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group of SCA student volunteers wearing blue shirts and yellow hard hats sitting on a bridge

AmeriCorps programs hope to continue despite losing funding

By Mike Lynch

Student Conservation Association trail work crews expect to start on time

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View of Hoffman Mountain from the summit of Jones Hill. Photo by Tim Rowland

Jones Hill trail a tribute to an Adirondack great

By Tim Rowland

Mary Coffin was dedicated to making the North Country National Scenic Trail a reality

Trail crew on a snowy bridge

Braving snow and cold, student workers help maintain trails

By Tom French

The Student Conservation Association's winter trail work session is underway

Man with a tool bends to trail work in the woods

The future of hiking: How sustainable trails are changing the landscape

By Mike Lynch

Lessons learned from Tropical Storm Debby's impact on the Adirondacks

Charlotte Staats, ADK Trails Manager, introduces a more hiker-friendly reboot of Mt. Jo’s Long Trail.

Her Adirondack dream job

By Betsy Kepes

Charlotte Staats, trails manager for Adirondack Mountain Club, makes her own path

Measuring a tree

Tree cutting policy 2.0: DEC releases draft forest preserve work plan

By Gwendolyn Craig

The DEC is seeking public comment on draft forest preserve work plans, a result of the state Court of Appeals tree decision.

Women 46ers

A woman’s place is on the trail

By Betsy Kepes

The 46ers give back to the Adirondack Park community through women-only trail work weekends.

Charlotte Staats, ADK Trails Manager, introduces a more hiker-friendly reboot of Mt. Jo’s Long Trail.

ADK makes progress with Mount Jo trail refresh

By Tim Rowland

New route is more gradual; seen as model for future trail work

46ers women’s trail work weekend

By Mike Lynch

Adirondack 46ers trailmaster Mary Lamb and president Laurie Rankin talk about a July trail work weekend for women. The crew repaired three bridges in the Hoffman Notch Wilderness the first day, then visited trails near Elk Lake the next day. (Only the first day is featured in this video. Read the September issue to learn…

tony goodwin

Adirondack trail work is in his DNA

By Mike Lynch

Tony Goodwin looks back on seven decades blazing literal trails throughout the park

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