American Trails Offers 10 Steps to Help Save Our Outdoors

American Trails Offers 10 Steps to Help Save Our Outdoors: "American Trails has issued 10 Steps to Help Save Our Outdoors, outlining the actions recommended by its members as presented to the Members of the 110th Congress, the White House, key agency heads and leaders in the trails community, and the national news media. Davenport, Iowa (PRWEB) February 26, 2007 -- Have you ever thought about the future of trails and greenways in America? 10 steps have been compiled that envision a better quality of life, more livable cities, healthier and fitter adults and children and better stewardship of our land and resources. These 10 Steps to Help Save our Outdoors were brought forth at the opening plenary session of over 550 trail and greenway professionals and advocates at American Trails' 18th National Trails Symposium in the Quad Cities of Iowa and Illinois, October 20, 2006. The leading national Presidential hopefuls were also sent letters prior to the event and were asked to submit their ideas and several of them did. After a long and very eventful discussion, these 10 steps were compiled and have been forwarded to the Members of the 110th Congress, the White House, key agency heads and leaders of the trails community, and the national news media. American Trails is the only national nonprofit association of trail and greenway advocates and professionals who work on behalf of all trail interests. For over two decades, American Trails has served as a forum and a catalyst to improve the quality of life for all Americans by pursuing a national infrastructure of trails and greenways and in this effort has compiled the following 10 Steps to Help Save Our Outdoors: 1. Promote Connections In Our Communities -- Trail and Greenway infrastructure that connects people and places in our neighborhoods, towns, cities and regions -- r"