Posts by Tyler Ray

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.

Letter on concerns regarding
the nationwide termination of federal lease arrangements by the Department of the Interior. Several
lease terminations published will eliminate visitor centers and other facilities valued by the American public. Additionally, some terminations will cripple many nonprofit public lands partners

American Hiking Joins 85 Organizations in Support of FY25 Funding to preserve environmental funding in annual appropriations
bills for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) and to ensure that all funding enacted by Congress is faithfully executed, including the salaries of all
career civil servants charged with protecting our environment and our health.

On February 28, American Hiking Society joined a letter signed on behalf of 495 organizations calling on Congress to immediately reverse the terminations of 5,700 federal land management employees and halt any further workforce reductions to our public land management agencies.