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New back cover. New inside cover. Photo and info about Photo and information specific map location. about volunteering “Areas Covered in for NYNJTC and this Map Set” has how people can get moved from the involved. front cover to the back. Money-back guarantee, and other related products now featured on the back.

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Mail this completed form and payment to: Mail this completed form and payment to: NY-NJ Trail Conference NY-NJ Trail Conference Attn: Orders Department Attn: Orders Department 156 Ramapo Valley Road 156 Ramapo Valley Road Mahwah, NJ 07430 Rev. 10/07 Mahwah, NJ 07430 Rev. 6/11 You can also order at our website: www.nynjtc.org You can also order at our website: www.nynjtc.org T 201.512.9348 • F 201.512.9012 T 201.512.9348 • F 201.512.9012 Memebership Form Preprint on paper, allowing for Tyvek to be utilized for color samples

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This map set insert has typically been printed Membership Form on Tyvek. We should 156 Ramapo Valley Road Mahwah, NJ 07430 move to printing 201.512.9348 this on paper since a www.nynjtc.org Membership Level Single Couple/Family one-color project has Individual $30 $40 Senior $25 $30 minimal cost. Moving Connecting People with Nature since 1920 Sponsor* $60 $75 this insert to paper Benefactor* $120 $150 Life* $1,000 $1,500 also allows a prospect early a century ago, when hikers and nature * Premium available enthusiasts blazed the first section of to more easily write , they set in motion a rich N Please Print their information. tradition of civic engagement in conservation, stewardship and advocacy for open space—the Name ______Tyvek is hard to write New York-New Jersey Trail Conference. M-F Year of Birth______on with pen or pencil. Now encompassing a network of over 1,700 miles Name ______of trails throughout the metropolitan New York area, More importantly, we the Trail Conference is a coalition of over 100 clubs M-F Year of Birth______and 10,000 individual members dedicated to creating, Address______can utilize the 6 spot protecting and promoting the nation’s finest network colors and space on of foot trails in a major metropolitan area. ______the Tyvek press sheet Hiking is more than a walk in the woods, especially in City ______State____ Zip ______a densely populated region. Trails and the lands they Phone______(Home) for map samples and traverse require care, responsible use and vigorous mailings. support by the people who enjoy them. ______(Work) E-mail ______As the leading trail organization in the region, our volunteers work to ensure public access to open space ___ Do not share my information with other organizations stretching from the north to beyond the Catskills. Your membership helps us Payment Method: continue our efforts to preserve public access to Check or money order enclosed open space and gives you many benefits: (Payable to NY-NJ Trail Conference) Bill my credit card • Discounts at many fine outdoor stores, Visa MasterCard American Express lodges and other businesses.

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• The Trail Walker, our newsletter that keeps you Mail this completed form and payment to: up to date on trails and the hiking community. NY-NJ Trail Conference Attn: Membership Department • Opportunities to take part in volunteer projects 156 Ramapo Valley Road and training workshops and seminars. Mahwah, NJ 07430 Rev. 3/10 So take a minute and fill in the application on the You can also join at our website: www.nynjtc.org other side. Join us as we build and maintain hiking Your membership is tax deductible. trails for the 21st century! Dues are not refundable. Campmor NYNJTC has their own corner for displaying maps. To attract more NYNJTC attention, a custom NYNJTC sign can be placed above the products. Also, for the pockets, additional NYNJTC signage can be attached, Display maps and set further customizing the display. A card can be placed in back of pocket covers are featured in for when the maps run out. In addition to this, a tear off pad with map cases, with maps fully samples can be on display for patrons to take home. displayed.

National Geographic Maps are displayed in pockets, with sample map in front for patrons to pick up and look at.

Additional maps are in Maps are displayed in dedicated pockets. grouped pockets. Signage spanning the bottom of the pockets would still allow the title of the maps to be visible. EMS NYNJTC maps are in metal pockets, visible directly in front of the book and map section. Signage can be attached to the pockets, making the brand visible from a further distance. A card can be placed in back of pocket for when the maps run out. Trail Walker newsletters were also present, but on a coffee table to the right, a section not associated with NYNJTC, or the maps. A new designated section for these would be helpful - the bookcase directly to the left could potentially house them. In addition to this, a tear off pad with map samples can be on display for patrons to take home. There were no maps out for display.

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Maps are displayed in Maps are in metal pockets (facing the back pockets, with most of the store) with a brand of the front covered up. decal in front. No display A decal or small sign maps are present. would direct attention to them, and would help Coffee table with the display the Trail Walker Trail Walker newsletters newsletters to the left. can be seen to the left. Ramsey Outdoor NYNJTC maps are hung on hooks, allowing the entire cover to be displayed. A custom NYNJTC sign can be placed above, as the National Geographic maps are below. A card can be hung behind maps for when the maps run out. A flap can be designed to overhang on each hook, further separating them from the National Geographic maps below. In addition to this, a tear off pad with map samples can be on display for patrons to take home. There were no maps out for display.

