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American Trails Website Contest

American Trails continues our annual contest to seek out the best websites in the cyberworld of trails and greenways. Our goal is to recognize the diversity of the trails community, including urban trails and bikeways, greenways, wilderness hiking trails, motorized routes, and winter trails. Non-profit, government, and commercial sites may all be considered for awards.

Following are the websites nominated for the 2011 American Trails Website Contest. Visit these great Web sites for information, ideas, and inspiration.

ENTRIES IN THE 2011 AMERICAN TRAILS WEBSITE CONTEST:

Websites may be considered for awards in more than one category:

State programs and statewide trail organizations

~ Vermont Trails & Greenways Council works to increase funding for trail planning and development, protect the public rights-of-way, ease regulatory permitting, and foster good landowner relationships

Trails on federal lands

~ HikinginGlacier.com provides detailed information for more than 60 hiking trails in Glacier National Park

Community trails system site (town, county, or other local jurisdiction)

~ Winston-Salem Greenways advocates for the improvement and expansion of Winston-Salem, NC's trails and greenways system, encouraging residents to learn about trails and work for a greener and more pedestrian-friendly community

~ Ozark Greenways is celebrating 20 years as a non-profit citizens organization in the Springfield, MO area with a new, improved website

~ Evansville-Area Trails Coalition works to promote healthy activities while expanding trails along the Pigeon Creek Greenway and connecting routes in southern Indiana

Trail organization or club website

~ Rainbow ROUTES Association is map and route focused to help people in Sudbury, Ontario find trails and routes available to walking, cycling, and other forms of non- motorized transportation

Designated National Recreation Trail website

~ Black Heritage Trail (Columbus, Georgia) - A National Recreation Trail linking thirty historic places

Personal site (for an individual who has developed a site on his or her own)

~ Meanderthals - A Hiking Blog features trails of western North Carolina, including some of the lesser known trails, with descriptions, topographic terrain maps, photos of trail features, elevation, directions, and difficulty rating.

~ Coast of Michoacan Hiking enthusiast has walked the whole coast and documents this stretch of western Mexico with detailed topo maps and a wealth of photos and descriptions

Presentation of plans and proposals (information or public involvement for a major trail project)

~ Harahan Bridge Project would open the former roadways of the Mississippi River bridge to bicyclists and pedestrians, connecting vibrant downtown Memphis, Tennessee with Arkansas

~ Cleveland Bikeway Master Plan site presents planned trail corridors with photos, maps, and descripotions, as part of the city's commitment to becoming a bicycle-friendly community

Education and stewardship

~ Kentucky Mountain Bike Association is a bicycle advocacy organization dedicated to providing education, outreach and environmental stewardship programs to communities and agencies across Kentucky

~ Vermont River Conservancy protects public access, wildlife habitat, clean waters, scenic natural beauty and ecological integrity by conserving undeveloped land along rivers, lakes and wetlands

Graphics and site design

~ Mountains to Sound Greenway connects natural areas, trails, farms and forests, communities, and recreation opportunities from Seattle across the Cascade Mountains; the website was recently developed in a partnership with Groundwire

Best use of photographs

Trail finding and database site

~ TrailWeb.Net provides free detailed trail descriptions, interactive trail maps, and trail profiles for areas in Idaho and throughout the Northwest

~ ExplorePAtrails.com is a quick and easy way to find water and land trails in Pennsylvania and provides a community resource for searching, mapping and sharing trails information statewide

~ Horse Council British Columbia Online Trail Guide showcases dozens of trails with maps, photos, and descriptions

Trail tour or virtual visit

~ Blueways of St. Clair provides water access points, pictures, maps, and descriptions of 16 different paddling routes as well as greenway trails

Travel and tourism site for trails

~ Raccoon River Valley Trail in central Iowa invites visitors to enjoy communities along the soon-to-be 89-mile long trail including a 72 mile loop trail

~ Great Calusa Blueway helps plan trips on the 190-mile Kayak and Canoe Paddling Trail in Florida with maps, access points, accomodations, facilities, and communities along the way

International websites

~ Cycle Southern Flinders Ranges promotes the great cycling trails South Australia with the goal of becoming Australia’s pre-eminent cycle friendly destination

Trails for health and active living

~ Healthy Shasta launched a new website this year with improved maps to connect people to trails while helping them identify routes that meet their needs and interests

~ Feet First promotes walkable communities in the Puget Sound region and across Washington State, helping people take steps that create better places to live, learn, shop, work and play

~ Neon to Nature program is an online tool that aims to encourage physical activity by showcasing trail information and detailed maps for the Las Vegas area

Promotion of trail ethics and trail sharing

Recognition and promotion of volunteerism

~ Volunteers for Outdoor Arizona helps volunteers to quickly find available opportunities without have to search through agency sites, and helps staff promote and manage volunteer projects

Trail-related business or product

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