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HIKE THE HILL: TRAILS ADVOCACY WEEK
Come to Washington, DC to lobby for your favorite trails and "Hike the Hill" during Trails Advocacy Week. This event is held every winter - a pivotal time in the federal budget cycle.
Trails Advocacy Week 2008: February 11-14
Come to Washington, DC to lobby for your trails and "Hike the Hill" during Trails Advocacy Week 2008. Trails Advocacy Week 2008 will focus on the national scenic and historic trails within the National Trails System and be co-hosted by American Hiking Society and the Partnership for the National Trails System (PNTS). The PNTS Leadership Council and Board Meetings will take place February 9-10 in conjunction with Trails Advocacy Week.
Location:
Holiday Inn Central
1501 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20005
www.inndc.com.
For reservations: Call 800-248-0016 (24 hrs) or 202-349-3024 (9-5 EDT) by January 4, 2008. Reference American Hiking Society to get the group rate.
To register: Download the registration form and mail or fax it to: Trails Advocacy Week, American Hiking Society, 1422 Fenwick Lane, Silver Spring, MD 20910 or (301)565-6714.
DRAFT agenda:
Saturday 2/9: PNTS Committee meetings & Board meeting
Sunday 2/10: PNTS Leadership Council meeting; "Decade for the National Trails" strategy meeting
Monday 2/11: Trails Advocacy Week issue updates/panel presentations 8 am - 12 pm
Tuesday 2/12: Participants' congressional/agency meetings; Congressional Reception 5 pm
Wednesday 2/13: Participants' congressional/agency meetings; National Trails System Act 40th Anniversary Celebration – Reception 5:30 pm followed by Awards Dinner with Natural Resources Council of America 7 pm. Download the dinner announcement and registration form.
Thursday 2/14: Debriefing 7:45 am; participants' agency/congressional meetings; participants depart
Participants will receive more details after they register.
Why should you attend?
- You are the best advocate for your trails, and your voice matters!
- The efforts of Trails Advocacy Week participants over the years have clearly contributed to increased funding and awareness for many trails and the National Trails System.
- Trails Advocacy Week helps increase the credibility and capabilities of trail organizations and advocates through strengthened relationships with congressional and federal agency staff.
- Network with trail leaders from around the country about critical trail funding and policy issues.
- Organizations that have participated consistently over several years and with more than one person attending have benefited enormously.
- Every conceivable cause has its advocates. If Congress doesn't hear from you, other interests will influence priorities and gain funding and support that should go to trails.
For more information, contact:
Celina Montorfano, American Hiking Society, 301-565-6704 ext. 205, CMontorfano@AmericanHiking.org.
Gary Werner, Partnership for the National Trails System, 608-249-7870, nattrails@aol.com.
ADVOCACY WEEK 2007
American Hiking Society and the Partnership for the National Trails System convened a successful Hike-the-Hill: Trails Advocacy Week February 12-15, bringing nearly 50 trail advocates to Washington, DC to advocate for National Trails System trail funding and related issues. The event included briefings on policy issues, training in advocacy skills, and a congressional reception in cooperation with the House Trails Caucus. Participants met with federal agency and administration officials and held nearly 200 congressional visits during the week. American Hiking thanks all participants for hiking the Hill with us.
View general advocacy tips for communicating with Congress .
Documents in PDF format can be downloaded and printed from your computer. You will need Adobe's Acrobat Reader to view or print these documents.
Download it here for free.
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