Would you like to join the Ice Age Trail Alliance team? We're looking for dedicated individuals to assist with or lead stewardship activities on lands owned or managed by the Ice Age Trail Alliance and its partners.

Click here to download the Position Announcement (PDF). Click here to read the expectations of a Land Management and Stewardship LTE or Intern.

Applications should be submitted to:

Ice Age Trail Alliance
Attn.: Kevin Thusius, Director of Land Conservation
2110 Main Street
Cross Plains, WI 53528
kevin@iceagetrail.org

by midnight on Monday, February 20th, 2012. Email is preferred.

Tales from the Trail is a show on hiking, backpacking, and trails. We're pretty excited that they've created an entire episode on our very own Ice Age National Scenic Trail. Watch it right here on our video page, and if you like, check out their YouTube channel or their Facebook page.

Behold. All of the statewide trail building projects for this year are now open for registration. Click here to see them.

Yes, the dates were posted already. But go back there now, and you'll see that you can now sign up. Also, we've added some tantalizing details about each project, like:

"Gorgeous campsite at Kathryn Lake will be a big attraction."

"If you’ve never been in the mighty Baraboo Range at the peak of the fall colors, this is the time to see it."

"...and yes, you’re reading this correctly, there’s over 1,000 feet of boardwalk to build!"

Read a bit about each event and then, if you like, follow the link to register. (Why register? If you know you'll be there, registering well in advance helps the IATA plan events with your needs in mind. Plus, it's also good for you, because you'll get a confirmation email just before the event with any last-minute info you should know.)

Save room in your outdoor adventure schedule for the Ice Age Trail! Eight Mobile Skills Crew weekends are planned for the 2012 trail building season, at least one project every month from April through October. Ice Age Trail enthusiasts come together during these fun events to build the Trail and enjoy each other's company. Last year, volunteers helped us build 20 miles of trail. Let's keep it going in 2012!

Head over to http://mobileskills.iceagetrail.org/mobile-skills-crew-calendar to see the slate of events.

Looking for a great gift for the nature lovers in your life? Look no further than our IATA website store.

Along Wisconsin's Ice Age Trail, a beautiful coffee-table book featuring 120 color photos of the Ice Age Trail. Five percent of proceeds support the Alliance.

Geology of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail, with over a hundred full-color photos, maps, and diagrams illustrating the geology of the Trail, by David Mickelson, Louis J. Maher Jr., and Susan L. Simpson.

Thanks to a generous grant from REI, the Ice Age Trail Alliance has published the second in a series of Trail Notebooks, handy reference guides for volunteers and leaders doing on-the-ground work for the Ice Age Trail.

The Trail Stewardship Notebook is a handbook for trail maintainers, work project leaders, and armchair enthusiasts. It lays out best practices for everything from long-term planning to invasive species removal.

This guide is unique in its field because of its “Trail-outward” approach to land stewardship. We hope it will be a rich resource for all who care for the Trail and the land through which it passes.

The Trail Stewardship Notebook were distributed at IATA Regional Meetings in October and November, but you can download the PDF now at http://www.iceagetrail.org/resources-for-iata-leaders, under the Trail Construction and Maintenance category.