National Trails Awards announced: At the 2008 National Trails Symposium we recognized the exemplary people and programs that are working to create a national system of trails with the National Trails Awards, presented by American Trails.

ur members are working to enhance and protect America's growing network of interconnected trails. We support local, regional, and long-distance greenways and trails, whether in backcountry, rural, or urban areas. Our goal is to support America's trails by finding common ground and promoting cooperation among all trail interests.

• Welcoming Ken Salazar, new Interior Secretary
• In Mexico City, bicycles rule the Sunday streets
• Law protects Appalachian Trail from nearby development
• N.Y. builds the world's longest high-altitude walkway over the Hudson River
• Movement aims to make Detroit an easier city to walk and bike
• Art students take natural path at Angel Mounds trails
• ADA Amendments Act of 2008 takes effect January 1, 2009
• Bicycle Industry Leaders Meet with Senator Barack Obama June 13, 2008
• Conservation funding wins big in 2008 elections
• Natural resource figures share views on recreation program prospects in new administration
• A New President! Now What? Recreationists Must Unite and Mobilize!
• State to developers: Please build trails
• Montgomery County says a trail adjacent to an 18.8-mile highway would be too harmful to some county parkland.
• More news and legislation...

• Awards for Excellence in Bicycling and Walking Advocacy: nominations requested
• Proposal to amend regulations for
  designating bicycle use on National Park Service lands
• National Recreation and Park Association provides many educational opportunities
• Georgia Trails and Greenways offers courses on Trail Design, Construction, Maintenance, Crew Leader Training in Jan. and Feb., 2009
• College-level course from Marshall University: "Planning and Design of OHV Trails" starts January 12 and runs through May 1, 2009
• Federal Highway Administration announces FY 2009 Federal-Aid Highway Program apportionments to States
• American Trails offers workshops on trails training
• Outdoor Stewardship Institute offers new workshops on several topics
• Searchable online calendar of trails training
• Renew your membership and purchase books at the American Trails Online Store
• More jobs, grants, and recognition...

See pictures entered in the 2009 National Recreation Trails Photo Contest

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NRT Photo Contest: See 240 great trail shots entered in the 2008 contest for photographs of National Recreation Trails across the country. See all the details....

• NEW: Check out the dozens of great trail-related sites entered in the 2008 American Trails Website Contest
• American Trails Introduces the Developer Awards Program
• The Green Society: America's Next 100 Days; a new American dream through trails
• Trails for the Future; Ken Harris discusses trends for trail development
• Be an active voice for trails in the transportation reauthorization process as well as new investment in infrastructure
• Partners Promote "Leave No Trace" Backcountry Winter Practices
• Nominations for National Recreation Trail designation in 2009 announced
• Active Transportation: A Case for Increased Federal Investment in Bicycling and Walking
• The new issue of the American Trails email newsletter is available
• We are all stewards of our national trails, Lynn Scarlett, Deputy Secretary of the Interior
• Featured National Recreation Trail pages for Brown Farm Dike Trail (WA) and Greater Grand Forks Greenway Trail (MN and ND)
• Water trails join land routes as National Recreation Trails
• Ozark Trail on Missouri's Mark Twain National Forest is a new National Recreation Trail

• TRAIL JOBS across America
• American Trails and Trails.com tell how you can support and preserve America's trails
  

• YMCA's Community Trailhead project promotes health through trails
• Shenandoah River State Park, VA develops a boardwalk
• "Volunteer StewardshipPlanning" by Outdoor Stewardship Institute
• Report Measures Wildlife Watching’s Contribution to Nation’s Economy
• Perceptions of How the Presence of Greenway Trails Affects the Value of Proximate Properties
• Increasing Physical Activity through Community Design
• "Dangerous trails of Duluth:" Accessible trail evaluation and repair in Duluth, MN
• Trail horse users: a perspective on progress, by Gene Wood
• Trail users and land managers unite for sustainable equestrian trails
• Citizens’ campaign promotes trail funding bill in Arkansas
• Mountain bikes and metropolitan park districts: issues and trends in trail management
• Impact of the Little Miami Scenic Trail on Single Family Residential Property Values
• Notes on using Bedford's recycled plastic lumber for boardwalks
• Managing volunteers: developing and implementing an effective program
• The impact of aging populations on outdoor recreation by Ken Harris
• Assessment of Trails, Watercourses, Soils, and Redwood Forest Health, Joaquin Miller Park, CA
• Nebraska Rural Trails: Three Studies of Trail Impact"
• More articles, studies, and resources

Thanks to the 550 + people who joined us at the National Trails Symposium in Little Rock

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