NEWS RELEASE
Winners Announced for 2004 Annual Achievement Awards
Contact: Alicia Cunningham 202-296-4031
The Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT) has announced the winners of its sixth annual “Achievement Awards” in recognition of their outstanding use of Recreational Trails Program (RTP) funds. The award winners will be recognized at a special ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on June 8, 2004, during the celebration of "Great Outdoors Week."
The trail projects and programs to be honored by the CRT are as follows:
- Teton Wilderness Maintenance and Rehabilitation Projects (Jackson, Wyoming) – Award Category: Maintenance and Rehabilitation
- Sweetser Switch Trail (Sweetser, Indiana) – Award Category: Construction and Design (Multi-Site)
- Diana Bend Conservation Area Trails (Rocheport, Missouri) – Award Category: Construction and Design (Single-Site)
- Lake 22 Trail Construction (Granite Falls, Washington) – Award Category: Habitat Compatibility
- Yellowstone Wildlife Area Equestrian Trail (Darlington, Wisconsin) – Award Category: Wildlife Compatibility
- Minooka OHV Trail (Jemison, Alabama) – Award Category: Multiple-Use Management and Corridor Sharing
- Camp ASCCA Environmental Trail (Jackson's Gap, Alabama) – Award Category: Accessibility Enhancement
- North Fork Trail I and II (Westfir, Oregon) – Award Category: Use of Youth/Service Corps
- Sensible, Courteous Off-Road Enthusiasts (SCORE) (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) – Award Category: Education
- Western Wyoming Avalanche Education (Jackson, Wyoming) – Award Category: Communication
The RTP, first established in 1991 and then reauthorized as part of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), returns a portion of federal gasoline taxes generated by non-highway recreation to the states for trail-related purposes. The members of the CRT work together to build awareness and understanding of the RTP, to support its effective implementation and to help ensure that it receives adequate funding.
