SUMMER 2005 Trail Tracks Newsletter — see articles below

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2006 National Trails Symposium will feature great trails and greenways • The Symposium, to be held October 19-22, 2006 in the Quad Cities, will be the occasion to learn about many fascinating projects. • hosted by Quad Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau and John Deere

• Ride the River promotes trails in the Quad Cities
• Skybridge rises above Quad Cities riverfront
• Iowa AmeriCorps Trails Team restores Cedar River overlook

Recognition and awards for trails and greenways
• thanks to advertisers May's Trail Equipment, Stabilizer Solutions, and RockArt Signs and Markers

• National Recreation Trails announced for 2005; Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton announced the designation of 37 new National Recreation Trails in 23 states
• Annual Achievement Awards for Recreational Trails Program funded trails; from the Coalition for Recreational Trails
• Honor a special person with National Trails Awards; American Trails' National Trails Awards Program recognizes volunteers and professionals working for our national system of trails and greenways; nominations deadline is May 31, 2006.

Ideas and opinions
• thanks to advertisers Biological Mediation Systems, GCY, Inc. surveyors and mappers, and Voss Signs

• The (almost) perfect trails community; by Robert Searns, Vice Chair, American Trails
• Summer reading that could save your life; a review of Shattered Air: A True Account of Catastrophe and Courage on Yosemite's Half Dome, by Bob Madgic

Planning and developing trail systems
• thanks to advertisers Baileys trailbuilding supplies, Interpretive Graphics, and Don Hays, Trail Contractor

• Water trails in Ohio created by cooperation with agencies and local interests; by Paul Labovitz
• Arizona partnership maps and inventories OHV trails; by Jeni Bradley Recreation Solutions

Training and resources for trails and greenways
• thanks to advertisers Natural Surface Trails by Design, Interstate Graphics trail signs and markers, and StormSlide

• Find trails training with new searchable online calendar from National Trails Training Partnership; or go directly to the online database of training events
• Trails expenditures shown to reduce health-care costs;
• A new report, Rails-with-Trails: Lessons Learned, produced by the FHWA and other partners covers safety, design, and operational issues for trails along active railroad and transit corridors.

Federal funding and regulations
• thanks to advertisers Wheeler Bridge and Traffic Guard Vehicle Barriers

• Recreational Trails Program receives big increases through FY09
• USFS continues work on accessibility guidelines; by Janet Zeller, USDA Forest Service

Trail funding and strategies
• thanks to advertisers Canycom, and Storm Slide Overside Drain

• Michigan GreenWays Initiative creates momentum; By Tom Woiwode, Director, GreenWays Initiative
• Art project funded on Schuylkill River Water Trail; By Cory Kegerise, Schuylkill River Heritage Area

Trails management and maintenance
• Thanks to advertisers Pannier Graphics and Continental Bridge

• Forest trails in Ohio recover from winter floods; by Chad Wilberger, Wayne National Forest

New at American Trails
• Thanks to advertiser Superior Trail Bridges and Polydura all-weather signs

• Dr. Mylon Filkins joins American Trails Board
• Patron Members of American Trails: Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks and Trails Unlimited

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