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Trail Tracks Editorial in “American Trails”, Fall 2017: Hut-to-Hut is growing
An invited editorial published in the Fall 2017 issue of American Trails. It is a call to trails professionals, recreation planners, and land managers to acknowledge that hut systems are no longer just peripheral, “accepted anomalies” on the American recreational landscape. They are a growing grass-roots movement that needs support and guidance.
Outdoor Society argues for more huts in USA
In an editorial “What’s next for America’s Public Lands?” Mathias Eichler presents a case for more huts on public lands. A separate piece “Eight Huts we need in the Mountains of the American West” presents brief profiles, accompanied by great pictures, of some huts he admires.
Alaska huts and trails and economic development
Link to a 2017 article by Krista Langlois about Alaska Huts and how they might contribute to economic development in Alaska.
LandPaths: a hut system dedicated to land stewardship
Overview of early stage planning for a hut-to-hut trekking program by LandPaths, a land trust in Sonoma County, CA. Intersection of land trust goals and methods of land stewardship with hut-to-hut seems a promising approach.
