Greetings!
Join the national discussion by sharing your trails and hiking experiences in the region and help develop ideas for future protection and restoration. President Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum on April 16, 2010 establishing the America's Great Outdoors Initiative (AGO). The AGO Initiative aims to reconnect Americans to the outdoors and promote community-level efforts to conserve and restore outdoor
spaces. As part of the AGO Initiative, the administration will host "listening sessions" over the summer to collect public input as to how our federal partners can better serve the conservation and recreation interests of communities across the country. A report summarizing Americans' recommendations will be sent to the White House by mid-November.
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Let your federal partners know how important trails and hiking are to you and your communities! Encourage them to fund trails and conservation projects that you, your family and your friends cherish and count on for exercise, fun, relaxation, and which help support our environmental and economic health. American Hiking and our partners have developed "talking points" on these important aspects of trails and hiking for use at a listening session. Visit our AGO website to see all of our suggestions.
While several listening sessions are planned across the country, we would like to encourage you to attend the next session in Nashville, Tennessee.
When: Friday, August 27, 10:00am-12:30pm
Check-in table opens at 9:30am
What: Listening Session on the America's Great Outdoors Initiative.
Where: Nashville Public Library (Main Branch)
615 Church Street
Nashville, TN 37219
615-862-5800
Who: Representatives
from DOI and USDA will be present to hear your thoughts and to participate in a
conversation with you about land conservation, recreation, historic preservation
and reconnecting Americans to the great outdoors.
Please register! The event is free and open to the public, but please register to attend. Register by Thursday, August 26 by sending an email with your name, the name of your organization, and email address to Ashley Baggett at ser_americas_great...@nps.gov.
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American Hiking Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Membership dues are tax-deductible minus $10 for Backpacker magazine. |
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In this Alert:
Listening Session Information
- Background
- When, What, Where, & Who
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Trails Advocacy Week 2010 Highlights
Please check out successes and highlights from our Hike the Hill: Trails Advocacy Week here!
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