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Category Archives: Trail Crew
Help Build Lean-tos in the Catskills
Text and photos by Peter Senterman Ever wonder what it takes to build a lean-to? The Trail Conference, with the cooperation of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), is building two lean-tos on the grounds of the … Continue reading
How to Build a Sturdy Dry Stone Trail Structure Using Stones That You Find Right on the Trail
The techniques used in building dry stone walls can be applied during the construction of a number of trail features, including water bars, steps, armoring, and crib walls. By guest blogger Peter Welch, president of The Stone Trust. Illustrations by … Continue reading
Posted in Darlington Schoolhouse, New Jersey Trails, New York Trails, Science, Trail Crew, Trail U, Trails, Volunteering
Tagged Bergen County, Connect With Nature, Conservation, Darlington Schoolhouse, Historic Preservation, Mahwah, New Jersey, News, Science, Trail Building, Trail University, trails, Volunteers
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Long Distance Trails Crew Chief Chris Reyling Named ATC Mid-Atlantic Volunteer of the Year
By Members of the Long Distance Trails Crew Congratulations to Long Distance Trails Crew Chief Chris Reyling, who was named Appalachian Trail Conservancy Mid-Atlantic Volunteer of the Year! Long Distance Trails Crew (LDTC) members submitted the nomination of their crew … Continue reading
Posted in Appalachian Trail, Harriman-Bear Mountain Trails, Hikes, New Trail, New York Trails, Profile, Trail Crew, Trails, Volunteering, West Hudson Trails
Tagged Appalachian Trail, Bear Mountain, Connect With Nature, Harriman State Park, hikes, Long Distance Trails Crew, New York, News, Trail Building, Trail Information, trails, Volunteers, West Hudson Trails
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Black Bear Encounter on Cedar Swamp Trail
By: David Day, West Jersey Trail Crew Co-Leader First published in the Winter 2016 edition of Trail Walker On Nov. 14, the Trail Conference’s West Jersey Trail Crew was working in Wawayanda State Park on the long-term project of refurbishing the … Continue reading
Posted in New Jersey Trails, Trail Crew, Trails, Volunteering
Tagged Advocacy, Bears, New Jersey, News, Trail Crew, trails, Volunteers, Wawayanda State Park, West Jersey Trail Crew
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SUEZ Water North Jersey Volunteers Are Committed to Building and Protecting Trails
Many thanks to SUEZ Water North Jersey for doing their part in helping the Trail Conference create, protect, and promote 2,100 miles of public trails. Check out our video that showcases our partnership with ny/nj trail conference Posted by SUEZ Water North … Continue reading
Posted in Giving, Hikes, New Jersey Trails, New Trail, Trail Crew, Trail U, Trails, Volunteering
Tagged hikes, New York, News, SUEZ Water, Trail University, trails, Volunteers
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Ask a Trail Builder: What’s Up With All the Hammers?
By Ama Koenigshof, Trail Builder and Educator Why all the hammers? Do you really need them to build trails? Hammers are an essential tool in trail construction, especially when dry stone masonry is involved. But the variety can be overwhelming. Hammers … Continue reading
Posted in Trail Crew, Trail U, Trails, Volunteering
Tagged Ask a Trail Builder, Hammers, New Jersey, New York, Trail Builder, Trail Building, Trail Information, Trail University, trails, Volunteers
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Bard Students Team Up with Long Distance Trails Crew to Help Relocate the Appalachian Trail on Bear Mountain
Text by Bob Fuller, Andrea Minoff, and Marty Costello, photos by Andrea Minoff, members of the Long Distance Trails Crew Students supplement sustainable trail design class work with field experience This October, the Trail Conference’s Long Distance Trails Crew (LDTC) … Continue reading
Posted in Appalachian Trail, Harriman-Bear Mountain Trails, New Trail, New York Trails, Profile, Trail Crew, Trails, Volunteering, West Hudson Trails
Tagged Appalachian Trail, Bear Mountain, Harriman State Park, Long Distance Trails Crew, New York, News, Trail Information, trails, Volunteers
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Building Trails in Sterling Forest: Work Begins on Red Back, Eagle
By: Sona Mason, West Hudson Program Coordinator Over the last few years, the Trail Conference, in partnership with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP), has been writing down their “to-do” list for trail building and … Continue reading
New Bridge Completed Over Stony Brook in Stokes State Forest
By Jean Brennan, Member of the West Jersey Trail Crew In the spring of 2015, the West Jersey Trail Crew began work in Stokes State Forest on a new realignment of the Stony Brook and Blue Mountain trails, including a … Continue reading
Posted in New Jersey Trails, Profile, Trail Crew, Trails, Volunteering
Tagged New Jersey, News, Stokes State Forest, Trail Building, Trail Information, trails, Volunteers, West Jersey Trail Crew
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A Year in the Life of the Westchester Trail Tramps
By Westchester Trail Tramps Supervisor Mary Dodds The Westchester Trail Tramps has evolved into a year-round crew that performs trail maintenance, improvement, construction, and monitoring Wednesday and Friday mornings (and other days when necessary). We go where we are needed … Continue reading