Leave No Trace - Appalachian Trail Conservancy https://appalachiantrail.org Keep the Trail Alive Thu, 06 Nov 2025 15:09:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://appalachiantrail.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cropped-wp-favicon-image-32x32.png Leave No Trace - Appalachian Trail Conservancy https://appalachiantrail.org 32 32 Don’t Feed the Bears https://appalachiantrail.org/news-stories/dont-feed-the-bears/ Thu, 06 Nov 2025 15:00:21 +0000 https://atc25stg.wpenginepowered.com/dont-feed-the-bears/ Storing your food properly on the Appalachian Trail will help keep you, your supplies, and wildlife along the Trail safe.

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]]> Storing your food properly on the Appalachian Trail will help keep you, your supplies, and wildlife along the Trail safe.

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]]> Fall Wildfire Season is Here. You Can Help Make it Uneventful. https://appalachiantrail.org/news-stories/fall-wildfire-season-prevention/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 17:48:29 +0000 https://atc25stg.wpenginepowered.com/fall-wildfire-season-prevention/ Help protect the A.T. landscape, the wildlife that calls the Trail home, and other hikers by taking extra precautions with campfires and camp stoves.

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]]> 5 Things Ridgerunners Wish You Knew About Trail Magic https://appalachiantrail.org/news-stories/trail-magic-ridgerunner-tips/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 00:06:20 +0000 https://atc25stg.wpenginepowered.com/trail-magic-ridgerunner-tips/ Although trail magic is always well-intentioned, the growing practice of leaving food and drinks along the Trail has led to unintended negative impacts on the A.T. and the people who care of it. Here are five things this year’s PATC Ridgerunners want you to know about food and drinks left along the Trail and how you can support hikers and the Trail responsibly.

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]]> Although trail magic is always well-intentioned, the growing practice of leaving food and drinks along the Trail has led to unintended negative impacts on the A.T. and the people who care of it. Here are five things this year’s PATC Ridgerunners want you to know about food and drinks left along the Trail and how you can support hikers and the Trail responsibly.

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