[pct-l] Re: Hike the Hill

[chaiguy at gmail.com (Chai Guy)]

What's interesting about this post is that aside from the information
regarding when Advocacy Week will take place and where (Washington
D.C.) , it's completely void of any real information. Email you for
more information? WHY? You've already emailed us! Why not include the
information in your post???

Where are the facts? The Cites? The links? What is the Bill number?
Where are the names of the politicians for and against these bills and
how do we contact them.

Please try to attend?? I'm taking 4 months out of my life to hike the
PCT, I'm sorry but I doubt that most people reading this list are
going to have the financial means to fly to D.C. for a week to attend
this conference.

Is it possible to create a separate list, one for people wanting
information about thru hiking the PCT and another to be used as a
political soap box. I'd be willing to help with the former.

- Chai Guy


On 12/23/05, Lonetrail@aol.com <Lonetrail@aol.com> wrote:
>
> Hello Out there
> I think some of you are missing something. Do you know that concessionaires
> in our Parks did not get a budget cut from our government this year? They
> got an increase. Guess what we got? We got a cut. Why!  It's called lobbing.
> Now you don't want to hear that it would interfere with your posting. The NP
> and NF also received cuts. Yes that right. You know our tails go thru these
> parks. I received this email today perhaps some of you may have received the
> Hike to the Hill also. I try to attend as many of these meeting as I can I
> may spent between $2,000.00 and $3,000.00 a year attending these meeting.
> Now if it bugs the shit out of some of you who don't want to hear the
> politicks of who get the money. You can bug right out. The rest keep reading
> the following. I must warm you I will post some of what I bring back. Please
> try to attend. For more info email me of post.
> HIKE TO THE HILL.
> Learn how to lobby for your favorite trails and "Hike the Hill" during
> American Hiking Society's Advocacy Week held every winter ? a pivotal time
> in the federal budget cycle. Congress needs to hear from you about the
> issues that affect your trails and trails nationwide. Advocacy Week 2006
> will take place February 13 - 16 in Washington, DC. Advocacy Week includes
> sessions on policy issues, training in lobbying and advocacy skills, and an
> event on Capitol Hill. The presentations/training will take place on Monday
> Feb 13, with most of the week devoted to your meetings with your Senators,
> Representatives and key congressional and federal agency staff.
>
>