Posts Tagged ‘Advocacy’
LWCF 50th Anniversary, Challenges Ahead
July 23, 2014 – It was fifty years ago today that the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) passed in the House of Representatives in a bipartisan manner on a…
Read MoreRec Trails Saved from Chopping Block!
July, 2014 – On Monday, July 7, American Hiking Society found out that Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA), was preparing to offer an amendment to the current transportation bill being heard…
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 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…
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