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Coalition for Recreational Trails Announces 2009 Annual Achievement Awards Winners

Coalition for Recreational Trails | Great Outdoors Week | Great Outdoors Month 2009 | News Releases Posted on Wed, 06/10/2009 - 21:14.
Washington, D.C. – Nine trail projects and programs have been chosen by the Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT) as recipients of its 11th Annual Achievement Awards in recognition of their outstanding use of Recreational Trails Program (RTP) funds. These national awards will be presented at a special Capitol Hill ceremony in Washington, D.C. on June 10, 2009 as part of the celebration of Great Outdoors Week 2009.

The trail projects and programs honored by the CRT and their award categories are:

  • Kings Campground and Trailhead Project (California) – Maintenance and Rehabilitation
  • Giant’s Stairs Trail Project (Maine) – Education and Communication
  • Meduxnekeag River Bridge (Maine) – Multiple-Use Management and Corridor Sharing
  • Minnesota – Outstanding State Recreational Trails Advisory Committee
  • Highbridge Park Project (New York) – Environment and Wildlife Compatibility
  • Oregon – Outstanding State Trail Program
  • Sam Houston Multiple-Use Trail (Texas) – Construction and Design
  • Southwest Key Trail (Texas) – Accessibility Enhancement
  • North Bend Lake Equestrian Trail (West Virginia) – Use of Youth Conservation and Service Corps

More information on the award-winning projects can be found at: www.americantrails.org/awards/CRT09awards/index.html

The Recreational Trails Program was first created in 1991 as part of the ground-breaking legislation known as ISTEA, and was expanded and reauthorized by transportation legislation in both 1998 and 2005. The RTP returns a portion of federal gasoline taxes generated by non-highway recreation to the states for trail-related purposes. To date more than 9.500 projects have been funded, creating and enhancing recreational trails for millions of trail enthusiasts across the country. Information on the program can be found at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/rectrails/index.htm.

A searchable database of projects funded by the RTP is available online at: http://www.funoutdoors.info/rtphome.html.

The Coalition for Recreational Trails, a national organization representing the nation’s major trail interests, has been working since 1992 to build awareness and understanding of the RTP, to support its implementation and to help ensure that it receives adequate funding. For more information about CRT and its members, go to: http://www.funoutdoors.com/coalitions/crt.