Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

What has Rails to Trails Conservancy done for you lately?

Chief Ladiga Trail in Alabama

A lot, as a matter of fact. RTC is celebrating their 25th anniversary this year, and they have accomplished many incredible feats in those 25 years:

• They have built 1,600 trails...
• ... for a total of 20,000 trail miles.
• They now have trails in all 50 states.
• They have launched the very successful and helpful traillink website...
• ... which documents over 30,000 miles of trail.
• They have instituted a "Campaign for Active Transportation."

If you're not a member of Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, please consider joining. You can contribute at whatever level you feel comfortable, and you'll be supporting an incredible cause. It is truly the gift that keeps on giving.

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

The Active Community Transportation Act of 2010

Many of us support trails by donating to organizations such as Rails to Trails Conservancy and American Trails. 

Now I realize that not everyone is willing or able to make trails their #1 donation of choice. But there are other ways to support the great trail system in this country and one of those is to help influence our lawmakers to pass legislation to make trails and trail users a priority. It makes so much sense to promote trails since they help build a healthy, environmentally friendly community.

I encourage all trail advocates to visit the following RTC web page for more information and links to help pass:

The Active Community Transportation Act of 2010


Contacting your elected representative about this bill will cost you nothing but, if enough of us do it, we could have a significant impact on the future of trails in this country. There are so many benefits to a comprehensive system of community trails, that it seems like a no-brainer to continue improving and adding onto the system we currently have in place.

The Active Community Transportation Act of 2010