School Pictures Damsels and Dragons It was a busy season, These “flies” of summer documented in photos, dazzle with their brilliant for Trail University. colors and aerial prowess. READ MORE ON PAGE 10 READ MORE ON PAGE 7 O UR 90TH YEAR July/August 2010 New York-New Jersey Trail Conference — Connecting People with Nature since 1920 www.nynjtc.org Spring Cleanup Reminds Us: Every Day Is Trails Day Conference volunteers, and clearing trails 20 members for a maintenance trip and Committee and RPH Cabin Volunteers “It is done.” of winter storm damage is an annual rite of they worked all day to clear a 4' x 8' passage contributed 54 hours over eight days to passage. The Chinese Mountain Club of along the trail and pick up garbage to fill a cleaning up multiple blow-downs that ith these three little words vol - New York (CMCNY), a maintaining dozen large plastic bags. Other sections of blocked the AT and access to the cabin. unteer trail maintainer Pete member group, moved their planned trail the Shore Trail, and the Long Path at the And up in Dutchess County, the two-mile WTilgner reported the final work up by a month in order to clear the top of the Palisades, were cleared by long Wappingers Greenway Trail along the clearing of 133 blow-downs at the Shore Trail in Palisades State Park when Christina Fehre, Jakob Franke, Steve Wappingers Creek was similarly devastat - Tenafly Nature Center (TNC) in New Chris Connolly reported 17 blow-downs Zubarik, and Chris. ed. Wappinger Greenway Committee Jersey. Trail maintainers Pete, Suzan Gor - and “a plastic bottle nirvana” on the trail Further north and across the river, on the Chairman Joe Ennesser sent a note recog - don, and Janet Albrecht were joined by between Closter Dock Trail and Lambier Appalachian Trail in Putnam County, vol - nizing the outstanding work of two certified chainsaw volunteers Jack Driller Pier, a distance of just under 2 miles. unteer Dave Dvorsky reported that nine volunteers, Frank Barresi and Wilfredo and Mark Liss (see separate story, page 4) On April 3, the club mustered more than volunteers from AT Dutchess-Putnam Chaluisant, for their efforts in making the Year-round attention from volunteers keeps our region’s trails open for all. April 1 Jakob Franke tackles a tree blocking the trail passable. “Great job!” he said. Long Path along the New Jersey Palisades. This article is not comprehensive and in clearing most of the downed trees from was prepared before the deadline for receipt trails at TNC during five work trips. The of spring trail work reports. But the new devastation was caused by a severe early hiking season was already in full swing, and March windstorm that wreaked havoc the public was out enjoying trails that across the region. would have been closed if not for the dedi - The work accomplished by this team of cated work of Trail Conference volunteers. E five volunteers was, says Chris Connolly, C Thank you, volunteers, for all you do. N A R our Trail Supervisor for the Palisades area, F And be sure you report your activity so we Y C “magnificent.” April 3 N can share the news with park managers and A From central New Jersey up through the Howard ‘Pete’ France takes a break from hand-sawing trail blow-downs on the Pecoy Notch N the public! Find additional photos of Catskills, every day is Trails Day for Trail Trail in the Catskills. volunteers at work on page 9. AT Opens at Bear Mountain Trail Conference Gives on National Trails Day Its Highest Honor to JoAnn and Paul Dolan The Trail Conference gave its highest hon - or, the Raymond H. Torrey Award, to R I JoAnn and Paul Dolan of New York, NY, E W E during June 5th National Trails Day festiv - T T E G ities opening the newly rebuilt Appalachian R O E Trail at Bear Mountain State Park. The G Torrey Award recognizes significant and Torrey Award winners JoAnn Dolan and lasting contributions that protect hiking Paul Dolan (right) with former Trail trails and the land upon which they rest. Conference President Neil Zimmerman (left) The Dolans have teamed for more than and current executive director Ed Goodell 30 years on conservation projects that help at the National Trails Day presentation. connect people to the landscape. This is almost as long as they have been married, a of ABC News and now serves as Executive partnership that began with a honeymoon Director, ABC News International. In this R at the Bear Mountain Inn and hiking the role he helps negotiate and manage I E W AT locally. business and strategic agreements in Japan, E T T E JoAnn became Trail Conference Execu - India, Germany, Turkey, Canada, and G R O E tive Director in 1980 and served in this other countries. G 1 Cutting the ribbon to open the new Appalachian Trail segment on Bear Mountain, left to capacity for 1 3 /2 years, as well as working Closer to home, Paul helped write and right: Chris Ingui, Trail Conference project manager; Eddie Walsh, construction manager; as a volunteer and consultant over a 20- edit the Regional Plan report calling for the Carol Ash, Commissioner NY State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; year span. JoAnn worked with the Trail preservation of Sterling Forest and then Karen Lutz, ATC Mid Atlantic Manager; Pam Underhill, Superintendent of the AT National Conference board and volunteers on the volunteered for the 20-plus-year struggle to Scenic Trail; Jim Hall, Executive Director of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission; protection of the Appalachian Trail in New save Sterling Forest. He has also been a Ed Goodell, Executive Director of the Trail Conference; and Peter Jensen, trail designer. York and New Jersey, concentrating on AT longtime volunteer on Native American Additional photos and details on page 3. corridor management and expansion. land preservation efforts in Seattle. She also helped raise funds and awareness Both JoAnn and Paul have also volun - VOLUME XXXVII, N UMBER 4 ISSN 0749-1352 Non-Profit for the Long Path project and worked close - teered on the successful effort with PIPC to US Postage Paid ly with other conservation partners on preserve Arrow Park, 570 acres of wooded Permit No. 1239 efforts to protect Lake Minnewaska. JoAnn hillside overlooking Arrow Lake near the Bellmawr, N.J. played a major leadership role in the protec - Appalachian Trail and adjacent to Sterling tion of Sterling Forest, working closely with Forest State Park. They sponsor special pro - Carol Ash and Bob Binnewies of the Pal - grams for children and families at Arrow, isades Interstate Park Commission (PIPC) including annual programs with Calvary and a vast coalition of conservation partners. Hospital and the New York City Fire Paul Dolan is an almost 30-year veteran Department. Page 2 July/August 2010 From the Board of Directors Save the Date The Nominations Committee of the Board of Directors hereby presents Trail Conference 90th VOLUME XXXVII, NO.4 JULY /A UGUST 2010 candidates for the Board of Directors for three-year terms and Delegates at Annual Meeting GEORGETTE WEIR EDITOR Large for one-year term to be voted on at the Annual Meeting of the New LOUIS LEONARDIS GRAPHIC DESIGNER York-New Jersey Trail Conference, Inc. to be held on October 16, 2010 at a Saturday, October 16 The TRAIL WALKER (USPS Permit #1239) location to be announced. (ISSN 0749-1352) is published bi-monthly by All Members Are Invited the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference as a Elections benefit of membership. Subscriptions are Nominations to the Board of Directors available to libraries only at $15.00 a year. Robert Boysen Presentations Periodical postage paid at Mahwah, N.J., and Robert Boysen is the current Chair of the Trail Conference Board of Directors. 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