American Hiking Society
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| Founded | 1976 |
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| Founder | Bill Kemsley Jim Kern Paul Pritchard |
| Location | |
Area served | United States |
Members | Over 7,500[1] |
Revenue | $1,036,281 USD (2013)[2] |
Employees | Approximately 10[3] |
| Website | http://www.americanhiking.org/ |
The American Hiking Society is a Maryland-based non-profit dedicated to preserving trails, the areas that surround them and the hiking experience. It was founded in 1976.
Programs
The American Hiking Society has three main avenues of action:
- Volunteerism and Outreach including Volunteer Vacations, which began in 1978 [4] to mobilize volunteers to work on trail maintenance, and National Trails Day, which is held the first Saturday every June to spread awareness and celebrate hiking.
- Policy and Advocacy: working with Congress to develop hiker-friendly legislation and various federal agencies on implementation.
- Trail grants and assistance: the Society provides grants to local organizations for building and maintaining trails, providing nearly $50,000 of funding in 2007.[5] Also, this organization heads up the Alliance of Hiking Organizations, a network of hiking and trail clubs from all over the country.
References
- ^ Corporate Sponsorship Opportunities[permanent dead link]
- ^ "staff". Archived from the original on 2008-04-02. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
- ^ Vacations blend public service, hiking
- ^ Annual Report 2007[permanent dead link]