Trail building equestrians of New Mexico

[Una Smith <una.smith AT att.net>]

Forwarded.  Una


On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 04:24:25PM -0500, Ken Carpenter wrote:
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> Advocacy Alert
> Have Your Voice Heard @ the Nashville Listening Session!
>
>   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.
>
>  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<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103623236848&s=33236&e=001JLsMUW_lsqnxNrdRUCWQe-QV6XU1VQB22vtmrRPEn0VzFTAe6dxsqgvFTT3pvLj1lb5jgxuhUHCzeGKkRHq7UdDKi6dejXN339EB7oHM3X-kwok4tS7nx3YC9dCbQ_7DpBXiblZV9vzCKv4JBXq9vdOWzlvXYIIx>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_outdoors_nashville AT nps.gov.
>
> *For More Information: *
>
>If you have questions about this listening session, please contact Chris
>Abbett at (404) 507-5685.
>
>Learn more about America's Great Outdoors Initiative and submit comments on
>their 
>website<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103623236848&s=33236&e=001JLsMUW_lsqnoi743RVbckULy3XJRG5N-1ylFiua9MVx1cYTCBF4-AoydLmp0S_OSESjd-ahxN2YGUNum2n0XORTRPDwz0yBHD0qDRHdTN0FTBlmdYKDOpZqwHqX0Ke40DRgKc8Bj8Bg=>.
>
>
>For information on American Hiking Society's position, check out our 
>strategic
>plan<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103623236848&s=33236&e=001JLsMUW_lsql_HWrftYpJidmnmORIAWMnO0NVQGij6kJ3Y5c0MfehJIbaZGdqgyX3FPI_KCH5uuWNaHsqszvZf5sel-PCBBmmbhZrYjMfJM7zsjY-Vj_R5vBWJG-nM3Cq1NKZ3RUjAtHIUM-JLD1jLi6Y8zAi4e4nut_kIkKEIkgoUaaYRC2pOw==>,
>policy 
>positions<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103623236848&s=33236&e=001JLsMUW_lsqkTR-5rBg2hSXFkT2ptBmZkGPMFEz9Y7BzihK0z_dxZepo-UZi65zVAgRi26wl12A2xDHvR3ROhW_uSUR-Lmn5Zm12On09N277EO_GxgxmiDytlIMi0eqxYO_O6aZuV_g9emskIYwkoQXGStQfAMLsmStQjvxHyIiW1fYXcnoxgtac1n7KaNjS1>,
>and visit our AGO
>website<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103623236848&s=33236&e=001JLsMUW_lsqnxNrdRUCWQe-QV6XU1VQB22vtmrRPEn0VzFTAe6dxsqgvFTT3pvLj1lb5jgxuhUHCzeGKkRHq7UdDKi6dejXN339EB7oHM3X-kwok4tS7nx3YC9dCbQ_7DpBXiblZV9vzCKv4JBXq9vdOWzlvXYIIx>
>.
>
>  American Hiking Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Membership
>dues are tax-deductible minus $10 for Backpacker magazine.