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KEYSTONE TRAILS ASSOCIATION'S CLUB CONNECTION
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Working together to preserve Pennsylvania's footpaths since 1956
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April, 2012
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Greetings!
KTA's member clubs are the backbone of Keystone Trails Association. Keystone Trails Association was created by - and for - hiking clubs like yours throughout the state of Pennsylvania. Together, you are Keystone Trails Association. The KTA Club Connection helps your club stay informed about club-specific KTA activities and events. Please share this newsletter with your club officers and members electronically or in print. Consider reporting on at least one item of interest with your club at your next meeting; together, we can raise awareness within the hiking community of Keystone Trails Association and our representation of hikers in Pennsylvania's capital. |
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HIKING WEEKENDS SITE SELECTION
KTA is seeking site suggestions for the 2013 Spring Meeting and Hiking Weekend. If you have a suggestion, or would like to participate in a Site Selection Working Group, please let us know ASAP! Click here for the full list of where we have visited in years past.
We also need to know what your preferences are with regards to lodging type! Do you like to stay in a tent, or a hotel? Help us by participating in our quick online poll, on the left side of our website. Thanks for your help! |
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3 WAYS YOUR CLUB CAN HELP TRAILS THIS MONTH
SEND YOUR REP TO THE SPRING COUNCIL MEETING
The Saturday, April 28th Council Meeting in Wellsboro, Tioga County, is your club's opportunity to provide feedback about KTA, updates about your club, and vote on important measures affecting KTA's future -- please make sure a representative from your organization attends this meeting!
Need more information? Copies of the minutes from the Fall 2011 Council Meeting may be found by clicking here. KTA Representative roles and responsibilities may be found on our website here. Planning to stay the weekend with KTA in Wellsboro? Check out the complete hike schedule here.
LEAD HIKES DURING PA HIKING WEEK
Calling all hike leaders! You are now able to add your local hikes to the PA Hiking Week schedule! We are hoping to offer over 100 hikes across Pennsylvania, between May 26 and June 3, 2012, and need your help to do so. Please pass this information along to anyone that may be interested in coordinating and leading a hike during this annual week-long event. For instructions on how to add your guided hike to the PA Hiking Week Calendar, please click here. If you would prefer KTA to enter in your hikes for you, please e-mail Shanna (ktaadmin@verizon.net) all pertinent information about your hikes as soon as possible. Thank you!
SHARE YOUR NEWS
Has your club conducted an unusual hike, outstanding program, or celebrated a milestone event? Please let us know as soon as possible (e-mail ktaadmin@verizon.net) so that we can share your news in our newsletter and/or our Facebook page.
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100-MILE TRAIL CHALLENGE
KTA has initiated a new program for 2012, called the 100-Mile Trail Challenge. The 100-Mile Trail Challenge will recognize hikers that complete 100 miles or more of Pennsylvania hiking trails between April 1 and September 1, 2012. Participants are challenged not just to complete 100 (or more) miles of trails, but to secure sponsorships for each mile of their journey.
KTA Member Clubs may want to consider sponsoring one or more of their chapter members to participate in the 100-Mile Challenge, as a way to support their club member, KTA, and Pennsylvania's hiking trails all at once! Whether or not your club chooses to act as a sponsor, please consider encouraging your club members to participate in the KTA 100-Mile Trail Challenge.
Click here for more information about the KTA 100-Mile Trail Challenge.
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FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
by Curt Ashenfetler, KTA Executive Director
Recently, KTA wrote a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission concerning the transfer of land from a corporation to the Lancaster County Conservation Landscape Initiative in support of the Mason-Dixon Trail System and the Conestoga Trail System. For the full story, or to read the actual letter, please click here.
Member clubs who need support for their trail before local, state or the federal government should contact the Keystone Trails Association.
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PROWL THE SPROUL & DONUT HOLE SLACKPACK
KTA will host the 9th annual Prowl the Sproul hiking weekend from July 20 to July 22, 2012 in the Sproul State Forest of western Clinton County. Hikers will be able to explore new and exciting parts of the Sproul that are only seen when hiking with a DCNR guide. In addition to the terrific selection of day hikes already offered at Prowl the Sproul, twenty experienced and fit hikers will have the opportunity to slackpack the 30-40 mile eastern-most section of the famed Donut Hole Trail (DHT) during the three-day weekend.
For more information, or to register, please click here.
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YOU are KTA.
Thank you for being an integral part of Keystone Trails Association! Together, we will preserve, protect, and promote Pennsylvania's outstanding hiking trails for generations to come. Please stay tuned for more e-updates from KTA, so you can learn more about issues affecting Pennsylvania's trails, actions your club can take, hiking-related news and information, and upcoming events occurring throughout the state.
The 2012 KTA Directory (updated in April, 2012), which includes contact information for all of KTA's Council Members, is now online. Access it here.
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