By Bruce Matthews Wednesday morning we were invited to a meeting with National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis. This is the first time during any Trails Advocacy Week that Director Jarvis has agreed to meet with our National Trails community.  Director Jarvis indicated he intended to stay as Director throughout Obama’s second term, and outline […]

By Bruce Matthews Finishing up an intensive day of Hill visits, to Members of the House. Started out with MN-08’s Rick Nolan, who personally greeted John Leinen and myself, and talked about his love of trails, including those he’s built on his own land. We strategized with his legislative director, Jim Swiderski, about when to introduce […]

By Bruce Matthews Here is a photo from last night’s House Trails Caucus reception, showing Andrea and I and Greg Miller, president of American Hiking Society.  At the reception AHS honored Rep. Blumenauer (D-OR) for championing the trails agenda over the years, and Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), who announce his re-introduction of the Complete America’s […]