Hike the Hill® February 6-11, 2016 Washington Plaza Hotel, Washington, DC Hike the Hill is a joint effort by American Hiking Society & the Partnership for the National Trails System Registration is now LIVE – register now for Hike the Hill 2016. Earlybird discount through 1/11/2016! Hike the Hill registration includes: Two pre-event policy briefing webinars Sunday […]
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Save the Redwoods League to provide free day-use admission for anyone who visits a participating California redwood state park on the day after Thanksgiving SAN FRANCISCO (November 18, 2015) — Save the Redwoods League, the only nonprofit organization in the world dedicated to protecting redwood forests throughout their natural ranges, today announced Free Friday in the Redwoods […]
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Save the Redwoods League has always been about getting people outdoors to experience the wonders of nature — it’s been part of our mission since 1918. So when we heard about REI’s awesome #OptOutside campaign, we were inspired to help! In case you hadn’t heard, REI will be closed on Black Friday, giving their employees […]
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Nov 18, 2015 – While the Senate has incorporated a slightly “tweaked” version of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) reauthorization into a piece of legislation that has already passed through committee with bipartisan support, the House Natural Resources Committee Chairman, Rob Bishop, has introduced an overhaul of LWCF in a bill entitled the Protecting […]
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The votes are in, and the winners of the $25,000 Michelob ULTRA Superior Trails grants are ICE AGE NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL and CONTINENTAL DIVIDE NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL. Congratulations to both of the winners, and a big thanks to you for showing your support for local trails. The Ice Age Trail Alliance will use the grant […]
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November 4, 2015 – Thanks to the good work of so many people – especially so many of you in the hiking community who responded to American Hiking Society’s action alert – two amendments that would have ended the Recreational Trails Program (RTP) failed to advance to a vote in the House today. While the […]
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November 2, 2015 – This would be a true game-changer: the Transportation Bill (H.R. 3763) that recently passed out of committee goes to the floor in the House of Representatives this week and two amendments have been offered that would eliminate the Recreational Trails Program – a program that helps pay for many of the […]
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