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In 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 MoreLargest Nationwide Trails Celebration to Take Place on June 2, 2018
Silver Spring, MD – American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day® aims to collectively improve 2,802 miles of trail– the distance across the US–in a single day in honor of the…
Read MoreAmerican Hiking Society Announces 2018 National Trails Fund Recipients
SILVER SPRING, MD (May 24, 2018) – American Hiking Society is thrilled to announce the 2018 recipients of National Trails Fund grants. The National Trails Fund gives trail clubs and…
Read MoreMillennials are the Future of our Trails
The smell of fresh dew is a welcome scent, as the crunch of my boots melds with the sound of the birds singing their morning song. It’s early and I…
Read MoreConnecting Through Trails
Outside of the Washington Plaza Hotel, where Hike the Hill® convened this year, marks the beginning of the Logan Circle Heritage Trail. The trail traces the history of the Logan…
Read MoreUPDATED: Let Your Voice Be Heard: National Park Fee Increase
UPDATED: Let Your Voice Be Heard: National Park Fee Increase National Park Service UPDATE 4/12/18: Your voice and the voice of over 100,000 others who provided comments opposing the fee…
Read MoreHeads-up, Hikers: What’s Next for National Monuments?
Next up for potential National Monument shrinkage are Cascade-Siskiyou in Oregon, Gold Butte in Nevada, the Pacific Remote Islands, and Rose Atoll. I’ll focus on the former two since those…
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