 grant from ExtremeTerrain’s Clean Trail Grant Program. The program provides a grant for organizations for their next trail improvement projects. The Trail Conference will…

On Monday, June 20, 2022, the Trail Conference celebrated the installation of new Lenape Trail bollards in Cedar Grove Park. In partnership with the Essex County Park System, 33 new bollards…

The most important part of having a safe, enjoyable trail experience is being prepared. When you’re heading into the woods, that means having reliable navigation. These days, we are blessed…

This fall, hundreds of enthusiastic runners participated in trail events ranging from 2 to 26.2 miles. From smooth carriageways in Rockefeller and the Ramapos to singletrack trails in Sterling Forest,…

What a difference a year can make! The Welch Trail Education Center (WTEC) is blossoming into a seasonal home for our Conservation Corps members and a budding environmental center. With the COVID-19 vaccine came…

Every Christmas before I turned 10, my parents would load up the car and drive my sisters and me 400 km (about 250 miles) from Lagos to our village in…

The volunteers of the Trail Tramps made significant improvements along the Briarcliff Peekskill Trail in New York’s Westchester County thanks to the support of a donor. In 2020, before the…