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)
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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
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American Trails
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