National Geographic NYNJTC

Maps are in pockets, Maps are hung on hooks, below the NYNJTC placed slightly above eye maps. Only some of level. A sign would call them are in the pockets attention to the fact that with a sign display. they are NYNJTC maps. Overhanging flap would bring additional branding to this display. REI NYNJTC maps are in shelving units alongside the National Geographic maps. Signage can be displayed on the front of the shelves, making the NYNJTC brand visible from a further distance, and unified against the competing maps. A card can be placed in back of pocket for when the maps run out. In addition to this, a tear off pad with map samples can be on display for patrons to take home. There were no maps out for display.

National Geographic NYNJTC

Volume of maps are Maps are at eye level, greater in comparison to and directly next to the the NYNJTC maps, but National Geographic they also overflow to the maps. Signage on the bottom shelf. shelf would stand out in comparison, and could potentially gain more exposure regardless of the number of map sets present. Blue Ridge Mountain Sports NYNJTC maps are practically hidden, as they’re mixed in with other maps and books on a small bookshelf. It would be most beneficial to display more maps and obtain the entire shelf they are currently on to separate the brand from the others. Another option would be to move them to the check-out counter alongside the National Geographic maps. Signage would help NYNJTC in both cases. A card can be placed in back of pocket for when the maps run out. In addition to this, a tear off pad with map samples can be on display for patrons to take home. There were no maps out for display.

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Maps are displayed on Maps are stacked behind the check-out counter. one another and get There aren’t many lost in an overcrowded present, but since they’re bookshelf. Whether they the only maps available move to the check-out they gain more attention. counter with the National Geographic maps, or at least reside in that bookshelf alone, the NYNJTC maps need more presence. Signage could be placed on the front of the shelf to call attention to the brand. Counter Displays Options for counter displays

Dual brochure cardboard counter Clear acrylic counter display. display with overhead display. Approx. $9.29 each. Approx. $3.75 each. Wall Displays Additional signage for existing wall displays

Wall brochure pocket display, acrylic. Single wall brochure pocket display, acrylic. Hook Displays Additional branding on current or new hook displays, as well as hanging cards for when items sell out

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Hanging display Hanging cards for the back of the display, that pop out above the maps. Other Displays Floor display, brochure carousel, ceiling suspended cable display

Acrylic wall/floor Wooden wall/floor 18-count brochure carousel. Ceiling display, suspended display. display. Can be customized to from cables. include NYNJTC books. Hanging Signage Optional signage to hang from ceiling above displayed map sets. Flat, multi-sided, or die-cut options.

Hanging flat sign Hanging 3-sided sign

Hanging die-cut sign (top/bottom view) Additional Material Tear-off map samples, out of stock cards for hanging and pocket displays, map sample sheets for take-away

(map sample (information Sorry! sheets, printed about NYNJTC) We’re out of stock. on Tyvek to be More award winning inserted into multi-map map sets will be displays) arriving soon. Please ask a sales associate for details.

Tear-off map sample pad, Out-of-stock cards to be Map sample sheets, printed Map sample sheets, printed Tyvek. Pad can be adhered to inserted behind last map in on Tyvek - front. on Tyvek - back. display pocket. display. Can be taller than map sets and contain promotional language. Trail Walker Offer retailers a “sponsorship” ad in Trail Walker

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July/August 2011 New York-New Jersey Trail Conference — Connecting People with Nature since 1920 www.nynjtc.org Volunteer Profile: John Blenninger Trail Conference Sells Two Large A milestone was reached on May 1 when John Blenninger announced he was step- Land Parcels to New York State ping down as Trails Supervisor of Black Rock Forest (BRF), a position he has filled Land protects , for 35 years. “Driving distance, advancing trail corridors age and the tiresome (but necessary) paper- On June 3, 2011, representatives of the work are catching up with me,” he Trail Conference and the New York State explained in a letter, adding that he plans to Dept. of Environmental Conservation continue to maintain three trails at BRF. (DEC) met at the trailhead of the John is a legend among experienced Trail on Route 6 in Greenville, NY Trail Conference volunteers. He has (Orange County), to mark the transfer to recruited and trained countless maintain- the state of 389 acres on the Shawangunk ers, overseen significant expansion of trail Ridge and the expansion of recreational responsibilities at BRF and adjacent Storm trail opportunities in the region. R I E W

King State Park, has been a frequent This was the second transfer of land E T instructor of Trail Maintenance 101 work- from the Trail Conference to DEC this T E G R

