Membership
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Protect Trails and Trail Lands
Trail Conference members receive dozens of discounts and member benefits, while supporting trail work in our region. To join or renew your tax deductible membership:
Membership Benefits
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Get a 25% discount on Trail Conference books and maps when purchased directly from the Trail Conference.
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Get a 10% discount on Trail Conference logo goods.
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Save at participating partners and businesses.
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Free Subscription to the Trail Walker, the Trail Conference's magazine filled with timely articles and columns that will enhance your hiking experiences.
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Donation Tax Receipt
- Workshops and Seminars on trail maintenance and construction, leadership training, wilderness first aid, chainsaw operation, environmental monitoring and GPS.
- Volunteer Opportunities to "learn by doing" in areas as varied as trail maintainance, construction, publications, environmental monitoring, and cartography.
- Access to the Hoeferlin Library at the Trail Conference office, which includes more than 1,000 books on hiking round the world, along with maps, guides and a historical archive.
What Our Members Are Saying
![Andre Baruch Andre Baruch](https://www.nynjtc.org/sites/default/files/styles/membership_page__member_testimonial_image/public/andretestimonial.jpg?itok=qHKmQ6mS)
I feel so lucky to have access to so many miles of trails and such a variety in the New York-New Jersey area. The Trail Conference offers monthly guided group trail runs, which is a great way to meet other like-minded people and see some new places that I haven't been to yet. I'm happy to support this organization that offers so much and keeps our parks and trails beautiful!
![Jane Daniels Jane Daniels](https://www.nynjtc.org/sites/default/files/styles/membership_page__member_testimonial_image/public/Testimonial-Jane%20Daniel-square.jpg?itok=wdq8hTnB)
When I was seven, I saw hiking boots for the first time. My reaction was "I want a pair." 19 years later, I had my first pair. At a friend's suggestion, I joined the Trail Conference in 1979 and five years later I decided it was time to give back. Since then, my involvement has grown and who is to say who benefited more - trails or me with new skills, friends, and lots of memories.
![David Klatt David Klatt](https://www.nynjtc.org/sites/default/files/styles/membership_page__member_testimonial_image/public/Testimonial%20-%20David%20Klatt-square.jpg?itok=Ohqa69U3)
I love that it doesn’t cost a dime to go running around on trails in the woods like a maniac.
Membership is my way of kicking in to support the people who maintain the blazes and publish the region’s best maps.
Thanks for helping me find my way home.