AHS Staff Celebrate National Trails Day® 2014
On June 7, American Hiking Society staff will celebrate National Trails Day® by attending and supporting the Harper’s Ferry Outdoor Festival (HFOF) at the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship…
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 MoreAmerican Hiking Society Announces its 22nd Annual National Trails Day
Silver Spring, MD – Across America, people of all ages are getting ready to celebrate the great outdoors at this year’s National Trails Day®— America’s largest annual single-day trails and…
Read MoreCelebrate Wilderness 50 on a Volunteer Vacation
Later this year, we will be celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act, signed into law on September 3, 1964, by President Lyndon B. Johnson. This historic bill established…
Read More2014 National Trails Fund Projects
Congratulations to the 2014 Recipients of National Trails Fund grants. And special thanks to charter sponsor L.L.Bean, without whose support, the National Trails Fund grant program would not be possible. The…
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