shops, and enjoys a reputation as “the year, successes that are a tribute to the per- O E Rembrandt” of . sistence and persuasiveness of volunteers G and staff of our Conservation Committee. Partners in land protection, left to right: David Church, Orange County Planning Director; Both parcels were purchased by the Trail William Rudge, DEC; Neil Zimmerman, Friends of the Shawangunks; Robert Anderberg, Open Space Institute; Paula Medley, Basha Kill Area Association; William Janeway, DEC Region 3 Conference in 2006 with funds donated by Director; Edward Goodell, NY-NY Trail Conference Executive Director; Joe Ann Drake members to our Land Acquisition and representing State Senator Bonacic; Gaylord Holmes, Trail Conference Board Member; Andrew Stewardship Fund (LASF) with the expec- Garrison, Shawangunk Ridge Supervisor, Trail Conference; Jakob Franke, Long Path Supervisor, tation of eventual state purchase. Trail Conference; James Delaune, Orange County Land Trust Executive Director; and Richard Katsive, Trail Conference Board. State Takes Ownership of Long Path Corridor Parcel toward the and ultimately mile loop hike built by Trail Conference vol- The earlier land transfer occurred in the Adirondacks. Its sale to the state marks unteers in 2007. (Find directions to the March, when New York State fulfilled a the culmination of a 10-year cooperative trailhead and a description of the hike on promise made five years ago to secure pro- effort with the DEC to protect open space our website. Type “Minisink Trail” in the tection of a Long Path corridor in Greene and a route for the Long Path in this area. site’s search box.) Following brief remarks by County, north of the Catskills. Money for officials from both organizations, Trail Con- Creating a New State Forest R the state’s $217,000 buy came from the ference volunteer Jakob Franke led a group I E W

state’s Environmental Protection Fund land on the Gunk Ridge of 17 hikers on an exploration of the trail. E T T

E acquisition budget, which is funded by real The land on the Shawangunk Ridge was Just a decade ago, no state forest land G R

O estate transfer fees and was staunchly acquired by the Trail Conference as part of existed on the Shawangunk Ridge in E G defended by the Trail Conference and oth- its efforts to create a protected corridor for Orange County. With this June land trans- “No mug shot,” John declared. Instead, er organizations during tough state budget the Shawangunk Ridge Trail. DEC will fer to DEC, Huckleberry Ridge State the trail artist carrying his work pack. negotiations the past two years. add the acres to Huckleberry Ridge State Forest now comprises nearly 1500 acres. He shakes his head at the mention of this The Trail Conference purchased the 205- Forest. Money for the state’s $1.5 million The Trail Conference was instrumental in last. “No,” he says in his quiet, deliberate acre parcel, which was subdivided off of a purchase also came from the EPF open creating this state forest, working closely voice, “not Rembrandt—Michelangelo, larger parcel to provide a buffer to the Long space program. continued on page 7 because he not only painted but was also a Path as it moves from the Catskills north The parcel already features a beautiful 5- sculptor.” John’s eyes twinkle in a straight face as he stakes this claim to blazing great- ness. But a glance around the compact Knock, Knock… We had set up camp on Friday, April 15 rustic lair that is his living room reveals it as near the Weis Ecology Center in Norvin a hybrid of an artist’s studio and collector’s By Chris Ingui Green State Forest in New Jersey, handy to gallery. Trail tools—countless loppers, The tapping on my car window startled me, the weekend’s work site—a project that hand pruners, scrapers (his sculpting tools), not only because I had been asleep, encased would combine trail building with a work- bow saws, buckets in various sizes, paint in nothing but muddy workpants and a shop in stone construction. A total of 22 brushes, flick sticks—and 40 souvenir drenched sleeping bag, but because it came volunteers had signed up to participate— paint blazes harvested from fallen trees or from a police officer aiming a flashlight at 16 members of the Jolly Rovers stonework bark, testify to his abiding interest in what my head. “Do you have a permit?!” he asked crew, 5 additional Trail Conference volun-

has been a nearly life-long avocation: Cre- through the window. I did, but it was in my teers for the workshop, and me. Despite I U G N I

ating the answer “Yes” to the question, “Is tent and under a foot of water more than several higher campsite options on a near- S I R

your trail a joy to follow?” It’s a question he 100 yards away. I opened my door to the by ridge, we chose a low-lying field because H C puts to every trail maintainer. rain and began explaining myself. it offered a large fire pit and space for the Volunteer Travis Schnell: wet, hungry, John’s introduction to trail maintenance trail crew to pitch tents and meet for din- but all smiles came in 1971 when he joined a work trip The goal for this trip was to ner after work. We knew rain was in the on the White Bar Trail in Harriman State forecast, but high on good spirits, we Constructing a turnpike is technically Park sponsored by his hiking club—New construct several sections of ignored every sign that we were setting our- simple, but the conditions in which one is York City Chapter of the Adirondack stone turnpike along the selves up for trouble. built often are frustrating; very wet ground Mountain Club. He joined the Trail Con- Saturday morning started out well. Those is a typical scenario. Trail builders must continued on page 5 wettest sections of the trail. who had not camped on Friday night work a large portion of the time in water or arrived early, and by 9am we were hiking mud. Doing anything with stone in these into the woods with picks, bars, and ham- conditions becomes challenging; wet and VOLUME XXXVIII, NUMBER 4 ISSN 0749-1352 mers in hand. The worksite was roughly a cold feet only add to the difficulties. mile in, where the Mine Trail crosses the Heavy rain arrived as predicted and base of a marshy valley and the trail is often water on the already muddy Mine Trail under water for days after a rainfall. The began to rise, overtaking the tops of boots goal for this trip was to construct several and resulting in uncomfortable, squishy sections of stone turnpike along the wettest foot falls. Rocks quickly became coated in sections of the trail. These turnpikes, built slimy grit, making them impossible grasp. of native fieldstone would elevate the trail Faces were mud splattered, clothing above the wetland. continued on page 7