Announcing Our 2012 Eco-​​Charity

“The Missions of the IAT: The mis­sion of the International Appalachian Trail is to estab­lish a long-​​distance walking trail that extends to all geo­graphic regions once con­nected by the “Appalachian Mountain” range, formed more than 250 mil­lion years ago on the super-​​continent Pangea. In addi­tion to con­necting people and places, the goal is to pro­mote nat­ural and cul­tural her­itage, health and fit­ness, envi­ron­mental stew­ard­ship, fel­low­ship and under­standing, cross-​​border coop­er­a­tion, and rural eco­nomic devel­op­ment through eco and adven­ture tourism.”