Can volunteers help New York's overcrowded hiking trails?
Can volunteers help New York's overcrowded hiking trails? New Adopt-a-Trail program aims to reduce wear and tear along popular hikes Roger Hannigan Gilson FacebookTwitterEmail Kaaterskill Falls in Greene County is one of the many popular hikes in the Hudson Valley that drew larger than normal crowds during the pandemic. To reduce trail use this summer, the DEC will assign volunteers to select trailheads in the state to persuade hikers to "leave no trace" or try a less crowded trail as part of a new "Adopt-a-Trail" program.Roger Hannigan Gilson With indoor recreation shuttered last year and th...
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