Posts tagged “Trail Building”

Over the summer of 2011 the Appalachian Mountain Club 's Professional Trail Crew worked on the Falling Waters Trail in Franconia Notch thanks to a Matching Awards Program Grant from the National Forest Foundation. They spent 9 weeks installing structures to mitigate serious erosion and provide trail definition and enhanced safety for hikers on the very popular trail. The Falling Waters Trail is located in the scenic Franconia Notch leading from the Parkway, I-93, to the... (Read more…)

On the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie (MBS) National Forest in Washington, we are constantly looking for ways to engage urban youth by providing unique opportunities to learn new skills and see amazing places while meeting the needs of the forest. This year the MBS partnered for the first time with a youth program managed by the Tulalip Indian Reservation aimed at providing environmental education to youth living on the reservation. The 22,000-acre Tulalip Indian Reservation is located north... (Read more…)