Shenandoah National Park closes parts of Skyline Drive, Appalachian Trail due to wildfire
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Shenandoah National Park has closed nearly 10 miles of Skyline Drive and parts of the Appalachian Trail due to wildfires in the area.
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Hikers, campers: Be bear aware in national forests, on the Appalachian Trail
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Hikers and campers in the George Washington and Jefferson National forests as well as on the Appalachian Trail may encounter bears who may be roaming in search of food.
Norfolk: Appalachian Trail Club president awarded volunteer of the year for 2023
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The Appalachian Trail Club Volunteer of the Year Award 2023 was given to club President Lee Lohman of Norfolk.
Virginia announces protection of Appalachian Trail viewshed
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The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation added 242 acres to the Natural Area Preserve System in October, and conserved 63 acres of land through two open-space easements with the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club.
Shenandoah National Park temporarily closes portion of Appalachian Trail to overnight camping
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Due to recent incidents where bears gained camper food, Shenandoah National Park has temporarily closed a portion of the Appalachian Trail to overnight camping to minimize the potential for human-bear conflicts.
Warner, Kaine urged to protect Appalachian Trail
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Today more than 50 organizations from across the state called on Virginia Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner and Virginia’s members of the House of Representatives to push back on Dominion Energy’s political pressure.
Court rejects Atlantic Coast Pipeline request to overturn Appalachian Trail decision
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The Fourth Circuit declined today to reconsider its December ruling that the U.S. Forest Service lacked authority to authorize the Atlantic Coast Pipeline from crossing the Appalachian Trail.
Fourth Circuit Court: Forest Service cannot permit Atlantic Coast Pipeline to cross Appalachian Trail
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Today the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the US Forest Service’s federal approval for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to cross two national forests and the Appalachian Trail.
Appalachian Trail hikers protest McAuliffe’s support of pipelines
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Dozens of Appalachian Trail hikers in full backpacking gear rallied outside Governor Terry McAuliffe’s office on June 2.
Virginia Tech researchers itching to learn more about poison ivy on the Appalachian Trail
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John Jelesko was hiking along the Appalachian Trail when he saw his quarry — one which other hikers would think of as their nemesis.
