Organizations Portland AreaFriends of Baltimore Woods www.friendsofbaltimorewoods.org
Friends of the Columbia Gorge http://www.gorgefriends.org/ This is an organization that Ensures that the beautiful and wild Columbia Gorge remains a place apart, an unspoiled treasure for generations to come. Oregon Metro-Places and Activities http://www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/ go/by.web/id=24196 Metro has information about natural areas and wildlife. they offer classses and opportunities to volunteer. It's a good link to look at if you are interested in enhancing your walking experience with knowing what you are seeing, hearing, perhaps even smelling in nature. Organizations:American Hiking Society
American Hiking Society’s President’s Message: For the last three decades, American Hiking Society has been at the forefront protecting the nation’s trails and the hiking experience. Our deep roots in outdoor recreation, advocacy, volunteering and experiencing nature through hiking bring me enormous pride and satisfaction. Hiking our nation’s trails offers Americans boundless opportunities to enjoy nature, renew themselves and establish a lifetime of fitness. American Hiking Society works toward ensuring that hiking trails and natural places are cherished and preserved for us and for future generations as well. Join American Hiking Society. Be a trail volunteer. Protect and enjoy nature. Hike. http://www.americanhiking.org/ Buddhist Global Relief Join Buddhist Global Relief in a Walk of Compassion! Walk to Feed the Hungry We’re living at a transformative moment of history when humanity is faced with a critical choice: either we continue to flow with the currents of greed and ignorance and risk devastating the earth, or we adopt a scheme of values that gives pride of place to compassion, care, and social justice. Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, BGR Founder and Chairperson http://www.buddhistglobalrelief.org/Walks2012/ Summary.html http://www.naturalawareness.net/bgrwalk.htm I saw this posted at the Zen Center of Portland where I meditate. Another great reason to walk. Rails to Trails Conservancy. A nonprofit organization based in Washington D.C. The mission is to create a nationwide network of trails from former rail lines and connecting corridors to build healthier places for healthier people. www.railstotrails.org/ |
Advocacy Organizations PortlandOregon Walks (formerly known as the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition)
http://oregonwalks.org/ 40 Mile Loop Land Trust An advocacy group promoting a system of connected recreational trails in th Portland Metro area. (This is a great website with alot of good resources.) www.40mileloop.org/ npGreenway www.npgreenway.org/ Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation Since Fall 2000, The Center for Transportation Studies' Transportation Seminar Series has served as an important resource for those involved in urban studies and planning. The series, which is free, open to the public, and streamed live online, covers a host of the most current topics related to the field. Beginning from Fall 2002, the seminars are all archived and available as streamed media and downloadable files. We encourage you to watch them, and to enhance your knowledge in your areas of interest. IBPI has compiled a list of past seminars that are relevant to bicycle and pedestrian issues. Below you'll find links to the seminar streams, as well as descriptions of the content contained within each one. www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm?c=46103 Walking Organizations (Promoting walking)
The Alliance for Biking and Walking http://www.peoplepoweredmovement.org/site/ The Alliance for Biking & Walking is North America's coalition of local and state bicycle and pedestrian advocacy organizations. We create, strengthen and unite advocacy leaders who are transforming their communities into great places to bike and walk. Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals http://www.apbp.org/ The Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals is the only professional membership organization for the discipline of pedestrian and bicycle transportation. Walk 21 Walking forward in the 21st Century http://www.walk21.com/ Walk21 exists to champion the development of healthy sustainable and efficient communities where people choose to walk. Through the Walk21 Conference series and the International Charter, Walk21 have a vision to create a world where people choose and are able to walk as a way to travel, to be healthy and to relax. |
American Trails
http://www.americantrails.org/
Nonprofit organization works to enhance and protect
America's network of interconnected trails. Includes
action alerts, events calendar, and database of trails.
http://www.americantrails.org/
Nonprofit organization works to enhance and protect
America's network of interconnected trails. Includes
action alerts, events calendar, and database of trails.
