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New items in 2001

Date Link Comment
12/19 REI-Outlet.com New affiliate link from the Commerce page. Buy from them and the TC gets a small percentage rebate.
12/10 Horse Trails New page listing trails where horses are allowed. Pleas contribute to this currently incomplete list.
12/8 Amazon.com We are now an Amazon.com affiliate as well as B&N. Buy from either one and the TC gets a small percentage rebate.
12/3 Events Start your 2002 calendar now - submit entries anytime.
11/25 Volunteer Several new opportunities available, particularly for technology committee, publications and office support.
11/24 Trail Walker The full Trail Walker is now on the web in PDF format.
11/24 Trails Council Trails Council minutes
11/14 Publications New books available, New York Walk Book 7th ed., Palisades.
11/14 Calendar New items added
11/2 Health Benefits of Hiking Pages reorganized and some new additions of interesting links.
10/30 North Jersey Map Set TEMPORARILY OUT OF PRINT
Can be backordered - might be about 2 months. May be available in stores who still have stock.
10/28 EH Map Errata New page
10/25 AT Pochuck Relo Although not finished it is open.
10/14 Old Mine Railroad Closed The part of the Old Mine Railroad Trail from the AT to the dam at Hidden Lake is now closed.
10/5 Trails Council Trails Council Agenda and Minutes
10/4 Hunting Season 2001 Note: No bear season in NJ, Trail Walker had an error.
10/4 Privacy Privacy policy updated - no significant change, just clearer presentation.
10/4 More pictures A new flower and several pictures from the air of the Breakneck, Bull Hill area of Hudson Highlands SP.
9/25 Center For Urban Restoration Ecology Workshop Series  Ecology and Control of Invasive Plant Species10/15-16, 10/25-26
9/24 Errata Errata for the Sterling Forest map
9/13 Forever Wild Walkin' Jim Stolz, concert Oct. 20
9/5 Hudson River Ramble On Sept. 22-23 NOTE errata from information published in the Trail Walker.
8/30 Trail Crew Schedules West Hudson and West Jersey fall crew schedules
8/28 Lost&Found Found: Men's wedding band
8/25 Biodiversity New page in Science committee area
8/22 Trails Policy New version approved by Board on 8/21/2001 - primarily Catskill related issues.
7/27 Maps New 7th edition of Catskill Map available
7/24 Nuclear Lake Loop New trail that forms loop with AT in Dutchess County
7/23 Hikers for Clean Air The TC is a founding member. Their web site in now public.
7/23 Discounts Members get 10% off at the Graduate Center of CUNY.
7/22 Trails Council Trails Council Minutes and Agenda
7/22 Trails Council forms Several of the maintainer, etc. forms have been changed.
7/12 Barnes&Noble Now free shipping! Buy though our affiliate program.
7/12 Eastern Forest Summit October 13-14, 2001
7/3 Staten Island Trails Added a link to the overview page for NYC parks, and SI in particular because we maintain trails there.
7/1 Catskill Trail Conditions DEC is working on the Spruceton Trail to the firetower.
7/1 Unknown flower Please help id it!
6/17 Office Volunteers A bunch of new exciting opportunities.
6/17 Need housing For late summer/fall intern
6/17 Highlands Study Area Comment on the planned study
5/29 Forms New forms for supervisors/chairs, etc.
5/11 NJ Lobby Day NJ Lobby Day is 5/24
5/8 Workshop Report on Trail Maintenance Workshop
5/7 Advocacy Sprawl adjoining Jockey Hollow National Historical Park
5/6 Trail Crew East Hudson Trail Crew Schedule now posted. First trip May 19.
5/2 Maps New edition of Harriman-Bear Mountain Trails map set now available.
4/25 Job opening Administrative Assistant for Trail Conference
4/25 Closed Minnewaska trails temporarily closed to mountain bikes
4/25 Publications news Sterling Forest Map wins 2nd place in NJDEP mapping contest for best overall map by Non-NJDEP.
4/23 Events Several events at Ramsey Outdoor, May 2, 3, 12, 15.
4/23 TC Alert President to Decide Roadless Initiative
4/19 Commerce First time limited offer to join AHS at a very good rate.
4/19 Events Ramapo River Watershed Conference, April 27, 2001
4/14 Highland Trail Crew New schedule through summer and fall.
4/14 Trail Closure The Carriage Connector Trail on Canada Hill is closed for wildlife.
4/7 Denim Shirt The Hikers' Market Place now has a Denim Shirt (with TC logo) for sale. Very High Quality - Great Price for members.
4/7 American Express Card The Hikers' Market Place now accepts American Express Cards.
4/6 Advocacy Denial of Health Coverage for "Risky" Sports
3/28 Trails Council Trails Council Minutes and Agenda
3/25 Calendar April events - Great River Sweep, Earth Day, Earth Day Lobby Day
3/20 Calendar North Country Trail Association Annual Meeting - 2001 Aug 9-12
3/8 PIPC Calendar Calendar of PIPC sponsored events for 2001
3/5 Book Fair The Trail Conference will have a booth at the Small Press Book Fair on March 24-25.
3/4 Books Catskill Trails, Book Two now available to order from office and shortly from the web.
2/23 Forest Legacy Program Submit projects for the USFS Forest Legacy Program
2/23 Trail Closures Updated - some are now open
2/22 Job opening Administrative Director for the Trail Conference
2/22 Dutchess/Putnam AT Committee The minutes and agendas of meetings are now being made available online.
2/19 AventureBid.com We have added a new affiliate relationship for finding commercially led trips. The TC gets a small percentage return on any goods or services bought using our affiliate links.
2/18 Sterling Forest Overview Long overdue refresh of the overview information about Sterling Forest State Park
2/17 Bikes Significant changes to some of the biking pages.
2/4 Trail Maintenance Manual Finally it is online.
2/4 Sign Policy A working document for the start of a sign policy. Comments welcome.
2/3 Catskill Overview Upgrade to the Overview map information
1/23 West Hudson Trail Crew Spring schedule
1/21 Trails Council Trails Council Minutes and Agenda
1/20 Trail Management Guide Most of the Trail Management Guide is now on the web.
1/18 Trail Crew SignUp Signup for Trail Crews and get notified by email of schedules and changes.
1/18 AHS benefit Take a Trip and Help AHS 
1/11 TC Alert Comment on UMPs for Catskills and Adirondacks
1/9 ATC LTA Job opening at ATC NE office
1/5 Trail Walker Jan/Feb Trail Walker
1/1 TC Alert Torne Valley ENB

