January 2020 E-blaze

January 2020 Introducing the FTA’s New Central/South Florida Trail Program Manager Welcome to the team, Jenna! We are thrilled to share that Jenna Taylor has joined the FTA team as the new Central/South Florida Trail Program Manager. This position became available after the previous manager, Kelly Wiener, stepped into FTA’s Trail Program Director role this […]

Trekking Onward into 2020

January 2020 Looking Back on 2019 & Trekking Onward into 2020 The Florida Trail Association’s mission to build, maintain, protect and promote our unique Florida National Scenic Trail along with a network of hiking trails throughout the state would not be possible without the collaborative effort of the US Forest Service, our volunteers and partner […]

November 2019 E-blaze

November 2019 Seminole State Forest Ribbon Cutting On November 2nd, about 70 participants met at the Cassia Trailhead in Eustis, FL and joined us in celebrating the completion of a 5.3-mile reroute through Seminole State Forest. This new section removes 3.2 miles of paved road walk along busy SR 44 and roads in the Royal […]

October 2019 E-blaze

October 2019 Recovering the FT in Econfina Panhandle Trail Program Manager, Adam Fryska, writes: As our membership is no doubt aware, the Florida Trail in the Panhandle Region suffered a devastating blow from Hurricane Michael. With the one-year anniversary of the storm’s landfall now behind us, the volunteers of the Panhandle Chapter continue to work […]

Wild & Scenic Film Festival 2020

September 2019 E-blaze

September 2019 National Public Lands Day “Our public lands – whether a national park or monument, wildlife refuge, forest or prairie – make each one of us land-rich. It is our inheritance as citizens of a country called America.” – Terry Tempest Williams North Florida Trail Program Manager, Jeff Glenn, writes: This past weekend, the FTA partnered with REI in […]

August 2019 E-blaze

August 2019 New Beginnings A message from the FTA’s new Trail Program Director Trail Program Director, Kelly Wiener writes: After serving the past month as the Interim Trail Program Director following Alex Stigliano’s departure, I am pleased to announce to our membership that I have accepted the board’s offer to step into the role permanently. […]

Big Oak Celebration Hike

June 2019 E-blaze

June 2019 Alaqua Bridge Inaugural Ribbon Cutting Florida’s Newest and Longest Suspension Bridge On Friday, June 14, the Florida Trail Association, Eglin Air Force Base, and FT Coalition Partners celebrated the Florida Trail’s newest and longest suspension bridge with an inaugural ribbon cutting in Eglin. Planning and construction of the 70-foot Alaqua “Demon” Bridge over […]

May 2019 E-blaze

May 2019 2019 Florida Folk Festival North Florida Trail Program Manager, Jeff Glenn, writes: The 67th annual Florida Folk Festival took place at Stephen Foster State Park in White Springs this past Memorial Day Weekend. The Florida Trail Association was there doing outreach work for three days talking to festival goers about the trail and soaking […]