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THREE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECOGNITION OF
TRAILS AND GREENWAYS
American Trails sponsoring Trails Award,
Photo Contest and Website Contest
AMERICAN TRAILS AWARD
American Trails is sponsoring several
programs to recognize the efforts of
trails supporters. First is the National Trails Awards
program for people and
projects involved in trails and greenways, related
facilities, improvements in
education and information, and service contributing to the
betterment of trails
opportunities. See the American Trails website at
http://www.americantrails.org/Austin/awardnomNTS04.html
The deadline for submitting nominations is August 13, 2004.
NATIONAL RECREATION TRAILS PHOTO CONTEST
The second opportunity is the
National Recreation Trails (NRT) Photo Contest.
The search is on for good photos of trail users, special
facilities, art on
the trails, management issues, construction, and volunteers.
The deadline for
entries is December 31, 2004. Entries (and previous winners)
are highlighted
on the NRT website at
http://www.AmericanTrails.org/nationalrecreationtrails/photocon.html
Both the USDA Forest Service and the National Park Service
are partners in the NRT Program to recognize these diverse
trails throughout America.
AMERICAN TRAILS WEBSITE CONTEST
The third opportunity is the American
Trails Website Contest for 2004 to seek
out great websites that really make trails come alive,
provide effective
information delivery, support volunteers, and engage the
public. Awards will be
presented in several categories and announced at the
National Trails Symposium
in October. Deadline for nominations is September 10, 2004.
Visit
http://www.americantrails.org/webcon04.html for
all the details.
If you have questions, contact Stuart Macdonald at
mactrail@aol.com
or
trailhead@AmericanTrails.org We would appreciate
your passing this on to anyone who might be interested.
www.AmericanTrails.org
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