Revised August 2022
AHS – American Hiking Society
AT – Appalachian Trail
ANST – Appalachian National Scenic Trail
ARD – Appalachian Ranger District, Pisgah National Forest
ATC – Appalachian Trail Conservancy
BLRI – NPS abbreviation for Blue Ridge Parkway
BRP – Blue Ridge Parkway
CMC – Carolina Mountain Club
CNF – Cherokee National Forest
FMST – Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail
FOTS – Friends of the Smokies
GSMNP – NPS abbreviation for Great Smoky Mountains National Park
LMP – Local Management Plan
LNT – Leave No Trace
MOU – Memorandum of Understanding
MST - Mountains-to-Sea Trail
NCWRC – North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission
NEPA – National Environmental Policy Act
NFsNC – National Forests in North Carolina
NGO – Non-Governmental Organization
NPS – National Park Service
PNF – Pisgah National Forest
PRD – Pisgah Ranger District, Pisgah National Forest
RPC – Regional Partnership Committee
SORO – ATC Southern Regional Office in Asheville
TNC – The Nature Conservancy
USFS – United States Forest Service (technically USDA, Forest Service)
VIF – Volunteers in the Forests
VIP - Volunteers in the Parks