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FALL 2010
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Editor: Tim Poole
 
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This E-newsletter and trail training provided by PRPS is funded by a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources (DCNR) with the support of the Park Resource Branch of the PA Recreation & Park Society (PRPS). 

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DCNR Trail News

 by Diane Kripas, DCNR's Bureau of Recreation & Conservation

 

I recently met with state trail administrators from across the county and learned that most states only have one source of funding for recreational trails and that is the federal Recreational Trails Program (RTP).  Not only did Pennsylvania recently award $2 million for 17 trail projects with RTP funds, we provided $2.9 million in state funds for an additional 22 trail projects.  Over the past two years, DCNR has established trail funding priorities to support implementation of  county greenway and open space plans, advance Pennsylvania's Outdoor Recreation Plan which called for developing a statewide network of land and water trails, and close gaps in statewide and regionally significant trails.  The almost $5 million in trail funding from DCNR's Community Conservation Partnerships Grant Program will help acquire 10 trail miles, plan and/or provide signage for over 50 miles of trails, purchase equipment for seven organizations to support maintenance of over 220 miles of trails, and construct 19 miles of trails and six pedestrian trail bridges.  For a complete list of funded projects from DCNR's 2010 grant round visit http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/brc/grants/indexlist.aspx.  If your trail project was not selected for funding, contract your DCNR regional recreation and park adviser to discuss how your application can be approved.  DCNR's 2011 grant round will open January 3, 2011 with a closing date of April 20, 2011.  Seven grant workshops across the state are planned for January and February.  To register for these free workshops, go to http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/Calendar/list.asp?intDivisionID=24

Another proud moment when meeting with other states was hearing how many states just hosted their 1st greenway and trail summit.  Pennsylvania, through a strong DCNR and PRPS partnership, hosted its first Governor's Conference on Greenways and Trails in 1997.  Since then we have hosted five additional statewide greenway and trail summits. This year, we tried something new.  We solicited proposals for regional summits expecting 2-3 to be held.  Instead, nine organizations expressed interest in holding a summit.  Over 800 trail builders and enthusiasts participated in summits this fall.  Many thanks to these organizations for the countless hours spent raising local funds and organizing their very successful regional summits:  SEDA-Council of Governments (Central PA), Lackawanna Valley Heritage Area (Northeast PA), Delaware & Lehigh Heritage Area and Wildlands Conservancy (Lehigh Valley), Schuylkill River Heritage Corridor (Trail Towns), Pennsylvania Environment Council (Western PA), South Mountain Partnership (South Central PA), PA Off-Highway Vehicle Association, and the Penn Soil RC&D Council (PA Wilds).  Two additional regional workshops are planned in 2011 including a follow-up Northeastern Trails Forum on 2/17/11 and a Laurel Highlands Trails Workshop for 3/16/11. 

Plans are underway for the 6th Greenway and Trail Summit planned for the fall of 2011.  By early 2011, we will be putting out a Request for Proposals from regional partners interested in serving as the "local host."  If your organization would like to receive the RFP and consider serving as a local host for this statewide summit, please email kwoodward@prps.org.

To all of Pennsylvania's trail supporters, many thanks for helping support Pennsylvania's nationally recognized statewide network of land and water trails.  We have so much to be proud of! 

 

 
Explore PA TrailsTraining & Events

Regional Trails Training:
 
February 17, 2011
Northeastern Pennsylvania Trail Forum II
Scranton, PA
For more information, contact Colleen Carter at 570-963-6730

March 16, 2011
Laurel Highlands Trails Workshop
Ligonier, PA
For more information, contact Brad Clemenson at 814-659-3465

 

9th Annual Pennsylvania Land Conservation Conference
May 19-21, 2011
Hilton Hotel, Downtown Harrisburg
http://conserveland.org/conferences/10

The submission process is simple and can be completed online at http://conserveland.org/conference/10/request for proposals

 

Workshop and round table proposals are now being accepted for the 2011 Pennsylvania Land Conservation Conference. Proposals are welcome on land and water conservation, organizational development, advanced topics, and novel approaches to conservation. Workshops will be 90-minute sessions unless otherwise discussed with PALTA staff and delivered on Saturday, May 21st, 2011.
 
