Links to Helpful Groups
Trail Organizations
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American Trails
American Trails is the only national, nonprofit organization working on behalf of all trail interests, including hiking, bicycling, mountain biking, horseback riding, water trails, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, trail motorcycling, ATVs, snowmobiling and four-wheeling.website
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Back Country Horsemen of America
Back Country Horsemen are interested in perpetuating recreational stock use on virtually all public lands. website
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Coalition for Recreational Trails
Dedicated to the protection and enhancement of everyone's right to health and happiness through recreation.website
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Equestrian Trails and Conservation Awareness
The Equestrian Trails and Conservation Awareness (ETACA) website is dedicated to offering an educational resource for trail horse riders who understand that if the availability of trail opportunities is to be preserved, we must practice conservation of the natural resource matrix in which the trails are embedded.website
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Federal Highway Administration Recreational Trails Program
The Recreational Trails Program (RTP) provides funds to the States to develop and maintain recreational trails and trail-related facilities for both nonmotorized and motorized recreational trail uses. website
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National Off Highway Vehicle Conservation Council
A group of national and state trail advocacy organizations representing equestrian, OHV, and bicycle interests recently completed a collaborative effort to develop a new guide called "Sharing Our Trails - A Guide to Trail Etiquette".website
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National Trails Training Partnership
National Trails Training Partnership (NTTP) is an alliance of Federal agencies, training providers, nationwide supporters, professional contractors, and providers of products and services. website
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Professional Trailbuilders Association
The Professional Trailbuilders Association (PTBA) is North America's largest private sector group of trail specialists, professional trail contractors, designers, and consultants. website
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Rails-To-Trails Conservancy
The program is intended to create and maintain a nationwide legacy of high quality recreation areas and facilities and to stimulate non-federal investments in the protection and maintenance of recreation resources across the United States.website
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Southeastern Equestrian Trails Conference (SETC)
The Southeastern Equestrian Trails Conference and is hosted in various states around the Southeastern USA and is the premier educational conference for equestrian trails; access, building, maintenance and other issues. website
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Weed Free Feed
The Weed Free Feed website's purpose is to keep the equine community (and others) informed on weed free requirements for trail riders on
public lands. By being informed, horseowners will still be able to ride, camp, pack and enjoy California public lands from the back of your favorite horse. website
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