Where to get help with National Recreation Trails designations

Where to get help with National Recreation Trails designations

Please contact the staff person in your region if you are considering an NRT application. They can assist with an application for designation and other aspects of the NRT Program. If your trail is on a National Forest or other land administered by the US Department of Agriculture, please work with the apporpriate USDA Forest Service contact. Trails on all other lands should use the National Park Service contact. This includes private, local government, or state lands, or federal lands administered by other agencies such as the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, or US Fish & Wildlife Service.

National Park Service Contacts for National Recreation Trails

For trails on state, local, or private land or on federal land outside the Department of Agriculture (BLM land, National Parks, National Wildlife Refuges, etc.)
(see below for USDA Forest Service contacts)

Alaska Office (AK) Lisa Holzapfel • lisa_holzapfel@nps.gov • (907) 644-3586 • Fax: (907) 644-3807	Midwest Office (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI) Rory Robinson • rory_robinson@nps.gov • (330) 657-2951 • Fax: (330) 657-2955
Seattle Office (ID, OR, WA) Sue Abbott • sue_abbott@nps.gov • (206) 220-4116 • fax: (206) 220-4161	Philadelphia Office (DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA, WV) Peggy Pings • mpings@wvu.edu • (304) 293-2941 ext. 2446 • Fax: (304) 293-2441
Pacific Great Basin Office (CA, HI, NV) Anne Dove • anne_dove@nps.gov • (323) 441-9307 • Fax: (323) 226-9235	Boston Office (CT, ME, MA, NH, NY, RI, VT) Lelia Mellen • lelia_mellen@nps.gov • (802) 457-3368 Ext. 14 • Fax: (802) 457-3405
Intermountain Office (CO, MT, UT, WY) Joy Lujan • joy_lujan@nps.gov • (303) 969-2853 • Fax: (303) 987-6676	Southeast Office (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN) Stacye Palmer • stacye_palmer@nps.gov • (504) 589-3882 ext. 140 • Fax: (504) 589-3851
Santa Fe Office (AZ, NM, OK, TX) Attila Bality • attila_bality@nps.gov • (505) 988-6092 • Fax: (505) 988-6097	National Capital Office (DC, and parts of MD, VA, WV) Christopher Niewold • christopher_niewold@nps.gov • (202) 619-7195 • Fax: 202-619-7220

USDA Forest Service Contacts for National Recreation Trails
For trails on National Forests and other federal land administered by the Secretary of Agriculture

Region 1 (MT, ND, northern ID) John Favro • jfavro@fs.fed.us • (406) 329-3150 • Fax: (406) 329-3132	Region 2 (CO, WY, SD, NE, KS) Greg Warren • gwarren@fs.fed.us • (303) 275-5054 • Fax: (303) 275-5366
Region 3 (AZ, NM) Jeni Bradley • jbradley@fs.fed.us • (928) 717-8441 • Fax: (928) 717-8407	Region 4 (UT, NV, southern ID) Joe Gallagher • jgallagher@fs.fed.us • (801) 625-5155 • Fax: (801) 625-5170
Region 5 (CA, HA) Kathy Mick • kmick@fs.fed.us • (707) 562-8837 • Fax: (707) 562-9055	Region 6 (OR, WA) Gail Throop • gthroop@fs.fed.us • (503) 808-2443 • Fax: 503-808-2429
Region 8 (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, PR, SC, TN, TX, VI, VA) Deb Caffin • dcaffin@fs.fed.us • (404) 347-4033 • Fax: (404) 347-6217	Region 9 (CT, DE, IL, IA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT, WV, WI) Leon LaVigne • llavigne@fs.fed.us • (414) 297-1313 • Fax: (414) 297-3808
Region 10 Lynn Humphrey • llhumphrey@fs.fed.us • (907) 286-8711 • Fax: (907) 586-7866

The National Park Service NRT Coordinator in Washington, DC, oversees the National Park Service side of the NRT Program:

Cherri Espersen • cherri_espersen@nps.gov
NPS Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance
1849 C Street, NW (Org Code 2235), Washington DC 20240
(202) 354-6920 • Fax: (202) 371-5179

The NRT Program for land administered by the US Department of Agriculture is overseen by the National Recreation Trail Coordinator for the USDA Forest Service:

Jamie Schwartz • jschwartz01@fs.fed.us
Recreation, Heritage & Wilderness, USDA Forest Service
P O Box 96090, Washington DC 20090
(202) 205-1589 • Fax: (202) 205-1145

Download the application for NRT Designation in PDF format

Details of National Recreation Trails in different states are on line at the NRT State-by-state page and the searchable NRT database.

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The Bureau of Land Management is a supporter and partner in the National Trails Training Partnership: working to make training more available. The BLM Trail Management Process course is a comprehensive model for trails education.

The on-line database has details on the currently designated National Recreation Trails. The NRT Program online is hosted by American Trails: www.AmericanTrails.org

See how to update your trail information on the National Recreation Trails on-line database or send changes by e-mail to nrt@americantrails.org.

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Updated June 4, 2008