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Protecting the Appalachian Trail

One Tree at a Time

Join ATC Associate Director of Science and Stewardship Matt Drury, for a trip to the Appalachian Trail to help treat ash trees. In total, the ATC and its partners have treated 1,200 trees along the footpath, and each tree will require additional treatments. This important work is essential for protecting ash trees in the forests surrounding the Trail.

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Apply Your Steps

Linda Powers Tomasso, a Ph.D Candidate at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard’s Department of Environmental Health, introduces a scientific research project called “The Nature Study.” This study explores if time in nature improves creative and cognitive thinking and how long those changes last.

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Federal Resume Writing

Join Sylvia Staples, Regional Recruiter (Region 8) USDA Forest Service, for a recorded workshop on how to develop an effective Federal Resume and tailor it to a job announcement.

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Emerging Leaders’ Summit

Youth Outdoor Policy Playbook

During our 2021 Emerging Leaders’ Summit, we hosted a panel discussion on the Youth Outdoor Policy Playbook, where you will have the opportunity to learn about the role policy has in driving change towards nature and climate justice. From our panelists, you can envision the role you have in shaping local and state policies in your own community!

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Emerging Leaders’ Summit

Equity Mapping Case Studies for Creating Community Change

Equity maps use GIS data to visually illustrate racial, historical, and sociocultural contexts of inequity in specific geographic areas. During this 2021 Emerging Leader’s Summit session, panel speakers will highlight examples in North Carolina and New Jersey on how equity maps tell stories and provide meaningful data to leaders about topics such as climate change, segregation, education gaps, economic development, gentrification, public safety, and health. Researching, understanding, and disseminating the history of local policies and systems, including past harms and future opportunities, can support racial equity practices.

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Resources for Resilience

What is the science behind connection? Join MC Ellis, Implementation Specialist for Resources for Resilience™ to learn about the importance of connecting with each other as peers, co-workers, friends, family, and a larger community. This recorded session is part of the 2021 Emerging Leaders’ Summit.

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Successful Interviewing

Learn some tips for preparing and practicing for interviews with ATC’s Talent Acquisition Manager Amanda Noe. This recorded session includes an overview of the STAR method for answering behavioral interview questions and how to craft answers that apply to different requirements of the job.

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Protecting the A.T. One Tree at a Time

Join ATC Resource Management Coordinator Matt Drury on a trip to treat the Trail’s ash trees against the invasive emerald ash borer.

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Day 3 Welcome and Keynote

The third day of the 2021 Emerging Leaders’ Summit kicks off with welcome remarks and keynote from spoken word poet, Amal Kassir.

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Beyond the Climate Crisis: The Journey to Environmental Justice

In this 2021 Emerging Leaders’ Summit session, you will learn more about New Deal for Youth and their environmental justice policy demands from three Changemakers, Kaliko Kalahiki, Marissa Howdershelt and Aniya Butler.

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Climate and Tribal Youth

Join Jay Levy, the ATC’s Indigenous Partnership & Research Coordinator, and Trey Adcock, Executive Director for the Center for Native Health, in a presentation about the concept of land being “sacred” and land acknowledgments. This program, as part of the 2021 Emerging Leaders’ Summit, provides discussion around Native American youth and methods to raise awareness of environmental issues affecting Indian Country and create change in their communities.

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Day 2 Welcome & Keynote Speaker

The second day of the 2021 Emerging Leaders’ Summit kicks off with welcome remarks and keynote from Michelle Mitchell, Director of Recreation, Wilderness, Heritage and Volunteer Resources for the Southern Region of the Forest Service.

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JEDI Through Action: Mobilizing Your Whole Self to Promote Meaningful Change

Join Ambreen Tariq, founder of Brown People Camping, and Alexandra Garcia, ATC’s Latinx Partnership Coordinator, on a panel discussion focused on advancing progress in Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) through online and in-person, boots on the ground action, creating spaces for communities to flourish. Ambreen and Alex will talk about their experiences mobilizing as individuals to promote change in the spaces they occupy and lift up – as students, professionals, and outdoor enthusiasts alike. Bring your questions or come in with a blank slate, ready to learn.

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Welcome to the 2021 Emerging Leaders’ Summit

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s (ATC) Director of Education & Outreach, Julie Judkins, opens the Emerging Leaders’ Summit with Greening Youth Foundation’s Director of Operations, Eboni Preston Goddard.

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Expert Opinions on Tick Bite Prevention on the Appalachian Trail

Experts, Lyme disease survivors and families discuss the importance of tick bite prevention on the Appalachian Trail and elsewhere.

If you are interested in treating your own clothes/gear with repellent or purchasing pretreated clothing, head to InsectShield.com and use promo code “ATC” for a discount on your purchase. In addition, 10% of all sales will be donated back to the ATC.

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Preventing tick born diseases on the A.T.

More than 300,000 people are diagnosed with Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses every year. Taking precautions against tick bites is essential for minimizing your chances of infection. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy has partnered with Insect Shield, tick researcher Karl Ford, and Lyme disease survivor/awareness advocate Logan McCulloch to bring you this video highlighting effective tick bite prevention.

If you are interested in treating your own clothes/gear with repellent or purchasing pretreated clothing, head to InsectShield.com and use promo code “ATC” for a discount on your purchase. In addition, 10% of all sales will be donated back to the ATC.

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Plan Ahead and Prepare Part One

The “Don’t Be That Guy” video series tells viewers how to lessen their impact on the Appalachian Trail, illustrating the seven Leave No Trace principles in a humorous and fun way. Make sure you check out all the videos in the series!

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A Wild East Story

Go Dark

For many people around the world, light pollution prevents us from seeing the true beauty of the night sky. In the Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s latest short film, “Go Dark – A Wild East Story,” take a journey with the Atlanta-based LatinXhikers group and astronomer Dr. Tyler Nordgren as they experience the splendor of a starry sky, preserved by surrounding Wild East lands and the Appalachian Mountain landscape of the A.T. in Georgia.

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Winter on the Appalachian Trail

Once the leaves have fallen, many people seem to think that they must shutter themselves away for a long season of hibernation. It’s too cold outside, the road is closed for winter, the Appalachian Trail is covered in snow — the excuses are many. To be sure, winter hiking requires a bit more planning than your average summer stroll, but with the right gear and proper preparation, winter hikes can become some of your favorite days on the Trail.

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A Lasting Legacy

Meet Dave Field, the Appalachian Trail legend who has been maintaining the Trail in Maine for over 50 years — and he wants to inspire a new generation of A.T. lovers to do the same.

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Small Town Big Heart

Once a struggling mountain community, the town of Damascus, Virginia has become an inseparable part of the Appalachian Trail’s identity.

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Stay Together

How a group of inner-city students learned to work as a team to hike all of the New Jersey A.T.

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