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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>Sunday Hunting Bill Introduced Into House&#8211;Your Voice Needed!</title>
		<link>http://epicmontgomery.org/2011/02/07/sunday-hunting-bill-introduced-into-house-your-voice-needed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 04:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you don't want to share private trails with hunters on Sundays, please call your three Maryland state delegates TODAY and politely urge them to oppose efforts to expand Sunday hunting. ]]></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>
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		<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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		<title>Sunday Hunting in Maryland&#8211;Yes or No?</title>
		<link>http://epicmontgomery.org/2011/01/20/sundayhuntingpoll/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 04:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bill SP45 was just introduced into the Maryland State Legislature. If passed, this bill would allow Sunday hunting on private property in Montgomery County from October through January. Please complete this simple poll to let us know YOUR view.]]></description>
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		<title>How the Enhanced Tax Incentive for Conservation Easements Benefits You</title>
		<link>http://epicmontgomery.org/2010/12/28/how-the-enhanced-tax-incentive-for-conservation-easements-benefits-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 05:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a year-long lapse that left many important conservation donations in limbo, Congress has renewed the enhanced tax incentive for conservation easements.]]></description>
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		<title>Foxhuntersâ€™ Focus on the Future: Land</title>
		<link>http://epicmontgomery.org/2010/12/01/foxhunters%e2%80%99-focus-on-the-future-land/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 03:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Open land is disappearing at a rate of 6,000 acres per day, according to the Equestrian Land Conservation Resource.

There is no greater threat to the equestrian community than the loss of land. We need land for pasture and hay, for raising foals, and for our horse sports, including (but not limited to) trail riding, eventing, foxhunting, driving, and that most Maryland of all equestrian sports, steeplechase.]]></description>
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		<title>Is Hunting Allowed on EPIC Trails?</title>
		<link>http://epicmontgomery.org/2010/10/28/is-hunting-allowed-on-epic-trails/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hunters are allowed in the areas the EPIC trails run through. However, a few safety precautions and some consideration for timing your rides will allow you and your horse to safely enjoy our trails during deer-hunting season.]]></description>
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		<title>Fall 2010 EPIC Newsletter</title>
		<link>http://epicmontgomery.org/2010/10/03/fall-2010-epic-newsletter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 02:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fall 2010 EPIC Newsletter.]]></description>
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		<title>Free Equine-Related Webinars Offered</title>
		<link>http://epicmontgomery.org/2010/09/30/free-equine-related-webinars-offered/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 03:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Rutgers Equine Science Center is pleased to offer two upcoming free equine webinars. A webinar is a seminar, presentation or lecture transmitted over the Internet. Webinars are designed to be interactive with the ability to give, receive, and discuss information. The webinar series is open to the public and registration is simple. Best of [...]]]></description>
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