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Trail Conference Annual Gala: Meet the Honoree’s
Read more: Trail Conference Annual Gala: Meet the Honoree’sWe celebrate exemplary environmental leaders who are dedicated stewards and advocates in protecting the land we love to explore. Thank you for helping to safeguard our trails, so future generations…
Trail Conference Announces Support for “Open Spaces for All” Plan
Read more: Trail Conference Announces Support for “Open Spaces for All” PlanCreating Open Spaces for All The statewide plan outlines strategies to better connect people and protected land. The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference has announced their support of Open Spaces for All,…
Fighting the Frankenfish! | Investigating the Range of the Northern Snakehead in the Lower Hudson Valley
Read more: Fighting the Frankenfish! | Investigating the Range of the Northern Snakehead in the Lower Hudson ValleyDid you know there is a fish (with teeth!) that can live days out of water that is threatening the waterways of the Lower Hudson Valley? Allow me to introduce you to…
Putting a Stopper on Sticky Sage Along the Appalachian Trail
Read more: Putting a Stopper on Sticky Sage Along the Appalachian TrailThe 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.…
Conservation Dogs Sniff Out Endangered Orchids
Read more: Conservation Dogs Sniff Out Endangered OrchidsThe 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…
Athletic Brewing Two for the Trails Grant Award
Read more: Athletic Brewing Two for the Trails Grant AwardWe 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…
Subaru Shares Commitment to Great Trails
Read more: Subaru Shares Commitment to Great TrailsThrough 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…
Building an Identity for the Highlands Trail
Read more: Building an Identity for the Highlands TrailVisitors 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…
Summer 2022 Map and Book Updates
Read more: Summer 2022 Map and Book UpdatesOur 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…
Long Path Protection Plan Highlights Remaining Protected Corridor Gaps
Read more: Long Path Protection Plan Highlights Remaining Protected Corridor GapsThe New York-New Jersey Trail Conference is excited to announce the completion of the Long Path Protection Plan (LPPP), a comprehensive portfolio of maps and project descriptions through 10 counties…
Become an Invasive Strike Force Surveyor!
Read more: Become an Invasive Strike Force Surveyor!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…
Trail Conference Awarded ExtremeTerrain Clean Trail Grant
Read more: Trail Conference Awarded ExtremeTerrain Clean Trail GrantThe 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…