Maintenance

Getting the Most from Youth Volunteers

by Tim Poole, Green Diamond Trails

A Village

Youth volunteers admire their handiwork on the Armstrong Trail. 

Photo courtesy Ron Steffey

 

My son has recently been working on a book report on the popular youth book Holes, and we have also seen the movie version umpteen times.  The story is set at Camp Green Lake, a juvenile detention facility located on a dry lake bed where it hasn't rained for decades thanks to a curse from the Kissing Bandit.  The boys spend their days digging holes in the parched earth, searching (unbeknownst to them) for the bandit's lost loot.  At one point, a new boy asks the guard what they are looking for.  "You're not looking for anything", comes the reply, "you're building character."  Now don't get me wrong.  I'm not suggesting trail work should resemble Camp Green Lake.  The point is, especially when working with youth, trail work can be about much more than just building the trail.  It can be about building skills, relationships, community support, and yes, perhaps even building character. 

 

Youth volunteers come from many places, including schools, churches, scout troops, and the community at large.  A variety of youth organizations have community service built into their missions and may often be looking for a project.  One of the more prevalent sources of youth volunteers is alternative education programs that provide "at risk" youth with skill-building, mentoring, and counseling, often in a residential setting.  Two excellent examples of partnerships between these programs and trails are the Adelphoi Village with the Armstrong Trail and the Diakon Wilderness School with the Capital Area Greenbelt.  Trail managers Ron Steffey and Norm Lacasse have both made significant commitments to this aspect of their work, not just as a way to get maintenance done, but as a contribution to the next generation.  In a letter to the Capital Area Greenbelt Association (CAGA), Diakon Director Corey Carothers notes that "Greenbelt volunteers don't simply want to help work on the trail, they want to give back to the youth as well."  As a result of this attitude, Diakon has partnered with CAGA for over a decade to help build and maintain the Greenbelt. 

 

Trails provide opportunities for many different kinds of work like litter clean-up, digging ditches, planting and landscaping, building and maintaining benches, fences, and kiosks.  Keep projects short (2-3 hours at most), focused, and appropriate to the skill level of the workers.  Steffey and Lacasse both emphasize the need to train and demonstrate all tools and techniques.  Youth may not have done this type of work or used certain tools before.  Safety is also a key issue.  Youth should always have adequate supervision and should never operate tools or equipment without proper instruction and precautions such as safety gear.  It is also important to remember that learning a skill, even one we take for granted, can be a big boost to their self esteem as well as helpful for future trail projects, school or employment.

 

Engaging youth in trail work is also a great way to instill a sense of community and ownership.  Trails are public facilities, not for "other people."  Youth should share in both the enjoyment and the responsibility.  Once they see themselves as part of the solution, they will not want to be part of the problem, and hopefully will work to reduce dumping, vandalism, and other adverse activities that they may otherwise be drawn into.  As Steffey says "the teenager who showed me how he and his buddies are now helping the environment by no longer throwing their beer bottles in the creek is headed in the right direction." 

 

Finally, have realistic expectations and an achievable goal.  Youth will take great pride and satisfaction in the new section of trail they built or the new amenity they installed.  Hopefully the desire to make a positive contribution will be reflected in additional trail work and other aspects of their lives.  As Carothers concludes his letter, "Youth commonly return to campus from these workdays with a look of pride on their faces.  The self esteem they take from these experiences goes a long way in helping them on the road to success in their own lives."



Advocacy

by Kimberly M. Woodward, CRPP, Executive Director, PRPS

 

As the year winds down so does the current Pennsylvania Administration.  We are not sure where the new year will bring us, but we can say that PRPS is still working with other groups as part of the Renew Growing Greener Coalition.  This coalition is searching for new dollars that can be used to help the state of parks and trails in the Commonwealth.  If we are lucky, the new governor will re-evaluate the severance tax from the Marcellus Shale and that will be one step in the right direction. 

Overall, the coalition supports a state investment of $200 million annually specifically for Growing Greener; the establishment of dedicated and sustainable sources of revenue to support Growing Greener; ending the diversion of money from the state Environmental Stewardship Fund to pay the GG2 bond debt; and a renewed focus on Growing Greener - restoring land and water, conserving working farms and forests, saving special places, greening communities and creating outdoor recreation opportunities (including trails!).

