Acadia National Park Historic Hiking Trail System (poster)
Stakely JT and Coffin M. 1998. Acadia National Park Historic Hiking Trail System (poster). Pages 100. In On the Frontiers of Conservation: Discovery, reappraisal & innovation, the 10th Conference on Research and Resource Management in Parks and on Public Lands. Asheville, NC. 1998
1-paragraph summary of a paper given at the conference, quoted here in its entirety: 'Acadia National Park's hiking trails are among the most beautiful and heavily used in the country. Most trails predate the park's 1916 establishment, including Native American trails, early roads, and Village Improvement Association paths. Additional trails were CCC-constructed in the 1950s, when the island-wide system reached its peak of 250 linear miles. A product of human design and construction, the system contains skillfully built steps, ladders, bridges and cairns, providing a link between cultural and natural resources. While many trails have withstood nearly 100 years of use, others have fallen into disrepair. In an effort to develop innovative ways of preserving and maintaining this resource, the Olmsted Center prepared a Cultural Landscape Report documenting the history of the trail system. Ultimately, this project will develop a Treatment Plan and Preservation Maintenance Plan to address future stewardship issues. The poster will graphically document the project through maps, photographs, and text.'
- Type
- Conference Proceeding Paper
- Authors
- Stakely, J.; Coffin, Margaret
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- Acadia National Park ME, Management, Trails