Posts Tagged ‘Advocacy’
Chipping Away at Public Lands
The Next Shoe in the Attack on Public Lands Just Dropped Are miners with pick axes and shovels about to descend on Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in…
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…
Read MoreAHS Defending Trails in 2018 Budget Battle
July 7, 2017 – Today American Hiking Society, in coordination with our partners American Trails, Back Country Horsemen of America, and the Partnership for the National Trails System, submitted a…
Read MoreExecutive Order Threatens National Monuments
In April, President Donald Trump issued an executive order calling for the review of all national monument designations occurring after January 1, 1996, where the monument exceeds 100,000 acres. Shortly…
Read MoreHouse Trails Caucus
While trails in America can sometimes be taken for granted, it’s good to know that there are members of Congress for whom trails are always on their radar. That group…
Read MoreWildfire Suppression Addressed in New Bill
June 9, 2017 – A bill (HR2862) that would address the critical issue of funding for wildfire suppression has been introduced in the House of Representatives by Representatives Mike Simpson…
Read MoreYou’re Invited to #FindYourTrail
In 2018, America will celebrate the 50th anniversary of our National Trails System and Americans everywhere are being encouraged to #FindYourTrail! When the 1968 National Trails System Act was signed…
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