Trails for America in the 21st Century
Federal Agencies Directed to Protect and Promote National Trails
What it does
Federal agencies must protect, connect, promote, and assist all types of trails and coordinate a national trails council, mapping, and a handbook.
Real-world impact
- Increases federal coordination on trail mapping, signs, and public information.
- Creates a handbook and an interagency process to resolve trail issues.
- Encourages volunteers and youth corps to build, maintain, and promote trails.
Topics
Summary
This order directs federal agencies to protect, connect, promote, and assist trails of all types across the United States. Agencies must work with Tribes, States, local governments, and citizen groups to protect trail corridors, coordinate maps and signs, register recreation trails, and support National Trails Day.
The order recognizes a Federal Interagency Council on Trails to coordinate programs, requires a handbook and an issue-resolution process for trail administrators, and encourages volunteer and youth corps participation in trail projects.
Questions, answered
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