New items in 2000

Date Link Comment
12/29 TC Alert NJ State Development and Redevelopment Plan

BLM Off-road Vehicle Strategy

12/21 Trail Conditions Read about the death of a scout in the Catskills.
12/11 Barnes & Noble Free shipping for the week of Dec 11 only. The TC gets a rebate on everything you buy through the links on our pages.
12/8 Mountain Birdwatch Consider volunteering for environmental monitoring. 
12/7 Trails Council Trails Council Minutes and Agenda
12/4 nynjtc@aol.com As of 12/31/2000 email to this address will no longer work. Use info@nynjtc.org.
12/4 State Development and Redevelopment Plan NJ hearings on county land use.
12/1 Public Transportation Significant changes to the Red & Tan Line.
11/29 GetOutdoors Discussion Forums Another place to discuss hiking issues over a wider area.
11/29 TCAlert Proposed: Great Valley of the Appalachians State Park
11/28 HRVNHA Comment on the management plan for the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area
11/28 National Media A bunch of link for commenting on national issues
11/28 Office Move New material - sublet our NYC office, volunteer and paid positions at Mahwah office
11/27 Save Hamburg Mountain TCALERT: Nov. 29 and Nov 30 meeting
11/21 Lyme Disease Concerns Grow Over Reactions to Lyme Shots
11/11 Science Advisory Committee Announcing new committee. These pages are very preliminary and will change in a few days.
11/11 About Extensive changes to help executive director search process (and better for others as well)
11/9 Hackensack River Greenway November 19 sponsored by Friends of the Hackensack River Greenway and Sierra Club
11/7 Geology in your Backyard November 19 sponsored by Sterling Forest Partnership
11/4 TC moving Changes at the Trail Conference
11/1 Open Space Initiatives West Milford, NJ added to the list of towns with initiatives.
11/1 Hikers' Market Place The web store is now open for business.
10/8 Wild Visions Nov. 8,9 Talk by Carl Heilman II
10/26 I Hike I Vote Vote in Nov. 7 elections. There are a number of local Open Space Initiatives that are important.
10/18 Hunting Hunting Season 2000
10/16 LP Relo Major relocation Sec 18-19 in Catskills
10/3 West Jersey Trail Crew Oct. 14-15 Big Flat Brook Bridge project postponed until spring
9/24 Hudson River Ramble One of 70 hikes - A celebration of the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area
9/22 Camp Smith Revised Camp Smith Brochure
9/18 Trail crew schedules New entries for West Hudson, AT and West Jersey crews.
9/18 Palisades Map Errata sheet for map set
9/7 West Hudson Map 3rd. Edition. Extensive changes - shows new access trails in Black Rock, better trail routes on Storm King, new trails and relos on Schunemunk.
9/5 Membership or Books/Maps Now PDF order forms to print and mail or fax or phone if paying by Visa or MasterCard.
9/4 Lost&Found Found wrist watch
8/31 Hudson Highlands Overview of Hudson Highlands improved, there is now a link to a description of the Overlook Trail, with pictures.
8/28 End-to-End Additional material on doing the Long Path from end to end.
8/26 High Mt. Color map of High Mt
8/14 Trail Crews New schedules for East Hudson, North Jersey, Highlands, West Jersey crews
8/1 Bikes Clarify that ATBs are not allowed in Sterling Forest State Park.
7/23 Tiorati Nature Hikes Outreach hikes on Saturdays
