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Reflections on National Trails Day 2015
By: Saveria Tilden, American Hiking Society Ambassador Community | Conservation | Commitment There is always something nice about traveling on Los Angeles freeways early on weekend mornings- no traffic, stress…
Read MoreInterior Department Supported $358 Billion in Economic Activity
WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 24, 2015 – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today released a report showing that the various activities of the Department of the Interior contributed $358…
Read MoreSummer Safety Series
In many places across the country, summer is a great time for hiking. With kids out of school, people taking vacation, and days lasting longer, more and more people are…
Read More2015 National Trails Fund Projects
Congratulations to the National Trails Fund 2015 Grant Recipients. And special thanks to charter sponsor L.L.Bean, without whose support, the National Trails Fund grant program would not be possible. The…
Read MoreHiking the Unfinished Trail
Hike 3,100 miles from Canada to Mexico along the grizzly-bear infested Continental Divide Trail? No way. The few hikers I met who had walked the Divide called it a “trail in…
Read MoreAmerican Hiking Agrees: Get More Kids to Parks & Forests
SILVER SPRING, MD – Today President Obama announced a new initiative that seeks to have more children experience America’s public lands. The initiative, Every Kid in a Park, will ensure…
Read MoreAmerican Hiking Society Leads “Hike Through History”
In June 1864, Confederate General Jubal Early was dispatched by Robert E. Lee with orders to clear the Shenandoah Valley of Federals and then invade Maryland and, if practical, threaten Washington, D.C. Upon entering the nation’s…
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