Talk:New England National Scenic Trail

Establishment
The article says that it passed the House but doesn't say what happened to it in the Senate. Presumably, it didn't pass and needs to be reintroduced in the new Congress. In any case, this needs to be clarified. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.217.149.46 (talk) 15:33, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

This was part of the 2009 Omnibus Act so I revised the article to change the tense to present tense and clarify that it was passed. I did not, however, verify any of the more specific details of the route and naming details and any differences between what the House passed on its own and what ultimately ended up in the Omnibus Act. Hopefully a New England trail enthusiast can verify the factual information. MDuchek (talk) 17:09, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

Trail name, route, and confusion therewith, etc...
Just thought I'd note here that apparently a guy named Paul Gagnon also has proposed something called the New England Trail, and his proposal dates back to 1999. In addition, what is now the New England National Scenic Trail consists of a portion of what he proposed (i.e., his proposal is of a much longer trail). The name chosen for the national scenic trail ("New England") apparently ended up being the same as he had made in his proposal after a request for public comment yielded the suggestion that the name be changed from Triple M Trail or MMM Trail to New England Trail. Besides the name and the fact that his proposal partially overlaps with the established trail, I don't think there is any other connection between the two. Anyway, just mentioning this as it's a possible source of confusion, given that googling "New England Trail" will give you his site (http://www.netrail.org/) as the first result. On the other hand, I don't know how notable his proposal is, so I am not convinced it is worth noting in the article. Hopefully someone can pick up on this and edit if needed. MDuchek (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 19:49, 30 November 2009 (UTC).