Do the groups
listed in this article represent your interests...
...or are they part of the problem,
and not the solution?
This article was found at the website of American
Trails.
Trail Organizations Join BLM in Celebrating Golden
Anniversary
By Michelle Dawson, BLM Partnership/Outreach Specialist,
and Deb Rawhouser, BLM Trails Specialist
To celebrate the Bureau of Land Management's 50th Anniversary during 1996,
several trail organizations joined BLM in signing Golden Partnership Agreements
and identified locations on public lands containing challenging and spectacular
multiple use trails. These Golden Agreements were signed by the BLM's Acting
Director, Mike Dombeck, at BLM's birthday celebration on July 18, 1996,
in the historic Dept. of the Interior Building in Washington, D.C. Trail
groups involved in the signing included:
These partnerships spotlight the critical importance of protecting these
public land treasures and underscore the various recreational opportunities
available to millions of Americans at outstanding sites...
As stewards, BLM is working with its many committed
partners typified by the strong support of American Trails, American
Motorcyclist Association, California Association of Four Wheel
Drive Clubs, Inc., American Hiking Society, and the
International Mountain Bicycling Association to ensure
that this generation's children and future generations will
always be able to enjoy the beauty and splendor of America's
priceless legacy. BLM public lands were once considered the
"lands nobody wanted." Today, they are
recognized as a rich and marvelous legacy for the people of the
United States-diverse, adventurous pathways connecting our past
to our future.
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