In 1968, management of the Appalachian Trail shifted from control by an informal alliance of private-citizen volunteers to a designated responsibilty of the National Park Service. To protect it from adverse development, Congress had made the trail part of the national park system and endorsed an unique private/public "cooperative management system" involving scores of private organizations and public jurisdictions. The volunteers still have the lead role in defining the work, but public agencies have the accountability. This June 1987 history is the inside story of how the pieces of that puzzle were put together, by the chairman of a group of volunteers and state-appointed officials that crafted this model of private/public stewardship of public recreational lands.
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A Yale professor emeritus now, Dr. Hank Foster served as the chairman of the now-dissolved Appalachian National Scenic Trail Advisory Council to the secretary of the interior.
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In October of 1921, the Journal of the American Institute of Architects published an article by Benton MacKaye entitled "An Appalachian Trail: A Project in Regional Planning. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
contingency reserve allocation, cooperative management system, trails system act, trail program, trail clubs, relocation procedures, fee acquisition Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Appalachian Trail, Park Service, Forest Service, David Richie, National Trails System Act, Project Office, New England, West Virginia, Advisory Council, Board of Managers, Harpers Ferry, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Transition Years, Stanley Murray, Laurence Van Meter, Department of the Interior, Protection Years, Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, Thomas Deans, Appalachian Mountain Club, Francis Belcher, Paul Pritchard Browse Sample Pages:
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In October of 1921, the Journal of the American Institute of Architects published an article by Benton MacKaye entitled "An Appalachian Trail: A Project in Regional Planning. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
contingency reserve allocation, cooperative management system, trails system act, trail program, trail clubs, relocation procedures, fee acquisition Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Appalachian Trail, Park Service, Forest Service, David Richie, National Trails System Act, Project Office, New England, West Virginia, Advisory Council, Board of Managers, Harpers Ferry, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Transition Years, Stanley Murray, Laurence Van Meter, Department of the Interior, Protection Years, Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, Thomas Deans, Appalachian Mountain Club, Francis Belcher, Paul Pritchard Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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