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Keystone Trails Association To provide, protect, preserve, and promote recreational hiking trails and hiking opportunities in Pennsylvania.

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Keystone Trails Association is bringing two great training opportunities to Stone Valley Recreation Area in Centre Count...
16/06/2026

Keystone Trails Association is bringing two great training opportunities to Stone Valley Recreation Area in Centre County this summer!

Wilderness First Aid (July 27 to 28) covers general medical concepts and basic life support skills to keep you prepared on the trail.

Leave No Trace Level One Instructor Certification (July 29 to 30) dives into low-impact outdoor skills and ethics for hikers, trail maintainers, and outdoor educators.

Join for one or pair them both! Link for more information is on the comments below.

Join us on June 27 from 9am to noon for a 6-mile hike along the Appalachian Trail. Hear origin stories, explore the trai...
15/06/2026

Join us on June 27 from 9am to noon for a 6-mile hike along the Appalachian Trail. Hear origin stories, explore the trail, and learn how Keystone Trails Association helps keep it alive.

Hosted by AT thru-hiker and KTA committee chair Jim Foster. Spots are limited to 15 participants, so sign up today before it fills up!

Photo from KTA's June 6th America's 250 A.T. Hike!

To register or learn more, click the link in our comments.

15/06/2026
Thanks to Lancaster Conservancy for welcoming Keystone Trails Association and Pennsylvania Department of Conservation an...
09/06/2026

Thanks to Lancaster Conservancy for welcoming Keystone Trails Association and Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to host an event for the 10th annual Water Week! This week celebrates the 1,400 miles of waterways in Lancaster County and the stewardship of our watersheds.

Our Stories of Restoration hike featured the forestry legend Mira Lloyd Dock, who helped set the standard for forestry practices throughout the United States (and the namesake of one of Pennsylvania's key nurseries!). Our hike ended with a fantastic sunset and a chance to learn about the rebounding eagle population thanks to the work of creative scientists and truth-tellers like Rachel Carson.

Here's to our environmental stewards of the past and present!

Keystone Trails Association celebrated National Trails Day at Trail Love 2026, Kittatinny Ridge Edition, Saturday, June ...
09/06/2026

Keystone Trails Association celebrated National Trails Day at Trail Love 2026, Kittatinny Ridge Edition, Saturday, June 6th.

34 volunteers contributed over 200 volunteer hours at four work locations! Campers enjoyed a wonderful campfire, s'mores, and some interesting critter sightings.

Thank you to our partners in the Kittatinny Ridge!
🥾 Kayla Harbert and Anthea Stebbins with Dauphin County Parks & Recreation
🥾 Matt Wilson with Duncannon Appalachian Trail Community York Hiking Club
🥾 Jeff Buehler with Susquehanna Appalachian Trail Club
🥾 Eric Frederick with Appalachian Trail Conservancy
🥾 Jenn Sliko with Kittatinny Ridge Conservation Landscape
🥾 Peter Spadaro with Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

How much fun can be had volunteering with KTA and CPC?? Come on out and find out for yourself! We're holding our second ...
08/06/2026

How much fun can be had volunteering with KTA and CPC?? Come on out and find out for yourself! We're holding our second trail work day this Wednesday, June 10, from 9 AM till about 12-1 PM, at Tuckahoe Preserve just west of Dillsburg in the northwestern tip of York County.

We'll be cutting and removing deadfall from about 1 mile of trail, as well as trimming back encroaching vegetation. NO experience or tools needed.

Learn more and register today:
https://www.kta-hike.org/ktacpctrailcare-883823.html
Central Pennsylvania Conservancy

Pennsylvania's DCNR has launched a new Conservation Volunteer website, and we want to help you make the most of it. Join...
03/06/2026

Pennsylvania's DCNR has launched a new Conservation Volunteer website, and we want to help you make the most of it.

Join us for a free webinar on June 9 at 6:00 PM, where Matt Crosbie, Non-motorized Recreation Specialist at the Bureau of Forestry, will walk through the new platform.

Whether you volunteer as an individual or coordinate trail work through a club, this is the resource you have been waiting for.

Registration is free but required! Link in comments

Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Trail Care Weekend in the PA Wilds! We need YOU! Join Keystone Trails Association for a Trail Care Weekend in the Tioga ...
01/06/2026

Trail Care Weekend in the PA Wilds!

We need YOU! Join Keystone Trails Association for a Trail Care Weekend in the Tioga Region of the Mid State Trail, June 18–21!

Volunteers will cut back vegetation, clear the trail corridor, and make a lasting impact on one of Pennsylvania's most scenic backcountry trails.

✅ Free camping at Hills Creek State Park
✅ Can't make the whole weekend? Come for a day!
✅ All experience levels welcome

Sign up on kta-hike.org/trail-care-program and help keep the PA Wilds wild and hikeable!

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