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On our cover: Visitors with a range of accessibility requirements on the All Persons Trail at Mass


Audubon’s Habitat Education Center, Belmont, MA. (photo from Mass Audubon/Kristin Foresto)


Contents


FEATURES 6


16 22 26 36


8 5


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Trails to nature for all Mass Audubon develops a manual for


universally designed interpretive trails


Ohio’s Great Miami River Land and water trails follow the 157-mile stream


Technology on the Great Trail Making the trek across Canada with a new


phone app


The Backbone Trail, California The 67-mile National Recreation Trail spans the Santa Monica Mountains


Horsepower: where it all started Trails on our public lands were largely built


with the power of mules and horses NEWS AND RESOURCES


A billion dollars for trails! Celebrating 25 years of Recreational Trails Program funding


Join us in Dayton in May, 2017 American Trails hosts the 23rd International


Trails Symposium in Dayton, Ohio


Best Practices: new resources Highlights of recent articles and studies available online at www.AmericanTrails.org


Trails training opportunities PCTA’s Trail Skills Colleges, webinars, and


upcoming educational events 32 3 36 22


American Trails


FALL 2016


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