7/16 3 Lakes Trail Part of the 3 Lakes Trail in Fahnestock is closed indefinitely.
7/16 Books The TC book store now carries a new book on Catskill trails.
7/16 Destination Finder Find hikes: local, US, International

On left menu bar of home page and under trails main menu.

7/7 Train Info The train on the Harlem Division that stops at the Appalachian Trail may be a bus because of track work.
7/5 Strategic Plan Strategic Plan for 1999-2002
7/4 NY Times Good Planning Makes for Great Hiking
7/4/ Trail Walker July/August Trail Walker
7/3 Lost&Found Lost: Silver Bracelet
7/2 Weather Added stream flow/watershed information
7/1 Lost&Found Found: 35 mm camera
6/19 Buckabear Pond Beaver dam causes problems on Highlands Trail and others near Buckabear Pond
6/9 NJ S.5 bill Support DiFrancesco's S.5 bill to make Green Acres money available faster
6/8 Torne Valley Rockland Legislature votes to oppose
6/6 NJ Environmental Lobby Day June 15, Trenton
6/1 Public Comment Opportunities USFS Roadless initiative,  NYSDEC Assessing & Mitigating Visual Impacts
5/31 Sterling Forest Messenger Latest issue
5/26 Adirondacks New rules in the high peaks effective Memorial Day 2000
5/21 Feature Change the feature story
5/17 Highlands A major resource from the USFS on Highlands Conservation and Stewardship
5/7 West Nile Virus West Nile Virus - background information
5/3 TC Alert NJ S810 bill to permit hunting on Sundays 
4/20 1999 Activity Highlights 1999 Activity Highlights
4/14 Conference Ramapo River Watershed Conference
4/11 National Park Pass National Park Passes available beginning April 18.
4/11 Long Path Name of road changed that affects section 10 & 11.
4/9 Eastern Forest Eastern Forest Activists Conference - add eastern forests to issues list
2/29 TC Alert Off-road Motorcycles Threaten Forest Trails in State Parks
2/16 TT & RD closures Portions of the RD and TT are closed temporarily.
2/14 Sterling Forest Map Map added to Phase II of Sterling Forest
2/13 TC Alert Support PIPC in objecting to the proposed Torne Valley projects
2/13 Calendar for Feb 25 Preservation of Open Space in the Highlands
2/11 Workshops Collect workshop information in one place. New left menu item for it on home page. Recruiting workshop.
2/9 Calendar for May 20 In the Tracks of the Black Bear -- In Search of the WILD Highlands
2/5 More Affiliates The Trail Conference has joined GreaterGood.com which consolidates more than 60 fine merchants where if you shop through our link the Conference earns 5-15% of everything you buy. The merchants include Amazon.com, LandsEnd, REI, LLBean and others in many lines of business.
2/5 Paint Standards Update to Trails Maintenance Manual to specify which paint colors are used on trails.
2/4 Get published Write an article and get it published on the web. Help attract traffic to our web site. For an example see David Day's article on Bears.
2/1 Trail Conditions Updated significantly. Please submit reports so we actually have some firsthand data.
1/24 LNT Trail Conference joins LNT
1/24 AHS President Job opening for AHS President
1/24 Training The beginnings of information on training opportunities
1/23 GPS Waypoints Interesting places you can find with a GPS
1/11 Recruit Volunteer Recruiting Workshop
1/6 Ban ORVs Ban ORVs from parks 
1/4 Expense The expense account form is now available for official committee use.
1/4  LP  New Long Path map

