Partnerships
(AHC)
- Founded in 1969
•MISSION: The American Horse Council works daily to advocate for the social, economic and legislative interests of the United States equine industry.
•BCHA Governance Policy 3.4.1.4 “……. provide for National Equestrian Trails Advocacy by participating in American Horse Council’s Recreation Trails Committee”
Trails Move People Coalition
•Founded 1988
•Mission: Our mission is to advance the development of diverse, high-quality trails and greenways. Through collaboration, education, and communication, we raise awareness of the value of trails.
•American Trails, through our Trails Move People (TMP) coalition, allows for robust engagement of diverse organizations across the trail user spectrum on a variety of topics and issues related to trails. Agreement on all issues may not be possible, but TMP will provide a forum for such discussions, and allow the trails community to speak loudly with a unified voice on the issues that resonate with the TMP coalition.
(CRT)
•From American Trails website:
•The Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT) is an alliance of national and regional trail-related organizations across a broad spectrum of interests representing motorized and non-motorized communities. Its members work together to build awareness and understanding of the Recreational Trails Program, which returns federal gasoline taxes paid by off-highway recreationists to the states for trail development and maintenance.
•Mission: Continuing and enhancing the RTP at the state and federal level; Educating policy makers and the public about the RTP’s accomplishments; and ensuring that the return of federal gasoline taxes to the program is equitable, that the allocation of those funds among the states reflects current fuel-usage data, and that the utilization of those funds is efficient, effective, responsive and accountable.
(LWCF)
•LWCF established 1964
•Coalition statement: We are a broad coalition of stakeholders from across the U.S. that support the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
•The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) is America’s most important program to conserve irreplaceable lands and improve outdoor recreation opportunities throughout the nation. The program works in partnership with federal, state and local efforts to protect land in our national parks, national wildlife refuges, national forests, national trails, and other public lands; to preserve working forests and ranchlands; to support state and local parks and playgrounds; to preserve battlefields and other historic and cultural sites; and to provide the tools that communities need to meet their diverse conservation and recreation needs.
(LNT)
•Founded 1994
•Mission: Using the power of science, education and stewardship, Leave No Trace is on a mission to ensure a sustainable future for the outdoors and the planet.
(PNTS)
•Founded 2001
•Mission: To empower, inspire and strengthen public and private partners to develop, preserve, promote and sustain the national scenic and historic trails.
