Posts Tagged ‘News’
Report Exposes Fracking Impact on Environment
On October 8, Environment Virginia, American Hiking Society and Potomac Riverkeeper will release a new report that quantifies the damage already done across the country by the dirty drilling technique…
Read More“Save Your Trails” Fundraising Campaign Concludes, Real Work Begins
Thanks very much to all of the generous donors who contributed to the “Save Your Trails” fund. This fundraising effort has now been successfully concluded, and we are proceeding with…
Read MoreShutdown closes trails on many federal lands (2013)
As a part of the federal government shutdown, all public lands managed by the Department of the Interior (National Parks, National Wildlife Refuges, Bureau of Land Management facilities, etc.) will…
Read MoreNational Trails Fund benefits Alliance of Hiking Organizations with Trail Grants
October 2013 – Fifteen years ago, American Hiking Society launched a grant program called the National Trails Fund to address the colossal maintenance backlogs in many of our nation’s public…
Read MoreAt Risk in the Forest: US GAO Report Identifies Maintenance Gaps on Trails
SILVER SPRING, MD– July 12, 2013 – The United States Forest Service (USFS) manages an incredible 158,000 miles of trails on more than 150 National Forests and Grasslands. Millions of…
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