2014 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…
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…
Read MoreWe can be trail builders again
“We are human beings. We are able to walk upright on two feet. We need a footpath.” Conservationist and naturalist May T. Watts wrote those words in a letter to…
Read MoreCelebrate Wilderness 50 on National Trails Day
2014 marks the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act, signed into law on September 3, 1964, by President Lyndon B. Johnson. This historic bill established the National Wilderness Preservation System…
Read MoreNational Trails Day® at Vogel State Park!
It’s time to start gearing up for National Trails Day 2014, coming up on June 7th. We’re so pumped about all the opportunities that we can’t stop talking about it.…
Read MoreFracking Threatens Trail Lands & Hiking
America needs energy. Hikers are no exception. But a dirtier, more damaging and unconventional natural oil and gas development practice known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, represents a threat to…
Read MoreFracking and Hiking – Frequently Asked Questions
1-Q. What is hydraulic fracturing? 1-A. Contrary to popular belief, hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking, is not a drilling technique. It is rather a process used after drilling is…
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