1999

Date Link Comment
12/30/99 Humor Hiking related jokes, get your bear jokes here.
12/24/99 Advocacy AHS Hike the Hill Event
12/17/99 Contacts Guest book is gone. Use Contacts to get a more specific place to ask questions.
12/15/99 Affiliates L.L.Bean added
12/13/99 Open position Executive Director of Clearwater open
12/11/99 Membership Change New form to change your membership records.
12/10/99 Bear Cans Help Keep the Bears Wild by David Day (member)
12/6/99 Lost and Found List of lost and found items.
12/3/99 Affiliates Several new affiliate programs have been added. Anything you buy using these links returns a small percentage to the Trail Conference.
11/29/99 EBH Easy Beginner Hikes are starting to appear. Watch for changes.
11/27/99 Forms Many changes to downloadable forms, e.g. Y2K problems etc. Normalized on WP 8 and PDF formats.
11/23/99 Trail Walker Mostly new format. Nov/Dec 1999 is finally out.
11/15/99 Hiker hints Added new item on water purification.
11/8/99 Webmaster Total new design of web site, there are still old style pages and may be more broken links than usual. Please contact the webmaster with suggestions.
11/8/99 Office manager Open position for office manager, reposted.
9/30/99 LWCF LWCF database available
9/29/99 Office worker Open position for part-time office worker
9/17/99 LWCF More action on LWCF needed
9/16/99 Adirondacks Whitney, Lake Lila area - APA Plans Classification Hearings
9/10/99 Office manager Open position for office manager
9/8/99 DWGNRA Comment period extended to Oct. 5 and a public workshop scheduled for Sept. 22.
9/3/99 Brochures Long Path brochure added
9/2/99 Reviews Start of collecting Trail Walker book reviews
9/2/99 Hunting Hunting Schedules for 1999
9/1/99 DWGNRA Comment period extended to Sept. 30
8/26/99 Wolves and Wilderness Oct. 5 ADK-NYC meeting - feature program
8/19/99 Overview map Replace with a larger, more readable version
8/18/99 DWGNRA Repond to the draft trail plan for the Delaware Water Gap NRA.
8/17/99 Step by Step
Storm King
There is a new detour in getting to Arrow Park for Step by Step with Jacques D'Amboise. 
Storm King State Park is closed indefinitely.
8/10/99 Executive Director The position of Executive Director of the Trail Conference is open. Job application procedure is included. 
8/10/99 Indian Hills Trail The Indian Hills Loop Trail opened on National Trails Day. Sketch quality map now available.
8/3/99 Sterling Forest Support acquiring the rest of Sterling Forest
8/3/99 Saddleback Support NPS acquisition of Saddleback Mt.
8/3/99 Mission/Vision Add Mission and Vision statements to general info about conference
8/3/99 Torrey Society Join the Torrey Society
7/25/99 LP Closure Verkeerderkill Falls to Mud Pond is closed.
7/22/99 Get Involved! Extensive reorganization and amplification of publications needs.
7/21/99 Bearpen Bearpen addition to Catskills press conference (picture added)
6/29/99 Backpacker Magazine Backpacker Magazine Special Offer (Expired)
6/25/99 Overlook Trail The Overlook Trail announced in the May/June Trail Walker is now open.
6/25/99 Nature Walk in NJ Glenn Sherer's book Nature Walks in New Jersey now available from the Trail Conference.
6/17/99 Road closure Spruceton Road in Catskills closed during week.
6/9/99 Annual Report 1998 Activity Highlights
6/2/99 NTD Events National Trails Day Events
6/2/99 EHCrew East Hudson Trail Crew schedule
5/20/99 Minnewaska 99 Summer events at Minnewaska State Park
5/18/99 Panoramas 360 degree panoramas of Claudius Smith Den area
5/4/99 NTD Events National Trails Day Events
5/3/99 NJ Alert Dangerous (to hikers) bill in NJ State Assembly
4/30/99 Nominations Nominations for Board of Directors and At-large Delegates
4/29/99 Harriman Bike Trail The Beechy Bottom ATB Trail needs a mountain bike group to maintain it.
4/28/99 DEIS for SF Draft Scope for the Draft Master Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement Sterling Forest State Park
4/28/99 LWCF NPR All Things Considered broadcast on 4/26
4/26/99 HTS trail, Bear Mt. Inn Discount HTS blaze changed from white to orange. Bear Mt. Inn discount temporarily suspended.
4/22/99 Sterling Forest Corporation Plans Plans for the developmen of the remaining 2000 acres of Sterling Forest
4/19/99 PIPCMP Palisades Interstate Parkway Corridor Management Plan Public Meeting April 27, 1999.
4/14/99 Paid open position Managing Editor for Trail Walker
4/13/99 Meetings Sterling Forest Master Plan Scoping Meetings
4/12/99 Events Several events added.
4/8/99 Fire Danger Information The Weather pages now have a link to fire danger pages.
3/18/99 LWCF Get active to support the Land and Water Conservation Fund bills in Congress
3/11/99 Closures New information of Long Path Closures (still under construction - subject to change)
3/8/99 Membership Form Membership form now allows downloading the Volunteer Data Sheet
3/7/99 ADA_Trails ADA & Trail Issues
3/5/99 Radford 99 The ATC Radford Conference, all you need to register. Follow link in Events also.
2/23/99 HighGIS NY Highlands GIS User's Group
2/22/99 Liaisons Government and quasi-government groups we work with
2/11/99 Publication Workshops Help the Trail Conference produce new and revised books and maps.
2/4/99 Publications Make the ordering process clearer in preparation for online ordering. Add online printable order forms.

