Catskill Park Day 2020

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Sign up and more info at: catskillcenter.org/events/catskillparkday2020 Join us in Albany on February 4 2020 to raise our voices in support of the Catskill Park! Catskill Park Day is an annual advocacy event hosted by the Catskill Park Coalition to raise awareness in Albany about the Catskill Park and the Catskill Region. We work to support the Park and our Catskill communities.

Saturday Trail Running

Great trails can be found even in suburbia. Explore the diverse habitats and history of Hilltop Reservation and Cedar Grove Park on the Lenape and West Essex Trails. This loop run gives you the choice of 2 pace groups and the option to run either 6 or 8 miles. Run is fa......More

Great trails can be found even in suburbia. Explore the diverse habitats and history of Hilltop Reservation and Cedar Grove Park on the Lenape and West Essex Trails. This loop run gives you the choice of 2 pace groups and the option to run either 6 or 8 miles. Run is fairly level but with steeper climbs at the beginning and end. Meeting location: https://goo.gl/maps/4peqQQD8ok77qr2s9 Robert J. O’Toole Community Center 199 Fairview Ave. Cedar Grove NJ 07009

Squatchy Onesie Fest “5K-Marathon”

"You guys should put on an event where everyone has to wear a onesie." "That sounds like an AMAZING idea." "It should be in the dead of winter." "Done." And so the Squatchy Onesie Fest was born! Is it a ridiculous idea? You bet it is. Won't it be really cold in Febr......More

"You guys should put on an event where everyone has to wear a onesie." "That sounds like an AMAZING idea." "It should be in the dead of winter." "Done." And so the Squatchy Onesie Fest was born! Is it a ridiculous idea? You bet it is. Won't it be really cold in February? Yup that's why you need to wear a onesie. Do they even make onesies in my size? Of course they do #amazon Join us on Saturday February 15 2020 at 10AM at the Ramapo Valley County Reservation for the first annual SQUATCHY ONESIE FEST! Come sporting your favorite onesie and get ready to make some trail running/hiking memories that will last a lifetime. You’ll notice that the Onesie Fest falls on Valentines Day weekend ♥ Running couples: could you ask for a better date?! Single runners: this could be the day you meet your sole-mate (that typo definitely intentional)!! Regardless of your relationship-status the Onesie Fest is sure to bring some of the most amazing trail runners together for an unforgettable morning of trail running! We are proudly partering with the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference for this event and will be making a donation to the Conference after the trail party ends. This is a runner/hiker friendly event! We LOVE having families come to our events so make sure you register your kiddos to join in on the fun. All runners/hikers can check-in between 8:30AM-9:30AM. All runners/hikers must be checked in by 9:30AM as the race will start at 10AM. Please allow a few minutes to walk from the park parking lot over to the NYNJTC Headquarters. This trail party starts and finishes at the NYNJTC Headquarters. When you get to the park please park in the PARK PARKING LOT. The small lot at Headquarters is reserved for NYNJTC staff only. There is a short path through the woods that connects the two lots. We will have check-in setup INSIDE (WOO HOO!) so you can hang out before and after the race and stay warm. There are real restrooms in the building too (#winning). The "lollipop" course is 1.60 miles long. All runners and hikers will squatch the full course twice to complete the 5K. All runners/hikers need to come all the way back to Headquarters after the first loop so our timing system records your split. With the exception of the small trail that connects Headquarters to the park the entire lollipop course is a very wide gravel trail. The small trail that connects you to the park is a single track and is less than .20 mi long. The scenic loop goes all the way around Scarlet Oak Pond it is not technical and it is very flat (only 112 ft of gain)! Check out the Strava link here: https://www.strava.com/segments/22173482

Teatown Lake Reservation: Guided Hike

Join us for a 4-5 mile loop hike around scenic Teatown Lake and surrounding trails which are maintained by Trail Conference volunteers in partnership with Teatown Lake Reservation. Exact route and distance ......More

Join us for a 4-5 mile loop hike around scenic Teatown Lake and surrounding trails which are maintained by Trail Conference volunteers in partnership with Teatown Lake Reservation. Exact route and distance will depend on conditions. Copies of our newest map set Westchester Trails Map (covering Teatown and the county's largest parks) will be available on the hike. Grab your copy here: bit.ly/tc-wtm20 Location: Lake Parking Lot 500-598 Blinn Rd Ossining NY 10562. Google map location: https://goo.gl/maps/5YdmVB7xeyxMbHrC8

Park Advocacy Day 2020

Join the Trail Conference for a day in Albany advocating for open space parks and trails. Join us for the 14th annual Park Advocacy Day on Monday March 2 2020 in Albany N.Y. to support the continued revitalization of our state parks system.Let your voice be heard in ......More

Join the Trail Conference for a day in Albany advocating for open space parks and trails. Join us for the 14th annual Park Advocacy Day on Monday March 2 2020 in Albany N.Y. to support the continued revitalization of our state parks system.Let your voice be heard in support for New York's state parks! The Trail Conference supports the continued revitalization of the New York State park system home to a significant number of trails that we maintain and monitor for invasive species. We will meet with representatives to stress the importance of funding for state parks particularly the operating resources that keep our parks open. Inadequate staffing of maintenance crews and forest rangers affects park accessibility and visitor safety. It is a perennial that we will continue to raise. If you love New York trails and parks this is a great opportunity to tell your representatives why they deserve to be protected. Register here: https://www.nynjtc.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1& id=10500 If you'd like Trail Conference materials to use for this advocacy day please contact Hank Osborn at hosborn@nynjtc.org.

