Dakota Jackson

Dakota Jackson is the Director of Visitor Experience at the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC). Her work focuses on creating empowering, educational, and inspiring experiences for all visitors to the Appalachian Trail and the ATC's visitor centers. In 2015, she thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail. Dakota has a background in museum collections management, interpretation, and archaeology.

May 7, 2024

The End of the Trail

Today’s episode is bittersweet because we have reached the end of our hike. After three years and 50 episodes, we are wrapping up The Green Tunnel with something a little different. Every episode of The Green Tunnel has focu…
March 7, 2023

Finding Virginia’s Lost AT with Dakota Jackson and Mills Kelly

On this special episode of The Green Tunnel, Dakota Jackson, Director of Visitor Experience at the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, talks with Mills Kelly about his new book, Virginia's Lost Appalachian Trail.