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OIL CITY, Venango County, Pa., Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Richard Allan today joined local officials celebrating the groundbreaking for a 1.8-mile stretch of the McClintock Trail near Oil City. DCNR invested $205,000 in this south segment of the trail through its Community Conservation Partnerships Program. "Trails are all about connections and, in the case of this new section, it will help join Oil Creek State...

Purchase Protects Public Access to Thornburg Canyon Trail and the Headwaters of Carson River CARBONDALE, Colo., Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Thornburg Canyon Trail travels over eight miles point to point from Blue Lakes Road at 9,000 feet to the quaint mountain town of Markleeville, CA at 5,500 feet. Along the way, trail users are dazzled by panoramic views of the Mokelumne Wilderness in the Carson Pass and Hope Valley areas, and pass through old growth forest and...

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- State and local officials broke ground on a new segment of the Delaware River Greenway today, a multi-use trail threading through Philadelphia and linking its residents and visitors to the rebounding Delaware River. "The Port Richmond Trail will offer pedestrians, bicyclists and others safer, more aesthetically pleasing travel and access to the river," Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Deputy Secretary John...

Nature Valley(R) and American Hiking Society are pleased to announce 20 nonprofit organizations around the country have been named finalists for Save the Trails(TM) funding. Save the Trails, in cooperation with the American Hiking Society National Trails Fund, will award $5,000 to each of the top 10 finalists, based on online votes, to restore and revitalize hiking trails in their communities. Voting is open to the public now through Oct. 31, 2008, at www.wheresyours.com. "Hiking trails are...