You can also join our organization in supporting Renew Growing Greener!  Contact Andrew Heath, Executive Director of the Renew Growing Greener Coalition at aheath@renewgrowinggreener.org and include your organization's name and contact information to sign on to the Statement of Support.

Those in the trail world may be familiar with the federal Recreational Trails Program (RTP).  This program helps to support maintenance and restoration of existing recreational trails; development and rehab of trailside and trailhead facilities and trail linkages for recreational trails; purchase and lease of trail construction and maintenance equipment; construction of new trails; acquisition of easements and fee simple title for trail corridors; and assessment of trail conditions. 

The funding for the RTP was created by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, reauthorized in 1998 as part of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), and reauthorized in 2005 through the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU).  Congress is developing the next national surface transportation program, and the Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT) is looking for some changes to the program to increase funding to $690 million over six years, provide $2.5 million for a USDOT study of nonhighway recreational fuel use, adjust allowed FHWA administrative expenses to 1% of actual available annual funding, allow credit for donated easements and rights of way and more!  Support is needed and you are encouraged to speak to your congressman about this issue.  For further details on the program, contact the Coalition for Recreation Trails at 202-682-9530. 

Remember, without this funding, many of your local projects will not be possible!

 
Trail Spotlight

LHVA Opens the Downtown Scranton Riverwalk

On July 13, the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority (LHVA) officially cut the ribbon on the Downtown Scranton Riverwalk. More than one hundred people attended the event, and many took the opportunity to try out the new trail. Later that day, more than one hundred runners and walkers, including families with small children and the St. Joseph's Walking Club, took part in the inaugural Riverwalk Fun Run/Walk. The popular event was sponsored by the Scranton Running Company. LHVA also held a raffle with prizes donated by the Scranton Running Company and the National Running Center, Clarks Summit, PA.

 

The newest section of the Lackawanna River Heritage Trail (LRHT) begins at Olive Street in Scranton, across the street from the Ice Box Sports Complex (click here for directions). The Riverwalk continues for almost a mile to the trailhead at the Central New Jersey (CNJ) Rail-Trail section at 7th Avenue. From there, the trail continues to Elm Street in South Scranton. Together, these sections form a round trip of approximately four miles for walkers, runners, and bicyclists.

 

The Riverwalk has a paved asphalt surface that is fully accessible for wheelchairs and strollers. The CNJ Rail-Trail is surfaced with packed stone dust. Parking for both sections is available at either the Ice Box Sports Complex on Olive Street, at the trailhead on 7th Avenue across from the Sunoco Gas Station, or at the South Side Sports Complex on Broadway Street. Visit http://www.lhva.org/heritage-trail.html for more detailed information about the trail. . Read more...


News
 
Regional Trail Workshops Draw Over 800 with More to Come

For 2010, DCNR and PRPS made a strategic and financial decision to conduct a series of regional trail workshops rather than the large statewide Summit.  The regional workshops are more cost effective for both organizers and participants (e.g. minimal travel and overnight costs) and can be tailored to the needs and interests of the region.  For example, one region might focus on Trail Towns while another is looking at land acquisition and development funding.  This appears to be a winning formula, already reaching over 400 participants - nearly double the annual Summit - with more workshops in the pipeline.  Two recent workshops took place in the northeast and southeast regions and each attracted over 120 trail advocates, business people, and government officials.

 

The 2010 Lehigh Valley Trails Summit was organized by the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor and Wildlands Conservancy.  The two-day summit, held at DeSales University, featured panel presentations and mobile workshops focused on planning, building, marketing, and maintaining trails.  Workshop information and  presentations are available at: http://www.delawareandlehigh.org/index.php/community-outreach/program/lehigh-valley-trails-summit/.

 

The Schuylkill River Heritage Area's Trail Town Conference sessions were held in several downtown venues in Pottstown, so participants could see firsthand some of the components of a budding trail town, including a community college, performing arts center, borough hall and chamber of commerce.

