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		<title>Urgent: Please Take Action to Protect Montgomery County&#8217;s Family Farms</title>
		<link>http://epicmontgomery.org/2012/02/14/urgent-please-take-action-to-protect-montomery-countys-family-farms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Montgomery Countryside Alliance: Join the growing list of those supporting this important legislation (including Montgomery County, MC Planning Board, The MC Farm Bureau, Audubon Naturalist Society, MC Agricultural Advisory Committee, Sugarloaf Citizens&#8217; Association, Izaak Walton League&#8230;) Background: Currently, farmers in the Ag Reserve may face  lawsuits preventing them from farming through  the exercise [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Action Alert: Federal Equestrian Trail Funding in Jeopardy</title>
		<link>http://epicmontgomery.org/2012/02/01/action-alert-federal-equestrian-trail-funding-in-jeopardy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Equine Land Conservation Resource: February 1, 2012—On Thursday, February 2, 2012, the House Transportation &#38; Infrastructure Committee&#8217;s &#8220;Transportation Reauthorization Proposal,&#8221; will be considered in the markup of &#8220;The American Energy &#38; Infrastructure Jobs Act&#8221; House Bill (currently H.R.7). This Bill is a wholesale reform of federal surface transportation programs, eliminating all earmarks, including the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Action Needed: Recreational Trail Funding in Jeopardy</title>
		<link>http://epicmontgomery.org/2011/07/28/action-needed-recreational-trail-funding-in-jeopardy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 06:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Equine Land Conservation Resource: July 28, 2011â€”There is an urgent issue that needs your attention having to do with federal recreational trail spending. The Recreational Trail Program (RTP)â€”the primary source of trail funding in this countryâ€”is in great jeopardy. Horsemen should contact their federal legislators immediately to help preserve funding for recreational trails. If [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Action Alert: Ask Your Senator To Restore Farm Conservation Funding</title>
		<link>http://epicmontgomery.org/2011/06/25/action-alert-ask-your-senator-to-restore-farm-conservation-funding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 03:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 26, 2011—The agriculture appropriations bill just passed by the House of Representatives dramatically slashes funding for conservation, including major cuts in the Farm and Ranchland Protection Program and the Grasslands Reserve Program. These cuts are a double whammy in that cuts now affect the budget baseline available for conservation programs in the next farm [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help Ensure Maryland Trail Funding</title>
		<link>http://epicmontgomery.org/2011/04/12/help-ensure-maryland-trail-funding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 02:11:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Funding for Maryland's public riding trails may be in jeopardy. If you enjoy riding on Maryland's trails, your action is needed by this Thursday to help ensure their future.]]></description>
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		<title>Program Open Space Needs Your Help</title>
		<link>http://epicmontgomery.org/2011/03/03/program-open-space-needs-your-help/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 03:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent budget discussions threaten to essentially abolish Program Open Space and all related land-conservation programs in Maryland--including future riding trails.]]></description>
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		<title>Action Update: Parks Bill WITHDRAWN</title>
		<link>http://epicmontgomery.org/2011/02/18/action-update-parks-bill-withdrawn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2011 02:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The County Executive has withdrawn Bill MC/PG 112-11, a measure that would have threatened Park funding and safety.]]></description>
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		<title>Voice Your Support for the Recreational Trails Program</title>
		<link>http://epicmontgomery.org/2011/02/16/voice-your-support-for-the-recreational-trails-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 03:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every few years Congress passes a multiyear national surface transportation bill. This bill funds transportation projects and programs such as the Recreational Trails Program (RTP) which provides money for state and local trail projects.]]></description>
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		<title>Montgomery County Parks Are Under Attack! Your Action Is Needed Before Monday, February 14.</title>
		<link>http://epicmontgomery.org/2011/02/11/montgomery-county-parks-are-under-attack-your-action-is-needed-before-monday-february-14/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 04:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Legislation just proposed by County Executive Ike Leggett threatens Montgomery County's Park funding and safety. Montgomery County's 34,000 acre Park system, long ably managed by the independent, bipartisan Park and Planning Commission, has been nationally recognized as one of the finest in the nation.]]></description>
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		<title>Your Action Needed &#8212; Say &#8220;NO&#8221; to Sunday Hunting</title>
		<link>http://epicmontgomery.org/2011/01/26/your-action-needed-say-no-to-sunday-hunting/</link>
		<comments>http://epicmontgomery.org/2011/01/26/your-action-needed-say-no-to-sunday-hunting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You don't want to share private horse trails with hunters on Sundays (85% of voters in our recent survey said they oppose Senate Bill 45). Therefore, EPIC will oppose the bill at today's hearing, January 26, 2011. President David Tobin will submit testimony on behalf of EPIC members]]></description>
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