Lewis and Clark Trail Partnerships 2024

About this article: This article was originally published in the Lewis & Clark Trail Annual Report 2024.

Working with our Partners

We thank all our partners for their work in 2024 to commemorate and protect the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. The organizations featured below represent merely a snapshot of the many groups Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail is proud to work with.

Left to right: Lewis and Clark Trust, Inc., Lewis & Clark Trail Alliance, Western National Parks Association, AIANTA, National Park Foundation, Lewis & Clark Discovery Expedition of St. Charles, Missouri, Missouri River Basin Lewis & Clark Visitor Center, NEW Multimedia, Terrain360, The Joy Trip Project, The Riverfront, Back to the River.

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Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail, Omaha, NE and Council Bluffs, IA.

Mouth of the Platte Chapter member Keith Bystrom assesses condition of sculptures and wayside panels to prioritize replacement and repair efforts along a 40-mile stretch of the Missouri River.

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Lewis and Clark Trust, Inc. at the York statue in Louisville, KY.

Trust members pay respects by placing wreaths at gravesites and memorials of expedition members. Left to right: Jim Holmberg, York statue sculptor Ed Hamilton, Hasan Davis, Linda Robertson, Jerry Robertson, and Paula Mallory.

Photo courtesy of Lewis and Clark Trust, Inc. Learn more at lewisandclarktrust.org.

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28th Annual Buffalo Feast at Northwest College in Powell, WY.

Organized by Native Ways Student Club, this sold-out event featured Tribal performances and a traditional feast, with Lewis and Clark Trail Native Names stickers serving as part of an ornate table setting arrangement.

Photo courtesy of Northwest College.

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Lewis and Clark Trail Alliance’s Annual Gathering in Charlottesville, VA.

The Trail’s interpretive team visits York’s roadside plaque on a bus tour of significant historic sites in Virginia. Left to right: Kent Schlawin, Karla Sigala, Ashley Danielson, Kevin McCarthy, David Bulin, Loren Yellow Bird, Sr.

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Terrain360 crew and Brye Lefler in Miles City, MT.

Beyond their monumental efforts to create a 360° virtual map of the entire Lewis and Clark Trail, Terrain360 filmed an interview with Gerard Baker as part of the release of the Tent of Many Voices tapes, which will be available to the public in 2025.

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The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree stops in Omaha, NE.

On a 4,000-mile journey from Wrangell, AK, to the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol building, the Forest Service’s 80-foot Sitka Spruce - dubbed “Spruce Wayne,” spreads holiday cheer to Omaha with an evening event at the Gene Leahy Mall. Left to right: Sasha Salmon, USFS Interpretation & Conservation Education Program Manager Annette Heckart, and Trail Interpretation Manager Karla Sigala.