 

The idea driving the conference is this: towns along the trail can bolster community revitalization efforts if municipal and business leaders work together to make their towns into destinations for trail users. Conference attendees learned a lot about the importance of trails as economic drivers, as well as the value of heritage tourism.  The SRHA received grants to fund the conference from the William Penn Foundation, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, National Park Service, and the Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society, Inc., as well as support from the Tri-County Area Chamber of Commerce.   More information, including some presentations from the conference, can be found on the Schuylkill River Heritage Area's website at www.schuylkillriver.org.

 

Thanks and congratulations to all who have organized, provided presentations, and attended these great events that continue to showcase the value of trails, even in these tough economic times.  

 

Biking, Hiking Link Joins Pittsburgh to Millvale

Half-mile, $2.8 million Project for Route 28 segment of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail

  

millvale
Mark Bibro, center, president of the Friends of the Riverfront, waves his portion of the ribbon that was cut to open Pittsburgh-Millvale link of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail.

Mark Bibro, president of the Friends of the Riverfront, called the $2.8 million North Side project a miracle. The undertaking, a joint effort involving three state agencies, the city of Pittsburgh and four private foundations, was completed "on budget and on time," he said at the opening ceremony.

 

The new half-mile section of trail runs beneath the 31st Street Bridge and connects the city's network of trails to a similar biking-hiking path running through Millvale's Riverfront Park.

 

Its completion means that cars, trains and bicycles will continue to share the often narrow north bank of the Allegheny River, but each will have its own separate route.  Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10261/1088523-53.stm#ixzz12R53DEh8 

 

East Branch Trail Now Open in Spartansburg

The East Branch Trail skirts wooded hillsides, Amish homesteads, farms, fields, and wetlands.  This new segment of trail is part of the several trail systems that are connecting to make the Erie-to-Pittsburgh Trail.  The larger system will connect Lake Erie to Point State Park in Pittsburgh.  The East Branch Trail is located in Eastern Crawford County along the former railroad bed through Spartansburg Borough.  The 3.1 miles of dual lane trail consists of 8-foot wide, level, paved trail for biking and hiking and a parallel 8-foot wide, packed dirt and gravel lane for equestrian and Amish buggy travel.  

  

Phase I of this trail is open from SR 89 north of the Borough to SR 89 south of the Borough.  Access is in the center of Spartansburg Borough along SR 77 and at the junction of SR 89 both north and south of town.  Phase II of this trail, continuing south to Hydetown Borough, will be designed and constructed as funding permits (this section is currently not open).  There, it will meet the Queen City Trail that is currently under design to connect with Titusville.  A northern connection to the recently opened Corry Junction Trail is also planned.

 

Funding is being provided by the PA DCNR Community Conservation Partnership Program,  PA Department of Transportation (PennDot) and The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

 

For more information about the trails, check out the Erie-to-Pittsburgh Trail Alliance website at http://www.eriepittsburghtrail.org

  

Northumberland County Plans OHV Park for Abandoned Strip Mine

Northumberland County plans to convert 6,000 acres of county-owned property to an Off Highway Vehicle Park for motorized recreation vehicles as well as for non-motorized activities. The proposed Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area is currently abandoned coal mining land. The goal is to embrace the Lower Anthracite Region and transform it into a national destination for year-round recreation. The focus of the project is to provide a safe and regulated environment for OHV use, hiking, horseback riding, and biking trails, hunting access, and trail conversions during the winter for snowmobiles and cross-country skiing. Read more... 

 

Trout Island Trail Officially Opens

This new phase of the trail runs from Mercer Avenue in Sharpsville along the Shenango Reservoir for approximately 2.5 miles to South Pymatuning Township.  The Trout Island Trail is funded by PennDOT and DCNR. Kathy Frankel, regional supervisor for DCNR's Bureau of Recreation & Conservation's western Pennsylvania DCNR, said it was a grassroots effort from the community up. "DCNR looks to create, more connections to the community," she said. Parke Wentling, Mercer County Trails Association (MCTA), called the Trout Island Trail the first step in a network of trails. He noted this phase meets the goals of the MCTA, including fitness, encouraging tourism, using natural resources, and contributing to the economic vitality of the community.

Delaware Canal and Towpath Reopens After $29 million in Flood Repairs

The Friends of the Delaware Canal were close to achieving its goal of a fully watered canal six years ago when three major back-to-back floods in 2004-06 damaged or destroyed numerous bridges and waste gates, and washed away whole sections of the towpath and miles and miles of towpath surface. In the wake of the repeated floods, critics floated the idea of filling in the waterway to avoid costly and repeated repair bills. Read the Bucks Local News article...

