Posts by Tyler Ray
LWCF 50th Anniversary, Challenges Ahead
July 23, 2014 – It was fifty years ago today that the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) passed in the House of Representatives in a bipartisan manner on a…
Read MoreRec Trails Saved from Chopping Block!
July, 2014 – On Monday, July 7, American Hiking Society found out that Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA), was preparing to offer an amendment to the current transportation bill being heard…
Read MoreCalling all Buckeyes!
June, 2014 – Do you live in Ohio? Want to take 5 minutes and do something HUGE to help the North Country Trail? (You know – the one that co-aligns…
Read MoreAHS Mourns the Passing of Susan “Butch” Henley
The Board of Directors and staff of American Hiking Society note with great sadness the passing of Butch Henley on May 21, 2014. Butch was a former member of the…
Read MoreRecreational Trails Program Update
May, 2014 – As a brief background, the Recreational Trails Program (RTP) is a program administered by the US Federal Highway Administration that provides partial funding to help build and…
Read MoreOrgan Mountains-Desert Peaks Designated a National Monument
May, 2014 – On Wednesday, May 21, 2014, President Obama signed a proclamation designating the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks a National Monument. This action will permanently protect nearly 500,000 acres in south-central…
Read MoreWildfire Disaster Funding Act
May, 2014 – Identical bills have been introduced in the House of Representatives (H.R. 3992) and the Senate (S. 1875) that seek to alleviate the almost annual challenge of funding…
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