KEYSTONE TRAILS ASSOCIATION'S CLUB CONNECTION
Working together to preserve Pennsylvania's footpaths since 1956
November, 2012
Greetings! 

 

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; if you'd like, you can forward this email (using the "forward" link at the very bottom of the newsletter) to your entire club mailing list.  

 

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, we are Keystone Trails Association.   

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AFTERMATH OF SUPER-STORM SANDY

 

The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources reports that the majority of Pennsylvania's state parks and state forests were spared the severe damage associated with the historic coastal storm that struck Oct. 29-30. 
Most damage addressed by DCNR was confined to the eastern section of the state, Region 4, where outages crimped telephone, internet and other operations in at least ten state parks. Read more.
AROUND OUR CLUBS:  CVATC BRIDGE UPDATE

   CVATC bridge

Thanks to the Cumberland Valley Appalachian Trail Club (CVATC), the bridge and boardwalk north of the Scott Farm in Middlesex Township in Cumberland County has recently been renovated!  The bridge is located on the Appalachian Trail between Bernheisel Bridge Road and Sherwood Drive. Read more.

 

 

PA HIKING TRAILS GUIDE 14TH EDITION 

By: Wayne E. Gross, KTA Publications Committee Chair

 

The Publications Committee is beginning the process of updating the Pennsylvania Hiking Trails guidebook. The committee is searching for individuals who wish to either serve as regional editors or assistant regional editors by checking specific trail conditions and routes. Read more.
TRAIL CARE:   A NEW LOOK AT AN OLD CHALLENGE

old timers
The Standing Stone Trail Club aspires to make the Standing Stone Trail recognized as one of the Commonwealth's premier footpaths, and has implemented a "master plan" for continuous improvement.   The 70+ mile trail is currently broken into 26 sections, most of which have an assigned volunteer maintainer.   Emerging from the notion that some people prefer to work on the weekdays and leave weekends open for activities, a sub-set of the SSTC maintainers - now nicknamed "The Old Timers" - was created.   Read more. 


CORRECTION: MID-STATE TRAIL END-TO-END

 

In October, KTA reported that the Mid-State Trail Association now recognizes hikers who have walked the entire trail from Maryland to New York.  The date of completion must be AFTER June 1st, 2008.  Applications are available on their website.  Our apologies for the mixup!

 

NEW MEMBER CLUB BENEFIT

 

Keystone Trails Association has introduced a new member club benefit!  KTA member organizations and clubs are now welcome to submit a Tier 1 (84-100 word) advertisement for inclusion in The Keystone Hiker, KTA's monthly, digital newsletter, which reaches almost 2,500 hikers throughout the Commonwealth.  Valued at $50 ($100 for non-members), your club's article/ advertisement will also be posted on the KTA website, www.kta-hike.org,  and on KTA's Facebook page.  Please submit your advertisement to ktaadmin@verizon.net by the 15th of the month prior to the month you wish to have it included in the newsletter.  Newsletters are sent on the 1st of every month.  

 

As always, KTA member clubs are encouraged to submit updates, articles, news, and photographs to KTA for inclusion in either the KTA Club Connection or The Keystone HIker, free-of-charge.  
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.   
 
CONTACT THE EDITOR: 
Shanna Filizzi, KTA Program Administrator
ktaadmin@verizon.net 
717-238-7017