 

Western Maryland Trail to Bypass Indigo Tunnel in Favor of Bats

In an effort to protect the largest known bat refuge in Maryland, state officials planning a 4.7-mile extension of the Western Maryland Rail Trail have decided to detour cyclists around an abandoned railroad tunnel. Tourism interests had hoped the 4,350-foot-long Indigo Tunnel would become a prime attraction for bicyclists pedaling west from the trail's current terminus at Pearre. But biologists discovered its rock walls are home to an estimated 1,400 hibernating bats, including some rare or endangered species. Read more...

Friends of the Wissahickon Receive William Penn Grant for Sustainable Trails

The Friends of the Wissahickon (FOW) was recently awarded a grant of $440,000 from the William Penn Foundation to support the operations and programming of the Sustainable Trails Initiative (STI). "This is exciting news for our organization," says FOW Executive Director Maura McCarthy. "The William Penn grant will help us get people more invested in the park by further developing our volunteer base and enhancing public accountability."

 

The William Penn Grant will fund FOW's efforts to improve community engagement and outreach in connection with the Sustainable Trails Initiative. The Sustainable Trails Initiative is a three-phased, multi-year project to make the 50 miles of National Recreation Trails in the Wissahickon a physically and socially sustainable system that works for all park users. With the grant from the William Penn Foundation, FOW will install signage and develop standards for volunteer recruitment and training and natural surface trail building in order to improve the habitat and trails in Wissahickon Valley Park.

 

Fans Support County's Heritage Rail Trailyork hats

The York County Rail Trail Authority and York County Parks Department have teamed up with Shanks Mare Outfitters located in Wrightsville to offer a fashionable way for rail trail visitors to support the development of extensions to the very popular Heritage Rail Trail County Park. A special edition of the Go Play Outside™ baseball cap, featuring the Shanks Mare trademark logo on the front and "Heritage Rail Trail County Park" on the back, is now available for purchase at a variety of local businesses.  A portion of the proceeds will be used to support the work of the Rail Trail Authority.  Rail Trail Authority Chairman Carl Knoch states, "Here is a fun way for fans of the Heritage Rail Trail to wear their support. We think it's a great idea."  Steve Winand of Shanks Mare explains the motivation behind the project: "We are fortunate that York County currently has over twenty-five miles of existing rail trails, approximately five additional miles in the planning stages, and opportunities for more. But the development of new trails and maintenance of existing ones requires funds."  http://www.shanksmare.com/html/gpo_hat_benefits_rail_trail.html

 

PA Urban Forestry News - Going Green!

In the spring of 1992, Pennsylvania Community Forests launched Urban Forestry News in an effort to communicate with municipalities, shade tree commissioners, community volunteers, non-profits, and the green industry. Each year, two to four issues of the newsletter were mailed to over 14,000 people across the Commonwealth and country.  With rising costs, shrinking budgets and the new digital age we all live in, it seemed like the time to move to a digital newsletter and save resources.

 

The fall 2010 issue of the newsletter can be downloaded and read here. Download the Fall 2010 PA Urban Forestry Newsletter.  If you wish to continue receiving the new electronic Community Forestry News, visit www.pacommunityforests.org and click on "Receive PA Community Forests Newsletter" and enter your contact information.

 

Schuylkill River Trail on You Tube

Here is a great example of using social media to promote trails.  Please take a few minutes to watch.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14rY-8BGaVs 

PALTA Updates Model Trail Easement Agreement and Commentary

The third edition of the Model Trail Easement Agreement and Commentary, published this month, addresses user experiences and comments of the past two years. PALTA expanded the commentary with new optional and alternative provisions as well as additional explanatory content. Changes to the model itself are few.

Also in September 2010, PALTA published the Model Grant of Trail Easement and Commentary as a short form alternative to the Model Trail Easement Agreement.  This model's key feature is brevity while maintaining core protections for easement holders.

Find the new models at ConserveLand.org under "Technical Guidance & Resources" as well as in the ConservationTools.org library.

