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Allegheny Trail Newsletter

December 2023 - Vol 1, No. 12

We appreciate your support to help

"Build, Maintain, Protect, Preserve, Promote and Partner"

to grow the Allegheny Trail throughout the region.

The WVSTA Board, Officers and

Contributors wish you all a

Safe and Happy Holiday Season.

Exciting 2023 ALT Stats:

New Record for Individual Volunteers = 82

New Record for Number of Volunteers in one day = 44

New Record of USFS Certified Sawyers in 2023 = 8

New Record for Facebook Group Members = 2,586

Members from 15 States and District of Columbia

Instagram Followers = 450

Trail workdays completed = 48

**New Record for Volunteer Hours = 4,547

According to the 2023 national report written by the Independent Sector,  the “Value Of Volunteer Time Report”, the W.V. hourly value of a volunteer is $26.67 per hour.

That means ALT VOLUNTEERS SAVED our Partners:

$121,801.89 !!

ALT Improvements In 2023:

• New Allegheny Trail Website

• New ALT Instagram Account

• New ALT Newsletter with 556 subscribers

• 8 New Membership Tiers Added

• New ALT Merch- T-shirt, Sweatshirt, Mug, Stickers

• New Kevin Riedel Annual Hike Established

• 37 Hiking Guide Updates on FarOut App

• 30+ New Signs Added On Trail

• ALT Film Project - coming Spring of 2024

• 2 New Kiosks, 2 Updated Kiosks

• 5 New Dimensional Bridges

• 4 New Bog Bridges

• New 36 foot Daniels Creek Bridge- (pic below)

• 3 Shelter Upgrades

• Miles of New Blazing & New Treadwork, and Countless Trees Removed

WVSTA is grateful for all the

Volunteers and Partners

that helped us attain this GROWTH!

Daniels Creek Bridge made from a 220 year old Hemlock

This prestigious award was given out at the W5 this past June by Matt Edwards, Mon. Forest South Zone Recreation Manager and Jon Wheeler,  Mon. Forest North Zone Recreation Staff Officer.  

They nominated WVSTA and out of 20 states in Region 9, WVSTA was selected. That is quite an accomplishment - way to go TEAM WVSTA!

All of the VOLUNTEERS Should Be Proud of this !

We All Know

Trails Don’t Maintain Themselves,

Donations Matter !  

Every Donation Helps The

Allegheny Trail Continue To GROW!

As an All-Volunteer 501c3 Non Profit,  YOUR donations help pay for:

• Building Supplies and Trail Equipment

  
  

• Food/Drink for Volunteers

• Our Newsletter/Website/Hosting

• Volunteer Shirts, Signage, Canopies and more!  

Allegheny Trail 50th Celebration

SAVE THE DATE!!!!!

Sept 6, 7, 8 2024  

Greenbank Observatory in Greenbank, WV.

279 Days AWAY!

WVSTA Members will have

priority registration

at this 230 person limited event.

ALT 50th Registration will include:

• Free onsite car/tent camping for Fri and  Sat, sorry no hammocking

• Fri and Sat dinner and concerts

• All workshops, hikes, shuttles and more!

You can Give the Gift of NATURE

All we need is:

Full Name, Email, Phone Number and State

and YOU can GIFT a WVSTA Membership

Introductory Membership starts at $10

Business Membership starts at $75

As we head into the off season, the work of planning, painting & sharpening continue.

Help us boost visibility of the the ALT :

Spread the word to get

3000 members on Facebook and

600 followers on Instagram by Jan 1st !

See you on the ALT in 2024!