Trail News

The Trail Conference is pleased to announce the official opening of a new, single-track, multi-use trail at Sterling Forest State Park on Saturday, March 25, at 11 a.m. The 2-mile…

AmeriCorps works to support the Trail Conference mission of connecting people with nature. But AmeriCorps is facing elimination. AmeriCorps, which is vital to the Trail Conference Conservation Corps, is on the budget chopping block.…

Great news: The Trail Conference has received the highest ranking from Charity Navigator, again! The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference has received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest and…

Tim Palumbo joined the Trail Conference Conservation Corps looking for skills and experience. He finished the season with a new perspective on his future. Last spring, I joined a program I…

The Trail Conference and four other conservation groups applaud LG Electronics for the new headquarters design that protects the vistas of Palisades Park.  Five conservation groups joined LG Electronics USA…

The Long-Distance Trails Memorial Fund, in honor of Trail Conference volunteer Jakob Franke, will support building, maintaining, and protecting the Long Path and SRT. The Trail Conference and our longtime…

The Trail Conference thanks the Partners for Health Foundation for their support of the Get Outdoors Essex County grant. This funding supports the improvement and promotion of the Lenape Trail to attract Essex County…

The Trail Conference has purchased a key parcel of land that creates a protected corridor along the Shawangunk Ridge. The Trail Conference’s Long Path and Conservation committees work hard to secure…

The popular, 50-mile Rock the Ridge endurance challenge through the Shawangunk Mountains takes place for the fifth year on May 6, 2017 In partnership with Mohonk Preserve, money raised for…

The Trail Conference Conservation Corps has closed out our 2016 season. Together, the Highlands Trail Crew, Invasives Strike Force Crew, Megalithic Trail Crew, Palisades Trail Crew, and Taconic Trail Crew achieved:…

The Trail Conference Conservation Corps has closed out our 2016 trail building season, but the Palisades Trail Crew works on, so keep an eye out for worktrips posted during this…

The Trail Conference Conservation Corps has closed out our 2016 trail-building season. The Taconic Crew has done a tremendous amount of work on the Wilkinson trail re-route and the Undercliff…

The Trail Conference Conservation Corps has closed out our 2016 trail building season. The Megalithic Trail Crew made a herculean effort this season on the Upper East face of Bear…

The Trail Conference Conservation Corps has closed out our 2016 trail-building season. The Highlands Trail Crew had a productive and fun-filled summer assessing and improving the Highlands Trail in New…

$64,000 in grants from the New York State Environmental Protection Fund will support the planning of rehabilitation and construction projects   The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference has received two planning…