Double Squatch

Double the Squatch double the fun! Join us on Saturday March 14th and/or Sunday March 15th at Stokes State Forest for the DOUBLE SQUATCH as we support the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference! One of the few races of its kind the Double Squatch is a 2-day event where ru......More

Double the Squatch double the fun! Join us on Saturday March 14th and/or Sunday March 15th at Stokes State Forest for the DOUBLE SQUATCH as we support the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference! One of the few races of its kind the Double Squatch is a 2-day event where runners can test their limits and see how many miles they can cover in one or two days. Runners and hikers can sign up for a 5K 3H or 6H on one or both days! Do you have what it takes to run for hours on Saturday and then come back and do it all again on Sunday??? This is the perfect event for ultra runners who need those back to back long runs! How many miles can you Squatch in two days? This is a runner/hiker friendly event! Runners/hikers can sign up for one or both days and do whatever combination of events they desire. You can only choose 1 event per day as all three events begin at 9am don't be THAT runner who registers for 2 events on the same day...... The schedule of events is identical for both Saturday March 14th and Sunday March 15th: All three events will start at 9AM Check-in is from 7:30AM-8:30AM All runners must be checked-in by 8:30AM For the 3 hour and 6 hour events if the timer ends before the runner completes the loop that loop does not count. For runners/hikers who sign up for the 3H/6H on Saturday AND Sunday their loops will be combined for a Saturday/Sunday total. Runners/hikers who sign up for the 5K on Saturday AND Sunday will have their times combined. So not only will we have overall top finishers for Saturday and Sunday we will also have COMBINED Top Finishers for Saturday+Sunday. Top finishers for each division will receive a Squatchtastic Handmade Award! The event starts and finishes at the Kittle Field Day Use Area. When you arrive at the main entrance for the park follow signs for “Kittle Field Day Use Area”. The 3.2 mile lollipop course has 350 ft of gain. There is a nice mix of double wide and singletrack trails. There is a .40 mi section in one of the climbs that is technical and may cause even the fast Squatchers to slow down a little. You can see the elevation profile in the picture gallery at the top of the page. The course will be well-marked with bright ribbons. We will be following the Stony Brook Trail (brown) to Blue Mountain Trail (blue) to Silver Mine Trail (orange) and then back to Stony Brook Trail (brown). You can see the loop on Strava here: https://www.strava.com/segments/19781645 ***New for 2019: the course will run CLOCKWISE ON SATURDAY AND COUNTER-CLOCKWISE ON SUNDAY! That's right we will reverse the course on Sunday! This was suggested by a runner last year and Sasquatch thought it was a squatchtastic idea! We are proud to partner with the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference! We will make a donation to the Trail Conference after the event using proceeds from the Double Squatch. The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference is a volunteer-powered organization that builds maintains and protects public trails. Did you know that 400 000 volunteer hours over the past 5 years have gone into building and maintaining trails monitoring invasive species creating maps and guidebooks and more? Yeah that's pretty squatchtastic! Trail Conference members can receive 10% off of registration please email jennifer@nynjtc.org for the discount code!

Stokes State Forest 1 Coursen Road, Branchville, New Jersey 07826

Double Squatch

Double the Squatch double the fun! Join us on Saturday March 14th and/or Sunday March 15th at Stokes State Forest for the DOUBLE SQUATCH as we support the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference! One of the few races of its kind the Double Squatch is a 2-day event where ru......More

