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The Ice Age National Scenic Trail office and garage have been rehabilitated with funding from the Legacy Restoration Fund, focusing on stabilizing the historic structures. The Maintenance Action Team performed extensive repairs.

On June 1, 2024, partners of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail celebrated the unveiling of the newly named Glacial Passage Area in Cross Plains, Wisconsin, highlighting the collaborative efforts of federal, state, local agencies, nonprofits, and volunteers. The event featured speakers including Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sarah Rodriguez and Eric Gabriel, superintendent of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail, who emphasized the area’s geological significance and the importance of stewardship in preserving Wisconsin’s natural and cultural heritage for this and future generations.

The National Park Service (NPS) has approved an Environmental Assessment for an 18.6-mile re-route within the Rusk County Forest for the Ice Age National Scenic Trail in Wisconsin. The new route will replace the existing 22 miles of the trail in the county, which currently includes many sections shared with motorized vehicles and nearly a mile which follows the shoulder of a county highway.

Join the National Park Service and the Ice Age Trail Alliance on June 1, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. for a ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new Cross-Plains segment of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail, followed by a scenic hike and a chance to meet the trail builders at the National Park Service Cross Plains Interpretive Site.

National Park Service employees of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail attended the Ice Age Trail Alliance’s 18th Annual Conference at the Ho-Chunk Casino Hotel and Convention Center in Baraboo, Wisconsin to honor dedicated volunteers.

The National Park Service (NPS) invites public comment on the proposed re-route of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail in Rusk County within the Rusk County Forest.

Three national scenic trails have become the country’s newest national parks, raising the total number of existing parks from 425 to 428. The Ice Age, New England, and North Country national scenic trails, all previously established by Congress and administered by the National Park Service as part of the National Trails System, are now also recognized as units of the National Park System.  

Volunteers gathered at the NPS property in Cross Plains, Wisconsin to construct the first official segment of the Ice Age NST on the property.

The National Park Service (NPS) has approved a Corridor Plan and Environmental Assessment for the Ice Age National Scenic Trail (Ice Age NST) in Rock County, Wisconsin. The corridor is an area averaging 2-5 miles wide that includes some of the best glacial features in Rock County, hiker support facilities, and existing trail segments. Subsequently, the efforts will begin to work with willing landowners to develop the trail within the approved corridor.

NPS presentations during Annual Awards conference of the Ice Age Trail Alliance.