Champlain Area Trails (CATS) will formally open the Hemlock Hill Trail in Westport this Sunday, August 27, with a hike starting at 1:00 p.m. The Hemlock Hill Trail is the newest addition to the CATS trail network in the Champlain Valley. The hike is free and open to … [Read more...] about Grand Opening of New Trail in the CATS Trail Network
CATS (Champlain Area Trails)
Champlain Area Trails creates and maintains free cross-country hiking/skiing/snowshoeing trails in the Champlain Valley of New York State's Adirondack Park. Rapidly approaching its goal of a 30-mile trail loop between Westport and Essex, New York, Champlain Area Trails pass through a rich tapestry of preserved wildlife habitats, pastoral farmland, historic villages, and scenic woodlands. The following posts featured or mentioned CATS (Champlain Area Trails). Enjoy!
Get Out of the Mud! Campaign Underway
Champlain Area Trails (CATS) is raising the funds needed to complete a trail improvement project using something new for CATS: a crowdfunding program offered through Adirondack Gives, part of the Adirondack Foundation. The Get Out of the Mud! campaign will provide the $1,500 … [Read more...] about Get Out of the Mud! Campaign Underway
Fascinating Fossils of the Champlain Valley Program is August 19
Champlain Valley fossils, ancient reefs, and old forts are the topics esteemed professor and paleontologist Nancy Budd will cover August 19 at the Crown Point Historic Site, from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm. The program is sponsored by Champlain Area Trails (CATS). After a 45-minute … [Read more...] about Fascinating Fossils of the Champlain Valley Program is August 19
Wildlife Friendly Farming is Topic for CATS Intern
CATS, along with the Eddy Foundation and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), are pleased to introduce Alex Caskey, our summer intern working on a fascinating project looking into wildlife friendly farming in the Champlain Valley. Alex is a graduate student at Tufts … [Read more...] about Wildlife Friendly Farming is Topic for CATS Intern
High Point Trail Grand Opening Hike
Sunday, June 25 at 1:00 p.m. is the Grand Opening Hike on the High Point Trail on Willsboro Point in Willsboro. You can hike to the highest point on Willsboro Point to see views of…well, views of the trees around you. It’s a great hike through woods, along rock walls, and by … [Read more...] about High Point Trail Grand Opening Hike