posted Jun 5, 2019
by
Chris Gensic with City of Charlottesville Parks & Recreation
Trail Talk handout
posted Oct 3, 2022
The trail system consists of seven trails, accessible from the Visitor Center, that provide the opportunity to observe the seven distinct habitats of Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge (BBNWR).
posted Nov 20, 2020
The Blue Ridge Tunnel was constructed between 1850 and 1858 beneath Rockfish Gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains of central Virginia. The tunnel is 4,273-feet-long and approximately 700 feet below the surface at its deepest point. It was originally constructed to move goods and people back and forth from the coastal plain to the Piedmont, Shenandoah Valley and beyond.
posted Apr 3, 2023
Landscape architecture is essential to improving our nation’s infrastructure.
posted Feb 17, 2018
This webinar on “Making the Case for Trails in Tight Economic Times” puts sound ideas and hard numbers together to illustrate the contribution of trails to the prosperity of communities.
published Mar 2011
by
American Trails Staff
Mark’s expertise on a wide range of subjects from construction to trail development to horse training will leave a very tangible legacy. He took a fledging rail-to-trails project, New River Trail State Park, and made it one of Virginia’s most visited and most supported state parks.
posted Mar 27, 2018
The trail is steeped in history, and offers a rich diversity of eastern wildflowers and animals in the area of Virginia between the Blue Ridge Mountains to the east and the Great North Mountain to the west.
posted Dec 18, 2017
Reese’s keen sense of purpose and visionary ideas have helped organizations to grow and prosper.
published Jul 2021
An effort is underway to honor those who lost their lives on 9/11 with a memorial trail that traverses 1,300 miles.
posted Jun 6, 2018
Over 1,000 kids annually complete a trail safety program sponsored by Spearhead Trails, and the project promotes trail-related outdoor recreation by opening private lands and linking trail systems to communities.
Long Branch Trail at Four Mile Run in Arlington, Virginia is a major power line corridor in the Washington, DC area
Long Branch Trail at Four Mile Run in Arlington, Virginia is a major power line corridor in the Washington, DC area
Long Branch Trail at Four Mile Run in Arlington, Virginia is a major power line corridor in the Washington, DC area