Publications & Related Articles

BLM opens 30-day comment on Alaska Long Trail

https://mustreadalaska.com/blm-opens-30-day-comment-on-alaska-long-trail/?

Proposed Alaska Long Trail Feasibility Study Open For Public Comment: Motorized Restrictions Threatened

https://blueribboncoalition.org/proposed-alaska-long-trail-feasibility-study-open-for-public-comment-motorized-restrictions-threatened/

Flawed ‘Scenic Trail’ plan will give feds even more control over Alaska lands

https://alaskawatchman.com/2025/03/14/opinion-flawed-scenic-trail-plan-will-give-feds-even-more-control-over-alaska-lands/

Ahtna Opposes "Alaska Long National Scenic Trail" Crossing Ahtna Lands Near Cantwell

https://www.countryjournal2020.com/2025/03/ahtna-opposes-alaska-long-national.html

Federal planning for Alaska Long Trail hits potential pushback in Mat-Su over ‘overreaching restrictions’

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/mat-su/2024/05/20/federal-planning-for-alaska-long-trail-hits-potential-pushback-in-mat-su-over-overreaching-restrictions/

Mat-Su Assembly reaffirms support for Alaska Long Trail while opposing federal restrictions

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/mat-su/2024/05/22/mat-su-assembly-reaffirms-support-for-alaska-long-trail-while-opposing-federal-restrictions/

 Federal Planning for Alaska Long Trail Hits Pushback in Mat-Su

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/mat-su/2024/05/20/federal-planning-for-alaska-long-trail-hits-potential-pushback-in-mat-su-over-overreaching-restrictions/

Hiker Dies from Blunt Force Trauma on Appalachian Trail Section of Mt. Katahdin 

https://www.wmtw.com/article/maine-mount-katahdin-missing-hiker-cause-of-death/65049256

Multiple falls and missing hikers in Presidential Range (Appalachian NST) 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_who_died_on_the_Presidential_Range?

A PCT Hiker Decided to Shortcut the Trail in Southern Oregon—And Fell Off A Cliff

https://www.backpacker.com/news-and-events/news/a-pct-hiker-decided-to-shortcut-the-trail-in-southern-oregon-and-fell-off-a-cliff/?

A hiker's death on the CDT near Chama

https://www.dogofthedesert.net/2016/05/17/new-blog-post/

Missing hiker who disappeared along a remote stretch of the Continental Divide was found dead

https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/new-mexico/2016/05/16/police-missing-hiker-found-dead-nm-mountains/84454204/

Move these segments off of motorized routes on Continental Divide National Scenic Trail

https://cdtcoalition.org/our-work/trails-lands/trail-completion/

"Along" The National Scenic Trails: A Case Study of Statutory Interpretation

https://www.eli.org/sites/default/files/files-pdf/54.11021.pdf

Moose hunter vs. National Parks: Federal Overreach Case Headed to Supreme Court

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/19/alaska-moose-hunter-hovercraft-supreme-court-public-lands-national-park-service

Forest Service vs. Cowpasture: What NST Status Really Means for Land Control 

https://www.theregreview.org/2020/08/03/burnette-court-weighs-pipeline-crossing-appalachian-trail/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Appalachian Trail Conservancy Pushes Ban on Motorized Access 

https://appalachiantrail.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Motorized-Use.pdf

Motorized Recreation on Federal Lands

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R48076

The National Trails System: A Brief Overview

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R43868

Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail Comprehensive Plan 

https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd1173015.pdf

Continental Divide National Scenic Trail Comprehensive Plan

https://www.fs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/fs_media/fs_document/cdnst_comprehensive_plan_final_092809.pdf

Continental Divide National Scenic Trail - Management Toolbox

https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/trails/cdt/management