The Green Hiker

Another hiking trail gem. This time in Pennsylvania. The Nature Conservancy deserves credit for stopping development here … leading to 16 miles of new trails.

The Nature Conservancy in Pennsylvania – New recreation …

JESSUP, PENNSYLVANIA — October, 5, 2008 — After 16 months of cleaning up trash and building trails, mountain bikers and hikers are ready to begin enjoying the fruits of their labor at Moosic Mountain, a windswept landmark overlooking

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Moosic Mountain Preserve – Lackawanna County

Located in Lackawanna County, the Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain provides sweeping views of Pennsylvania’s northeastern corner and represents one of the best locations in the northeastern US for ridge-top heath barrens. …

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Moosic Mountain Hike 2010 part 1

Moosic Mountain Winter Hike 2010 part 1

Moosic Mountain Winter Hike 2010 part 2

Moosic Mountain Winter Hike 2010 part 2

Moosic Mountain Re-named to Honor Supporters

The Conservancy celebrated long-time supporters Dick and Nancy Eales with a ceremony this summer on Moosic Mountain Preserve, near Scranton. The …

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Hiking News Headlines

• Before you hike one of Colorado’s Fourteeners, they’re are a few things you should know. Depending on the time of year and your skill level, tackling one of the 55 mountains at or above 14,000 feet above sea level ….

• Screening footage from his uncompleted documentary, The Vanishing Hemlock: A Race Against Time, David Huff sounds an alarm to save southern Hemlock forests from the woolly adelgid ….

• This years’ National Public Lands Day is Saturday, September 27th, 2008. The annual program of the National Enviromental Education Foundation is the nation’s largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands ….

• For hiking all of Pennsylvania’s 18 State Forest Hiking Trails, totaling 798 miles, William S. Geiger of Lehigh County, and John Potter of Lycoming County, PA are the 2008 recipients of the State Forest Trails Award ….

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