As volunteers with the Student Conservation Association’s Trail Town Outreach Corps, Corrie Parrish and Courtney Mahronich assist communities along the Great Allegheny Passage that runs through Fayette County.

The young women help local businesses learn more about the trail and how to assist bikers who travel the route as well as promote sustainability in western Pennsylvania.

“I like helping smaller communities,’’ said Parish, 25, of Pittsburgh. “I feel like I’m making a bigger difference than in a big city.’’ Read more.