1998

Date Link Comment
12/17/98 NJ Palisades Link to NJ Section of PIP in other links and clickable map
12/11/98 Highlands Trail New piece of Highlands Trail (in raw form)
12/5/98 Trails Policy,
Trails Council
Move downloadable forms from home page to new page, Trails Council, which also points to a new page, Trails Policy.
12/4/98 NJ Walk Book NJ Walk Book now available
11/25/98 Barnes&Noble Add Holiday gift links and gift certifcate
11/17/98 Close Trail Closures, General cleanup of extinct events, etc.
10/29/98 Books, PIPCMP New Jersey Walk Book cover (from proof), Press release and change of time for PIP meeting
10/18/98 NJ Local open space, PIP CMP Local efforts at open space preservation (Pride in our Parks); Palisades Interstate Parkway Corridor Management Plan
10/14/98 TSP CMP Taconic State Parkway Corridor Management Plan
10/9/98 Tour, Guest Book Navigation instructions and a guest book.
10/6/98 NY Conservation, Thalle Thalle Quarry, Taconic and Palisades Parkways studies
9/21/98 Fall Fling - NYPFMC  joint event with Trail Conference
9/13/98 WHC, NJC, others Most files changed to have navigation bars, Fall West Hudson Trail Crew Schedule, Fall NJ Trail Crew Schedule
9/9/98 EHC Fall East Hudson Trail Crew Schedule
9/6/98 FAQ, Trail Walker, Hunting season , Volunteer Frequently asked questions, contents of Trail Walker, Hunting season, LWCF volunteer position
8/15/98 Illegal Usage Problem Report New page - online form to report illegal usage
8/14/98 Volunteer New position listing

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