The Appalachian Trail approximately 2,178 miles long from Katahdin in Maine to Springer Mountain in Georgia

Facts completed in 1937 touches 14 states Lowest elevation: 124 feet – near the Trailside Museum and Zoo at Bear Mountain, New York Highest elevation: 6,625 feet – on Clingman’s Dome in Tennessee

It takes an average of 6 months to hike the entire trail.

Land Management Managed by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC), the Appalachian Trail Park Office (ATPO), the forest service and other agencies with lot of volunteer support

Signs of Wildlife You might see signs of: black bears, bobcats, coyote, porcupines, moose, timber rattlesnakes, eastern screech owls, chipmunks, and a lot more. What signs might you see??

Wildlife Management Mountain ecosystems like the Appalachian Trail are among the most sensitive indicators of environmental change. Mountains are more susceptible than low-lying areas to the effects of global warming and atmospheric pollution

Bird Banding

Wildlife Management Counting large mammals, especially predators, is one way to determine the health of the east's ecosystems, which are increasingly threatened by air and water pollution, invasive species, and encroaching development. Because predators need a lot of space, they are especially sensitive to what is going on in their surrounding environment. www.appalachiantrail.org

Motion sensitive infra-red cameras can be triggered by anything from a mouse to a bear.

Green Mts. White Mts. Adirondack Mts. Catskill Mts. Allegheny Mts. Shenandoah Valley Blue Ridge Mts. Black Mts. Great Smokey Mts. Cumberland Plateau, Cumberland Mts.