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2018 National Trails Day® Report
2018 Report Together We Improved 3,954 Miles of Trail June 2, 2018 For 25 years, National Trails Day® has united the trails community on the first Saturday of June with…
Read MoreConcrete Jungles and the Need for Nature
“I do not think the measure of a civilization is how tall its buildings of concrete are, but how well its people have learned to relate to their environment and…
Read MoreAHS Co-founder Inducted into AT Hall of Fame
I was honored to sit down recently with 90-year-old AHS co-founder and founding editor of Backpacker Magazine, Bill Kemsley. Bill joined me over video call from his home in Taos,…
Read MoreIn Less Than 100 Days A Crucial Trail Funding Program Will Expire
The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), one of our most important programs for preserving the outdoors, will expire on September 30 if Congress does not act to permanently ensure…
Read More3,954 Miles of Trail Improved on National Trails Day®
On June 2, 2018 people across the country came together and surpassed the collective goal to improve 2,802 miles of trail—the distance across the US—during American Hiking Society’s National Trails…
Read More10 Tips to Make National Trails Day® Awesome
American Hiking Society’s National Trail Day® (June 2) is this Saturday and we have ten tips to make your experience exceptional. Join the movement: Take the Pledge to help…
Read MoreTell Gender Bias to Take a Hike
Share your #HikeLikeAGirl2018 experience with @AmericanHiking My whole life, I have wanted to spend as much time outdoors as possible. When I was a kid, that meant riding my bike, playing…
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