As we drove past the boundary of Death Valley National Park, we stopped at the familiar park sign. Beneath the name is a quieter line: “Homeland of the Timbisha Shoshone.”
One September weekend, I had the privilege of guiding U.S. Senator Cory Booker on a hike through the Jersey Highlands, alongside NY–NJ Trail Conference Executive Director Joshua Howard, exploring the land and the work that protects it.