Advocacy

The first half of 2025 has been one of the busiest—and challenging—years in recent memory for trails and public lands advocates. Here’s a comprehensive update on where things stand, what’s at risk, and how you can get involved.

On behalf of our members, we, the 113 undersigned organizations, ask you to prevent the sell off of federal public lands in the budget reconciliation bill.

72 organizations call on House of Representatives Leadership to strip the Amodei Amendment 013 from the House Reconciliation Bill.

The languages permits the selling off public lands that belong to all Americans to what is already a sprawling attempt to fast-track resource development for a variety of industries including oil, gas, coal, hardrock mining, and timber.

On behalf of American Hiking Society and the millions of trail users our collective organizations represent who spend their time, money and energy to get out on trails for recreation, health and wellness, and to volunteer, we thank the Committee for the opportunity to provide testimony on the importance of adequately funding our nation’s trails and public lands.