American Hiking Society
{{Short description|Non-profit organisation in the USA}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = American Hiking Society
| formation = {{start date and age|1976||}}
| logo = American Hiking Society (logo).png
| type = Nonprofit
| tax_id = 51-0211993
| abbreviation = AHS
| founder = Bill Kemsley
Jim Kern
Paul Pritchard
| status = 501(c)(3)
| headquarters = Silver Spring, Maryland
| region = United States
| membership = Over 7,500[http://www.americanhiking.org/pdf/partners/Corporate%20Sponsorship%20Opportunities%202007_color.pdf Corporate Sponsorship Opportunities]{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
| leader_title = Board Chair
| leader_name = Saveria Tilden
| leader_title2 = Acting Executive Director
| leader_name2 = Heather Klein Olson
| revenue = $1,080,467 USD (2020)[http://charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=10990 Charity Navigator]
| staff = Approximately 10{{Cite web |url=http://americanhiking.org/staff.aspx |title=staff |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080402044941/http://www.americanhiking.org/staff.aspx |archive-date=2008-04-02 |access-date=2008-04-09}}
| website = https://americanhiking.org/
}}
The American Hiking Society is a Maryland-based non-profit dedicated to preserving trails, the areas that surround them and the hiking experience. It was founded in 1976.
Programs
The American Hiking Society has three main avenues of action:
- Volunteerism and Outreach including Volunteer Vacations, which began in 1978 [http://blog.mlive.com/state_sports/2008/02/vacations_blend_public_service.html Vacations blend public service, hiking] to mobilize volunteers to work on trail maintenance, and National Trails Day, which is held the first Saturday every June to spread awareness and celebrate hiking.
- Policy and Advocacy: working with Congress to develop hiker-friendly legislation and various federal agencies on implementation.
- Trail grants and assistance: the Society provides grants to local organizations for building and maintaining trails, providing nearly $50,000 of funding in 2007.[http://americanhiking.org/pdf/aboutUs/AHS_annualreport_07.pdf Annual Report 2007]{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Also, this organization heads up the Alliance of Hiking Organizations, a network of hiking and trail clubs from all over the country.
References
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External links
- [http://www.americanhiking.org/ Official website]