Labor Day Weekend Hiker Outreach!
The July 4th outreach event at Breakneck was so successful, we have decided to repeat it!
We will have a station at the Breakneck Ridge Trailhead and the Bull Hill (Mt. Taurus) Trailhead
Saturday, August 30 and Sunday, August 31 from 9am to 3pm
This popular hiking destination offers a fantastic opportunity to generate awareness about responsible hiking, trail stewardship, the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, and volunteer opportunities.
If you would like to join us, and are willing to commit
to a two or three hour slot, please send Josie an email at jospira72@gmail.com
Thank you!
Josie Gray, East Hudson Trail Chair Home: (845) 831 - 5786 Email: jospira72@gmail.com
and
Christie Ferguson, NY East Hudson Regional Representative Cell: (201) 739 - 4434
Email: ferguson@nynjtc.org
Appalachian Trail Outreach Projects
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy sponsors an Outreach
Grants program that the local AT management committees have taken
advantage of for several projects.
- Ruta
Apalache - a Spanish language brochure on the AT in Harriman
- Approach It Right (AIR) - Leave No Trace project sponsor by NJ
AT committee
- Harriman Nature Walks at the Tiorati Cicle Picnic Area (see
above)
Service Projects
The Trail Conference has many opportunities available for outside groups
to join with us as partners in trail related service projects. We regularly
work with individual scouts working on their Eagle Award or Gold Award.
Church groups, business and other groups have also worked on specific
projects. Contact us at info@nynjtc.org
with either specific ideas of projects or a desire to fill one of our
opportunities. We also have small grants available to
youth groups to use on projects.
Example projects:
- Telephone Pioneer's Shelter on AT
- Trail relocation on Candlewood Hill
- Tent platforms at Wiley Shelter
- Bridges on AT
- Planting trees
- New privy at RPH lean-to
- Waterbars on Wilkinson Trail
- Photo book of views from trails for monitoring what is visible over
long time periods.
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