Posts by Tyler Ray
We can be trail builders again
“We are human beings. We are able to walk upright on two feet. We need a footpath.” Conservationist and naturalist May T. Watts wrote those words in a letter to…
Read MoreNational Trails Day® at Vogel State Park!
It’s time to start gearing up for National Trails Day 2014, coming up on June 7th. We’re so pumped about all the opportunities that we can’t stop talking about it.…
Read MoreFracking Threatens Trail Lands & Hiking
America needs energy. Hikers are no exception. But a dirtier, more damaging and unconventional natural oil and gas development practice known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, represents a threat to…
Read MoreNational Trails Day®…at Roan Mountain State Park!
It’s that time again—preparations for a very special Saturday in June are underway! And as always, ParksbyNature is so excited about American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day®, which falls on…
Read MoreShutdown closes trails on many federal lands (2013)
As a part of the federal government shutdown, all public lands managed by the Department of the Interior (National Parks, National Wildlife Refuges, Bureau of Land Management facilities, etc.) will…
Read MoreBike access on sections of National Scenic Trails
I would like to take a moment to dispel the confusion expressed by some members of the mountain biking community regarding recent actions taken by American Hiking Society (AHS) to…
Read MoreProtecting the hiking experience on National Scenic Trails
In recent months there has been an upsurge of organized mountain biking groups attempting to gain access to sections of National Scenic Trails where mountain bikes are currently prohibited. These…
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