Long-Distance Hikers Urged To Avoid Appalachian Trail This Year
The country's ongoing battle with Covid-19 has led the Appalachian Trail Conservancy to urge thru-hikers to postpone their 2021 trek along the iconic footpath.
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Year-End Quiz: Musicians And National Parks, The Answers
So, how well do you know your musicians and their national park connections?
- December 30th, 2020
Op-Ed | Present Day Graffiti Vs. Historical Graffiti In National Parks – What’s The Difference?
Vandalism in its many forms, seems to be continuing unabated in the national parks. The Leave No Trace Seven Principals don’t appear to apply to those who wish to let others know they were there in the form of acrylic paint on 180-million year old sandstone and gouges into rock and living trees in places like Zion, Joshua Tree, Olympic, and Redwood national parks? Is modern graffiti on protected lands considered art and future history for archeologists, much like the ancient petroglyphs and pictographs now safeguarded within the boundaries of natural parks, national memorials, and other park units? Or is it a despoiling of protected National Park Service lands by a selfish few who apparently learned no respect for keeping the landscape unblemished for the enjoyment of present and future generations? Contributing editor and photographer Rebecca Latson offers her own thoughts on the subject.
Appalachian Trail Conservancy Urges Caution For 2021 Thru Hikers
Hiking the A.T. in 2021 will likely remain a logistical challenge underscored by health and safety risks. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) urges all hikers to stay local and exercise caution while so much uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic exists.
- November 17th, 2020
National Park Trust Helps Save The Views Along Appalachian Trail
Some views along the Appalachian National Scenic Trail in Virginia have been preserved thanks to the National Park Trust.
Atlantic Coast Pipeline That Would Have Gone Under A.T. Canceled
Just weeks removed from a victory in the U.S. Supreme Court, Duke Energy and Dominion Energy have abandoned their Atlantic Coast Pipeline project that would have burrowed beneath the Appalachian National Scenic Trail in Virginia.
UPDATE | Supreme Court Says Gas Pipeline Can Cross Appalachian Trail
In a 7-2 ruling Monday the U.S. Supreme Court said an energy company could run a gas pipeline across the Appalachian National Scenic Trail in Virginia, holding that the National Park Service controls just an easement to the land traversed by the iconic foot path without authority to block the project.
All About The Appalachian Trail
The Appalachian Trail may be the most documented trail in the world; it’s certainly one of the best known. Hikers come from all over the world come to walk the entire 2,190 miles. Each year, thousands of hikers attempt a thru-hike; only about one in four makes it all the way. But there are several ways to explore and sample the A.T.
Groups Concerned Over How Supreme Court Will Rule On Appalachian Trail Pipeline Case
Conservation groups are waiting with somewhat bated breath to see whether the U.S. Supreme Court will allow a natural gas pipeline to be built across the Appalachian National Scenic Trail in Virginia.
Groups Support Efforts To Keep Pipeline From Crossing A.T., Blue Ridge Parkway
Any gas pipelines that cross the Appalachian National Scenic Trail or the Blue Ridge Parkway need to be approved by Congress, not simply the U.S. Forest Service, according to an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court by former National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis, the trail's former superintendent, the National Parks Conservation Association, and the Coalition to Protect America's National Parks.
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