Bruce Ward for CDTA

During a Senate hearing yesterday, a key piece of legislation to secure the future of the National Trails System was praised by supporters. S. 169, the National Trail System Willing Seller Act, was introduced in January 2007 by Senator Wayne Allard (R-Colo.) and Senator Carl Levin (D-Mich.).

On Sat., Sept. 30, hundreds of thousands of volunteers will gather at sites all across the nation for the largest hands-on activity of its kind – National Public Lands Day. With shovels and rakes, hammers and saws, brooms and trash bags in hand they’ll fix up, clean up, restore and refurbish America’s treasured outdoor places.