From a mining aqueduct to recreational gold-the restoration of an historic Alaska trail
A newly installed Forest Service sign orients recreators on the reconstructed Fish Creek bridge, one of 64 bridges that were rebuilt along the fourteen-mile trail. (Photo courtesy of Dave Haas)
In the 1880s, Douglas Island, now part of Juneau, Alaska, was the site of the largest gold mining complex in the world. A 14-mile-long aqueduct carried water…
#Alaska, #Bridges, #Volunteers, trail maintenance
Trails in transformation
California Conservation Corps crew member Louie de los Reyes and Inyo National Forest staff member Natalia Muglia use a chain and winch to move a boulder to restabilize a portion of the John Muir Trail within the Inyo National Forest August 17, 2022. The repair project was made possible with…
#California, trail maintenance, #GreatAmericanOutdoorsAct
GAOA team takes over Forest Service social media
Winnie, a 6-month old kitten from Tucson, Arizona, whose owners took him up to Marshall Gulch, a high-elevation recreation site on the Coronado National Forest, was the subject of a social media post shared during the Great American Outdoors Act Implementation Team’s takeover of the Forest…
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National Public Lands Day offers ‘More Ways to Connect with Nature’
Trained members of the Backcountry Horsemen of Missouri work to clear a fallen tree. Several of the state chapters are dedicated to ensuring forest trails are in great condition for hikers, bikers and horseback riders. (USDA Forest Service photo)
The Cole Creek Trail on the Mark Twain National Forest in…