Cross Florida Greenway Volunteers
FTA Staff @ November 6, 2006 # No Comment Yet
Nice article in the Summerfield Post regards our volunteers on the Cross Florida Greenway. Thanks to Bob Jones for sending this one in.
Juniper Prairie Wilderness Update
FTA Staff @ September 9, 2006 # No Comment Yet
The Florida Trail through the Juniper Prairie Wilderness is open for hiking after the recent forest fire. Hikers should be aware that the fire destroyed many of the trees and shrubs in the Wilderness and therefore most of the blazes are gone. Hikers should follow the trail tread rather than rely on blazing. Hikers should [...]
Trail Security: Going Forward
Deb Blick @ March 1, 2006 # No Comment Yet
At the 2006 Annual Conference this March, the Florida Trail Association hosted Bob Gray, Chief Park Ranger of the Appalachian Trail, who presented a program on Trail Security. Bob is on temporary detail to the FTA/National Forests in Florida partnership in order to assist in developing a Trail Security Program. The presentation at the 2006 [...]
Take Pride in Florida
FTA Staff @ October 25, 2004 # No Comment Yet
Our volunteers respond to the state’s call for assistance in hurricane cleanup on public lands.
At the Take Pride in Florida kickoff, Suncoast Chapter members join Mark Warren of the USDA Forest Service, NPS Director Fran Mainella, Florida DEP Secretary Colleen Castille, FTA president Eileen Wyand, and Michelle Mitchell, FNST Manager in celebrating the FTA’s pledge [...]
Traditional Tools in Wilderness
Deb Blick @ August 5, 2004 # No Comment Yet
Why, In a Modern Day World?
Susan Jenkins, USDA Forest Service
When the Wilderness Act of 1964 was established after years of discussion and debate, it charged that all work in designated wilderness areas, with few exceptions, be accomplished through the use of primitive or non-motorized tools. The word “primitive†carries a negative connotation, so we use [...]