Reese Lukei, Jr.
Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland Coordinator
Virginia Beach, Virginia

somewhere in Virginia The Virginia Route (photo by Bruce Ohlson) Reese laid out the HikaNation Route from Cumberland Gap, Kentucky to the Atlantic Ocean.

??, "Butch", Mary, Rex, Bruce, Reese Tye River along the Appalachian Trail in Virginia (photo by Reese Lukei, Jr.)

Reese, after HikaNation

How To Build A Coast-To-Coast Trail How To Build A Coast-To-Coast Trail Backpacker - May 1992 American Discoveries Scouting the First Coast-to-Coast Recreational Trail A book by Eric Seaborg and Ellen Dudley This award-winning book describes the coast-to-coast adventures and misadventures of the team that spent 14 months scouting the original route of the ADT.

Reese Lukei, Jr.'s Early Work on the ADT - 250,000 air miles Discover America - Spring 2023 Newsletter of the American Discovery Trail Society

Lukei Receives Major American Trails Award

American Discovery Trail

HAPPY HOLIDAYS 2017 from Melinda and Reese Lukei Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to our family and friends. Wishing each of you a healthy 2018.

Reese continues to be active (but to a lesser extent) at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, and as a volunteer Research Associate for The Center for Conservation Biology. In May 2017 he attended the American Trails International and National Trails Conference in Dayton, OH where he was presented the prestigious Hulet Hornbeck Lifetime Service Award (also see article above). In August Reese received the Reese Lukei, Jr. Lifetime Service Award from the American Discovery Trail Society. In October seven local trails were named the "Reese F. Lukei, Jr. Raptor Trail" at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, First Landing State Park, False Cape State Park, Kiptopeke State Park, Lake Lawson/Lake Smith Natural Area, Pleasure House Point Natural Area, and the Virginia Aquarium Nature Trail. (click images for larger version) We traveled to New York City in April 2017 to attend the Metropolitan Opera. Melinda continues to research the family histories of the early families (including hers) that settled in Knotts Island, NC and Princess Anne County, VA. She has now written 135 books on these families' genealogy, and is the co-author of the 1,400-page book "Knotts Island Scrapbook" about the history and families of Knotts Island. Both her mother and father were born on Knotts Island.

Photo and excerpt from: The Center for Conservation Biology By: Bryan Watts - 01/05/2021 Reese Lukei, Jr. with a peregrine falcon trapped during the fall at Wise Point. Reese banded more than 10,000 passage raptors during the fall over a twenty-year period to monitor peregrine recovery. He has worked with nesting osprey and eagles in lower tidewater for decades. Photo by Reese Lukei, Jr.

CCB 2020 Annual Report highlighting a small sample of the many people (including Reese Lukei, Jr.) who have contributed to what The Center for Conservation Biology does.

Reese Lukei, Jr. Longtime volunteer at Back Bay refuge and others, earns 2022 wildlife advocate honors during festival The Princess Anne Independent News