I wanted to spread the word that in addition to crew work and upcoming Trail University courses in the Catskills this season, we have openings for Trail Maintainers on several trails that the Trail Conference just adopted from the DEC and will have several additional trails coming up for...
The Trail Conference along with other Trail Partner Organizations and Businesses have been assured by the DEC that Catskill trails in Ulster & Greene County (notwithstanding those specific trails that remain closed) are now open. We have put up the list of specific closures on our website here...
Catskill Trails in Ulster & Greene County Reopened
As of Friday, September 16, 2011 DEC has reopened most trails in Ulster & Greene County. For a list of trails and trailheads that remain closed, please visit our website here:
http://nynjtc.org/news/postirene-message-hikers-trail-maintainers
More info here too:
http://www.vftt.org/forums/showthread.php?p=355593#post355593
http://www.nynjtc.org/news/postirene-message-hikers-trail-maintainers
https://www.facebook.com/NYNJTC.CatskillRegion
Jeff
Catskill Trails in Ulster & Greene County are CLOSED until further notice!
As of September 8, 2011, All trails in the Catskill State Park/Forest Preserve in Greene and Ulster Counties are closed until further notice by order of the DEC.
Per DEC: "Unsafe conditions remain in much of the...
Trail Crew Status from the Trail Conference
FYI - this was posted on our Facebook page earlier today regarding our present status with putting together trail crews to tackle trail work in the Catskills...
I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who wishes to help with our Catskills trails...
trail updates & more of the Catskills are open
The Trail Conference is now recommending that hikers and maintainers avoid any severely damaged area or any area that the authorities are asking you to remain out of. We would suggest avoiding any areas near Windham, Prattsville, Fleischmanns...
trail updates
I have been collecting updates from hikers sending in reports (we're not suggesting hiking in the area) and I have been getting updates from DEC. That information is all posted on our Post-Irene Trail Conditions Page (which also includes other areas people may be interested in...
I'd also add that if anyone is looking for ways to help communities, trails and families in the Catskills, the Trail Conference has set up a web page that lists local organizations providing relief in the Catskills and needing donations. We will continue to update this page as new information...
Jeff Senterman here, The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference's Catskill Region Program Coordinator.
I wanted to alert people to a few resources the Trail Conference has for keeping up-to-date on trail information in the Catskills post-Irene.
At this time, the Trail Conference is...