The land management agencies that provide most of the trails on our national public lands; Federal policies, task forces, and strategies; laws and legal issues that affect outdoor recreation; also see "What's Hot" for news, opportunities for public comment, and pending legislation.

• Director Jim Caswell shares insights into future of the Bureau of Land Management
• Striving toward permanence and recognition: BLM's National Landscape Conservation System from American Hiking Society
• Bureau of Land Management releases National Scenic and Historic Trails Plan
• BLM Publishes Final National Management Strategy on OHV Use
• Text of Presidential Proclamation establishing Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
• Monumental decision: Utah area to be managed by BLM
• National Mountain Bicycling Strategic Action Plan for BLM lands, 2002 (pdf 425kb)
• BLM Mountain Bike Outreach Action Plan
• Golden Partnership Agreements highlight spectacular multiple use trails
• BLM and partners celebrate Golden Anniversary in 1996

• The National Trails System: news and legislation
• IMBA and NPS Announce Twelve Mountain Bike Projects for 2006
• Cultural Resource Management: concepts, values, preservation, policies
• National Park visitation continues downward trend
• Mission of the National Park Service

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers promotes new recreation strategy
• National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act encourages public access
• See Federal Funding for many resources on grants and Federal aid available for trails and greenways
• See the Recreational Trails Program for funds administered by the Federal Highway Administration

• Interagency pass for recreation on federal lands announced

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