National Digital Trails Newsletter - June 2021
Happy National Trails Day! Welcome to the June 2021 edition of the National Digital Trails newsletter. We have existing project information to share, as well as a new newsletter format and listserv for managing subscriptions.
To manage your subscription, please visit the National Digital Trails listserv.
Happy trails!
“Today is your day, your mountain is waitin
Celebrate National Trails Day®!
National Trails Day® (June 5, 2021) is an annual event sponsored by the American Hiking Society.
March - May Highlights
National Digital Trails (NDT) Project highlights for March – May, 2021
Improving Trail Accessibility
Learn how you can collaborate with the National Park Service to improve trail accessibility and signage.
Status of the Nationwide Digital Trails Dataset
Since the last newsletter, the USGS has added trails data from three states. The nationwide digital trails dataset is now up to 282,074 miles!
TRAILS Planning Support Tool – Tips and Tricks: Using Waypoints
Waypoint scenarios in the TRAILS application offer a creative way to connect points of interest or to force the results to be routed through specific locations. This article describes several examples of how users can utilize waypoints to achieve project needs.
Upcoming Training and Presentations
Learn about opportunities to get TRAILS training and more project information.
National Digital Trails Newsletters and Listserv
The National Digital Trails team uses self-service listserv and online newsletter.
Request for User input to the National Digital Trails Newsletters
We would like to hear your stories about TRAILS projects or using USGS trails data, or receive your special trail photos.
Trail photo of the month - June 2021
A narrow trails follows Bear Creek in Lakewood CO, as the stream is overflowing from Spring storms.