Joyride: Pedaling Toward A Healthier Planet

The latest title from Cadence Press, Joyride: Pedaling Toward A Healthier Planet, is the exceptional story of one woman's fight to help change the world with a bicycle and create a blueprint for building better communities. Joyride is the perfect tool for convincing constituents, fellow leaders, and the business community about the challenges that modern life and our built environment place between ourselves, safe transportation, and good health. If you want to make progress in greening your city, Joyride will be an invaluable resource.

 

Mia Birk is the award-winning CEO and co-owner of Alta Planning + Design, a 72-person international firm dedicated to creating active communities where bicycling and walking are safe, healthy, fun, and normal daily activities. She has been involved across North America in hundreds of bicycle, pedestrian, trail, and Safe Routes to School plans, projects, and programs. Birk lives in Portland, OR, with her two children, ages 11 and 8. Bicycling is her main means of transportation, and a winning strategy for maintaining her family's health, safety, budget, and community connection.  Book sales will support non-profit organizations working to create a healthier, more sustainable world.

Visit www.miabirk.com or for the Joyride video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLAdFoLyyww   


Trail Advocate's Spotlight

 

2010 State Trail Advocacy Award - Pennsylvania

 

The Trail Advocacy award is given to an individual that has demonstrated successful efforts to influence public policy relating to trail planning, trail protection, trail development, or maintenance.

 

DAVID BUCKDavid Buck

David Buck serves as the Greenways and Water Trail Coordinator for the Endless Mountains Heritage Region, Inc. (EMHR). He doeis outstanding work for the Susquehanna River North Branch Water Trail and its integration with planned and developing water trails on other section of the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania and in New York, as well as other water and land trails in our region. He volunteers much in the way of time and resources beyond his designated responsibilities to enhance the water trail, attract people to it, and advocate for it.

 

David began working for EMHR as coordinator for Susquehanna Greenway Partnership and Water Trail activities on the Susquehanna River North Branch in 2006. His primary responsibilities include organizing outreach and educational meetings, establishing and managing a regional water trail committee, coordinating river and stream cleanups and related stewardship activities, coordinating the North Branch Water Trail map & guide and safety and orientation signage, and providing technical assistance to communities, greenway and conservation organizations, and related partners.  click here to review the article.

 

The State Trail Worker Award recognizes an individual that has demonstrated outstanding contributions and provided consistent support for trail planning, development, or maintenance. It is intended to recognize the commitment and efforts of a private or public sector individual working for enhanced trail recreation in their local area/state.

TERRY WENTZ

Terry Wentz was born to be outside.Terry Wentz

 

Long before his first involvement with the concept of rail trails, Terry was manager of Pennsylvania's Canoe Creek and Trough Creek State Parks. Then, in 1989, Terry was part of a small band of trail novices who first hiked the overgrown, abandoned right-of-way of the old Pennsylvania Railroad's Petersburg Branch. That hike led to the development of the 17-mile Lower (rhymes with flower) Trail, a National Recreation Trail and one of a chain of Pennsylvania National Recreation Trails, the Pittsburgh-to-Harrisburg Main Line Canal Greenway.

 

Terry was a charter member of Rails-to-Trails of Central Pa., Inc., the all-volunteer non-profit group that owns and manages the Lower Trail. As a board member, Terry held every office in the organization except secretary. His guidance and knowledge of natural resources and outdoor recreation were invaluable in planning and developing the trail, but his active, hands-on work made him the "go-to guy" when something needed to be done.

Terry was constantly involved on the trail, planning and installing equestrian signing, overseeing groups of volunteer high school workers, writing successful grants for trail equipment, maintaining the trail's events calendar and leading informative nature walks and rides. His commitment to the trail never diminished, even as he worked to establish Waxwing Associates, his post-retirement wildlife, birding and nature touring business.  To read more about Terry click here. 

 

This E-newsletter is published quarterly as a service to PRPS members and other interested persons.  Opinions expressed are those of the listed authors.  The editors encourage submissions reflecting on educational information for trails.  You are encouraged to submit your article for review on disc or by email to: PRPS, Attn: Emily Schnellbaugh, 2131 Sandy Drive, State College, PA 16803 or email eschnellbaugh@prps.org or to the editor at info@greendiamondtrails.com
 
 

 
 
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PA Recreation and Park Society