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A League of Their Own: The Women Who Started Saving the Redwoods
By Sam Hodder, President & CEO, Save the Redwoods League On August 8, 1919, Save the Redwoods League founders Madison Grant and Stephen Mather spoke to a packed auditorium in…
Read MoreStephen Mather’s Inspiring Story and Indelible Legacy
By: Sam Hodder, President & CEO, Save the Redwoods League This year marks the 100th anniversary of the National Parks Service! In 1916, the very idea of a parks system…
Read MoreLand & Water Conservation Fund is Back!
Dec 16, 2015 – The House of Representatives unveiled an Omnibus budget package late yesterday evening and the details were revealed today. While this is not a done deal yet, the…
Read MoreA Huge Victory for Trails!
You did it! America now has a 5-year Transportation bill that has passed both chambers of Congress and will go to the White House for the President’s signature next week…
Read MoreTrails and the Federal Transportation Act
November, 2015 – The Federal Surface Transportation Act is the nation’s “highways bill” and is generally reauthorized every 4-6 years although this program has lately been running on a series…
Read MoreCritical Conservation Program Lapses for First Time in 50 Years
Congress Fails to Act in Time to Save Land & Water Conservation Fund SILVER SPRING, MD – September 30, 2015 – Fifty years ago Congress understood that the depletion of…
Read MoreLWCF Lapses – 1st Time in 50 Years
September 30, 2015 – Fifty years ago Congress understood that the depletion of a public resource should – fairly – result in a benefit to the American people, the owners of…
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