Scenic America is Hiring! Policy and Program Director Click here for a pdf of this job listing. We are hiring for a new full-time position of Policy and Program Director to manage the organization’s national regulatory, state regulatory and state legislative work, represent us at events related to conservation policy, and run various programs on…

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette printed the Letter to the Editor by our Assistant Director, Dave Demko, on Friday, February 28. You can read the original here, but we also reprint it below. I’m writing in response to the Feb. 20 article “From Bass to Glass: Developer Proposes 21-Story Office Tower at Site of Strip Building with…

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has officially opened the nomination process for the first new round of National Scenic Byway nominations in twelve years. This exciting development is the direct result of more than two years of hard work by Scenic America and our allies to revive an important program that brings national and international…

Scenic America is accepting applications for Summer 2020 internships in Communications & Development and Policy, Research and Advocacy.  For more information on each internship and details on how to apply click the links below.  Applications are requested by March 27, 2020. Scenic America Communications and Development Internship Description Scenic America Policy, Advocacy and Research Internship…

Scenic America has assembled the first complete collection of scenic byway listings and maps in every state and the District of Columbia, and we are pleased to make these documents available for free download. As part of our efforts to revive the National Scenic Byways Program and support scenic byways generally, we have researched and…

by Sloane Jacobs, Scenic America intern As I stood waiting to enter the meeting room where the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee was meeting on the morning of June 18, I couldn’t help but wonder what the experience was going to be like. My fellow interns and I were here to watch debate…

By Morgan Amiaga, Scenic America intern From my personal pursuit of an undergraduate degree in Maryland and a law degree in Washington, D.C., I can attest to many common misconceptions about my home state of New Jersey. Some think of New Jersey as an industrial wasteland — overpopulated, polluted, and overbuilt. Or, those born after…

Join Scenic America staff, Board of Directors, affiliates from around the country and local stakeholders to learn how scenic beauty supports economic development, livability and tourism. The symposium is being hosted by our newest affiliate, Scenic Walton. Representatives from many of our 51 state and local affiliates are traveling to Miramar Beach to learn from…

Scenic America is thrilled to announce that on September 22, 2019, President Trump signed into law the “Reviving America’s Scenic Byways Act of 2019.” The new law requires the Secretary of Transportation to start the application process for new byways within 90 days and to designate a round of new National Scenic Byways within one…

When John Cay moved to Charleston, S.C. with his bride Billings about a dozen years ago, one of the first things he noticed were the overhead powerlines running past their house on King Street. Cay, a native of Savannah, Ga., couldn’t believe what he was seeing. “Right in the heart of the historic district were…