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TRAILS ARE AT RISK!

If they are important to you, please let Senator Boxer know today!

Californians: Please ACT NOW to Save Trails and Bike/Ped Facilities in the next Transportation Bill

The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works that Senator Boxer leads is deciding what goes into the transportation bill now! So we really need for her to know she has the backing of hundreds of organizations and thousands of constituents throughout California requesting she fight for trails and bicycling and walking programs.

These critical programs are at risk:

· Recreational Trails Program (RTP)

· Transportation Enhancements

· Safe Routes to School

Here are several ways you can easily take action:

· Have your California organization/agency/business sign on to a letter in support of dedicated funding for the Recreational Trails, Transportation Enhancements, and Safe Routes to School programs. Click here to view the letter and sign on to it.

· Ask other organizations to sign on to the letter.

· Invite Senator Boxer to a trail ground-breaking, to a volunteer work day, or to a National Trails Day celebration. Tell the Senator about your success stories and about the myriad of people of all ages and abilities that love and use these trails! Tell the media about these events, too.

· Please take time today to call or email Senator Boxer. She can be reached at (202) 224-3553 or you can click here to email her. Please be sure and thank her for her past support of these critical funding programs!

· Ask other friends of trails to contact the Senator.

· Please share this message through your social networks!

Learn more by visiting the American Trails “Supporting Trails” page.

Time is of the essence! The deadline for your California organization to sign on to the letter to Senator Boxer in support of dedicated funding for the Recreational Trails, Transportation Enhancements, and Safe Routes to School programs is Thursday, June 2, 2011.

Please pass this message on through your networks!

Thank you, in advance, for your support and swift action!

Pam Gluck, Executive Director
American Trails

Support the Recreational Trails Program! Join our efforts with the Coalition for Recreational Trails to get RTP funding included in the next transportation bill and sign on as a member of the Recreational Trails Council of Advisors. Will your state's trails program survive? See Concerns about the future of the Recreational Trails Program.

Click here to view the funding levels and modifications CRT is requesting be included in reauthorization. Please feel free to use it as you talk to your leaders.

You can stay up to date on all of these efforts, as well as news about trails and transportation funding by visiting the American Trails Supporting Trails page.

Read more about Reauthorization of federal transportation funds and programs like RTP and see a description of the RTP program

Nationwide trails community works for reauthorization of the Recreational Trails Program

Index to articles and resources on federal funding

Need trail skills and education? Do you provide training? Join the National Trails Training Partnership!

The NTTP Online Calendar connects you with courses, conferences, and trail-related training

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