Advocacy
LWCF State-side Funds Announced
August 13, 2015 – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced $42 million in funding to states to promote outdoor recreation and conservation. The funding, distributed to all…
Read MoreSecretary Jewell and Director Jarvis Designate New National Recreation Trails
As an early celebration of American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day®, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Director of the National Park Service Jonathan Jarvis have designated 10 new…
Read MoreAHS Releases New Report: Hiking Trails in America
American Hiking Society is pleased to announce it’s publication of Hiking Trails in America: Pathways to Prosperity, a report that answers the need for a one-stop source for readily understood…
Read MoreComplete America’s Great Trails Act
April, 2015 – The Complete America’s Great Trails Act (H.R. 781) is a bill which would provide property owners with tax incentives to provide easements along National Scenic Trails in…
Read MoreAHS Supports Study of Outdoor Recreation Economy
April 10, 2015 – American Hiking Society joined with numerous other recreation and environmental organizations urging the Department of Commerce to measure the economic activity generated by the outdoor recreation…
Read MoreCongressional Action on North Country Trail
March, 2015 – A good trail always starts with a good plan. But, sometimes, decades later, the plan needs to be tweaked. This is not normally a big deal, but…
Read MoreAmerican Hiking Agrees: Get More Kids to Parks & Forests
SILVER SPRING, MD – Today President Obama announced a new initiative that seeks to have more children experience America’s public lands. The initiative, Every Kid in a Park, will ensure…
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