Double the Squatch double the fun! Join us on Saturday March 14th and/or Sunday March 15th at Stokes State Forest for the DOUBLE SQUATCH as we support the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference! One of the few races of its kind the Double Squatch is a 2-day event where runners can test their limits and see how many miles they can cover in one or two days. Runners and hikers can sign up for a 5K 3H or 6H on one or both days! Do you have what it takes to run for hours on Saturday and then come back and do it all again on Sunday??? This is the perfect event for ultra runners who need those back to back long runs! How many miles can you Squatch in two days? This is a runner/hiker friendly event! Runners/hikers can sign up for one or both days and do whatever combination of events they desire. You can only choose 1 event per day as all three events begin at 9am don't be THAT runner who registers for 2 events on the same day...... The schedule of events is identical for both Saturday March 14th and Sunday March 15th: All three events will start at 9AM Check-in is from 7:30AM-8:30AM All runners must be checked-in by 8:30AM For the 3 hour and 6 hour events if the timer ends before the runner completes the loop that loop does not count. For runners/hikers who sign up for the 3H/6H on Saturday AND Sunday their loops will be combined for a Saturday/Sunday total. Runners/hikers who sign up for the 5K on Saturday AND Sunday will have their times combined. So not only will we have overall top finishers for Saturday and Sunday we will also have COMBINED Top Finishers for Saturday+Sunday. Top finishers for each division will receive a Squatchtastic Handmade Award! The event starts and finishes at the Kittle Field Day Use Area. When you arrive at the main entrance for the park follow signs for “Kittle Field Day Use Area”. The 3.2 mile lollipop course has 350 ft of gain. There is a nice mix of double wide and singletrack trails. There is a .40 mi section in one of the climbs that is technical and may cause even the fast Squatchers to slow down a little. You can see the elevation profile in the picture gallery at the top of the page. The course will be well-marked with bright ribbons. We will be following the Stony Brook Trail (brown) to Blue Mountain Trail (blue) to Silver Mine Trail (orange) and then back to Stony Brook Trail (brown). You can see the loop on Strava here: https://www.strava.com/segments/19781645 ***New for 2019: the course will run CLOCKWISE ON SATURDAY AND COUNTER-CLOCKWISE ON SUNDAY! That's right we will reverse the course on Sunday! This was suggested by a runner last year and Sasquatch thought it was a squatchtastic idea! We are proud to partner with the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference! We will make a donation to the Trail Conference after the event using proceeds from the Double Squatch. The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference is a volunteer-powered organization that builds maintains and protects public trails. Did you know that 400 000 volunteer hours over the past 5 years have gone into building and maintaining trails monitoring invasive species creating maps and guidebooks and more? Yeah that's pretty squatchtastic! Trail Conference members can receive 10% off of registration please email jennifer@nynjtc.org for the discount code!

Stokes State Forest 1 Coursen Road, Branchville, New Jersey 07826

Long Path + Palisades: Early Signs of Spring Guided Hike

This relatively short, spectacular loop hike takes you from the Hudson River banks to the Long Path atop the Palisades, with excellent views of the NYC skyline, George Washington Bridge and the birds of prey that inhabit the cliffs. Learn about the Long Path and the T......More

This relatively short, spectacular loop hike takes you from the Hudson River banks to the Long Path atop the Palisades, with excellent views of the NYC skyline, George Washington Bridge and the birds of prey that inhabit the cliffs. Learn about the Long Path and the Trail Conference's century-old partnership with the Palisades Interstate Park Commission. 4 miles with options to add distance.

Victor Coreas: The Balance Exhibition

Victor takes his inspiration from the world around him and strives to present this vision in a contemporary way with a vintage feel. Sketches are scanned to become digital art, sometimes embellished with custom designed fonts utilizing brush lettering, calligraphy and w......More

Victor takes his inspiration from the world around him and strives to present this vision in a contemporary way with a vintage feel. Sketches are scanned to become digital art, sometimes embellished with custom designed fonts utilizing brush lettering, calligraphy and wooden hand-painted signs. Victor has a day job as an art director and graphic designer. He works in web and print design, illustration and motion graphics. He has, in addition, founded his own company, Bold Version, selling silkscreen prints based on his personal drawings and hand-lettered artwork. The framed works can be purchased. The artist will donate a portion of the purchase price to benefit the work and programs of the Trail Conference. The exhibit will be open to the public through May 1 during regular Trail Conference hours, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., starting April 6.

Small Works - Big Birthday Art Exhibition

Give the gift of outdoor art this holiday season! Come shop and enjoy the exhibit, which is open to the public through Jan. 3, 2020. We're turning 99 years old on Oct. 19! In celebration of the Trail Conference's 99th birthday, we invite all trail-loving artists to su......More

Give the gift of outdoor art this holiday season! Come shop and enjoy the exhibit, which is open to the public through Jan. 3, 2020. We're turning 99 years old on Oct. 19! In celebration of the Trail Conference's 99th birthday, we invite all trail-loving artists to submit their favorite outdoor art. Because as our trail family, you're part of this legacy of stewardship, too! The Trail Conference invites trail enthusiasts to join us in celebrating the 99th birthday of the Trail Conference at our small works show. In this unique show all artworks exhibited are of a limited size and price and is offered as a fundraiser and holiday gift-giving opportunity for the Trail Conference via its members, volunteers, hikers, and nature enthusiasts. The framed works can be purchased. The artists will donate a portion of the purchase price to benefit the work and programs of the Trail Conference. The exhibit will be open to the public through January 3 during regular Trail Conference hours, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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