Entries filed under 'National Trails Day'

National Trails Day: California's Sonoma County Community Gives Back

Accompanied by a radiant sun and cool breeze, more than 40 caring individuals celebrated National Trails Day® last Saturday during a 6-hour workday at Willow Creek People Powered Park, part of Sonoma Coast State Park. Using McLeods, weed whackers, pulaskis and rakes, the volunteers joined the REI Santa Rosa team, LandPaths and Sonoma County Trails Council to beautify and restore Watershed Vista Trail—a local multiuse spot that would be closed if not for LandPaths' dedicated volunteers and ...

Posted by Bethany H on June 6, 2012 5:49 PM & Tagged LandPaths, National Trails Day, rei, stewardship and volunteer | permalink | Comments



Start Your Summer Season this Saturday with National Trails Day

Looking for some inspiration for weekend family fun? Give back to your local trail this Saturday (June 2) during American Hiking Society's 20th National Trails Day®. Join REI and thousands of other caring volunteers across the country to help restore local trails, parks and waterways. Discover an REI-supported National Trails Day event in your area by visiting your local REI.com store page. If you don't live near an REI store, you can scroll through many other National Trails Day events—from ...

Posted by Bethany H on June 4, 2012 5:29 PM & Tagged American Hiking Society, National Trails Day, rei, stewardship and volunteer | permalink | Comments



Some Trail Trivia for National Trails Day

Heading out to a National Trails Day event tomorrow (June 2) event on National Forest Service land? Good news: No day-use fees will be collected, meaning you can park for free at trailheads. Nice. With the hope that many of you will be participating in a National Trails Day service project, we thought we'd offer up some fun facts to know and tell about trails in these here United States: The National Park Service is the administrator of the National Trails System (NTS), a network of scenic, ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on June 1, 2012 8:44 PM & Tagged National Trails Day, national scenic trails and trails | permalink | Comments



Building a Trail—and a Community—on One Rainy National Trails Day

Is trail building hard work or fun? The answer from the field: It's both! Every year, each REI store partners with a local conservation group in support of National Trails Day. The following recap is from our friends at the Tahoe Rim Trail Association, a volunteer, nonprofit 501(C)(3) organization established in 1981 to plan, construct and maintain the beautiful, 165-mile Tahoe Rim Trail in California and Nevada. This year's National Trails Day on June 4 was the Tahoe Rim Trail Association's ...

Posted by Steve T on July 5, 2011 12:43 PM & Tagged Lake Tahoe, National Trails Day, Tahoe Rim Trail, Tahoe Rim Trail Association, Van Sickle Bi-State Park, stewardship and volunteerism | permalink | Comments



Get Dirty This Weekend for National Trails Day®

Join REI and thousands of volunteers to celebrate American Hiking Society's National Trails Day on June 4. This 19th annual event invites trail enthusiasts from across the country to get outside, get dirty and help restore America's 200,000 miles of trails. With events happening in all 50 states, plus Puerto Rico and Canada, there is sure to be an event in your community. Visit the "Classes & Events" section of your local REI.com store page for National Trails Day event and registration ...

Posted by Bethany H on June 3, 2011 1:47 PM & Tagged American Hiking Society, Hiking, National Trails Day, rei, stewardship and volunteer | permalink | Comments