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GREENWAYS
and URBAN TRAILS PLANNING - see
also Technical Services
- Alta
Planning+Design www.altaplanning.com
Alta is one of North America's leading
firms specializing in progressive
transportation planning, design, and
implementation. We focus on multi-modal
solutions, particularly bicycle, pedestrian
and trail corridors and systems. Alta
provides a full range of services
including master plans, corridor plans,
project design, construction documents
and observation, sign plans, plan
updates, technical assistance, Safe
Routes to School, training, bicycle
parking design, bicycle/pedestrian
integration with transit, environmental
review and documentation. We also
offer complete landscape architecture
and engineering services. Alta
Planning+Design, Michael Jones,
Principal, 707 C Street, San Rafael,
CA 94901; e-mail mgjones@altaplanning.com
- Phone: 415.482.8660; Fax: 415.482.8603
DHM
Design has been designing
and preserving beautiful landscapes,
pioneering sustainable design and crafting successful
communities since 1975. With a focus
on realizing our clientÕs vision through
a sustainable design ethic, we are
a story of continuous innovation and
growth. We pride ourselves on an award-winning
reputation as greenway and trails
specialists, from concept through
construction. For more information,
please visit www.dhmdesign.com.
- The
GreenWay Team, led by Urban
Edges, Inc. and DHM Design Corporation,
is a conglomeration of experts offering
creative talents and over 25 years
of practical experience in the planning,
design and implementation of greenway,
trail and open space projects. The
GreenWay Team also works effectively
with community groups, raises project
funds, secures rights-of-way, and
coordinates design & construction
of projects. Urban Edges Inc.,
8 White Fir Circle, Littleton, CO
80127, (303) 904-9415, green49@aol.com;
DHM Design Corporation, 1390
Lawrence Street, Suite 100, Denver,
CO 80211, (303) 892-5566, bneumann@dhmdesign.com
- www.dhmdesign.com
- Loris
and Associates, Inc. (LORIS)
is committed to making small contributions
one trail at a time to the establishment
and expansion of our country's diverse
network of trails. We specialize in
urban corridors and shared-use paths
as well as mountain trails in challenging
terrain. Our design experience also
includes pedestrian bridges, retaining
walls, underpasses, structures, streetscapes,
and traffic calming features. Our
low-impact, environmentally sensitive
designs focus on delivering exceptional
user experience while also meeting
federal, AASHTO, ADA, and/or DOT requirements.
LORIS has worked on several projects
funded through the FHWA Transportation
Enhancement Program. Loris and
Associates, Inc., Scott Belonger
P.E., 2585 Trailridge Drive East,
Lafayette, CO 80020; Phone (303) 444-2073
x 603, Fax (303) 444-0611 - sbelonger@lorisandassociates.com
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BACKCOUNTRY
and NATURAL SURFACE TRAIL WORK
- Anasazi
Trails, Inc. is owned and
operated by Tony Boone and Cuatro
Hundley; its primary business is developing
and managing sustainable, shared-use,
natural surface trails and will be
marketing trail consulting, planning,
design, construction and maintenance
services to several states. The Corporate
Office in Madrid, New Mexico, will
serve the Four Corners Region, the
Cross Timbers Office in St. Jo will
serve North Texas and Oklahoma, and
the Hill Country Office in Fair Oaks
will serve South Texas. Contacts:
Corporate Office, 9 South Arroyo Rd.,
Madrid, NM 87010 (505) 660-3151 dirt@anasazitrailsinc.com;
Cross Timbers Branch Office, 407 Broad
Street, Saint Jo, TX 76265; Hill Country
Branch Office, 39373 Duberry Ridge,
Fair Oaks Ranch, TX 78015
- Appalachian
Landscape Management (ALM)
is a national full service recreational
trail development firm with over a
decade of management and construction
experience. We serve non-profit organizations,
governments, private landowners, and
community developers. ALMÕs creative
approach to trail planning, design
and construction produces sustainable,
aesthetically pleasing and highly
naturalistic trail results. Our comprehensive
portfolio includes innovative project
solutions for mountain biking, hiking,
ADA accessible, wetland, interpretive,
and equestrian trails. For more information
contact Appalachian Landscape Management:
Deno Contos, President, 4525 Braselton
Hwy, Hoschton, Ga 30548; Ph. & Fax
(770) 614-7830 - Cell (770) 503-5993.
- Arrowhead
Trails, Inc. specializes in
the planning and development of multiple-use
trail systems for bicyclists, runners,
hikers, and equestrians. ATI has designed
and constructed over 150 miles of
sustainable, natural surface trails
in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico,
Nevada, Idaho, South Carolina, and
Texas. ATI clients include municipalities,
counties, federal/state agencies,
ski resorts, land trusts, non-profits,
ranches, and private landowners. Arrowhead
Trails, Inc.: Tony Boone, President
11121 County Rd. 240, Salida, CO 81201-9226
(720) 244-7804 - Fax (719) 539-6584
- boone@www.arrowheadtrails.com
- Bellfree
Contractors, Inc. provides
design/build trail construction services;
mapping is a specialty; and consulting
on specification writing, and joint
volunteers-agency projects; wide experience
in Southern California, but nationwide
project availability: Contact Roger
Bell, President, Bellfree
Contractors, Inc.: 505 Cypress,
Redlands, CA 92373; Phone (909) 793-4501;
Fax (909) 793-6921;
www.naturtec.com - Interested in trail building work? THIS BUSINESS FOR SALE or in search of a field supervisor.
- Founded in 1976 as the Western
Trailbuilders Association and renamed
in 2004, the Professional
Trailbuilders Association
is North America's largest private
sector group of trail specialists,
trail contractors, designers, and
consultants. Members work with federal,
state, and local governments, special
districts, non-profit organizations,
and private landowners. PTBA promotes
professional trail contracting and
consulting as cost-effective means
to design, build, and maintain sustainable,
high-quality trails; helps trailbuilders
improve skills and abilities; and
encourages networking. PTBA hosts
the Trailbuilders Conference each
February, the largest annual national
trail conference devoted to trail
design, construction, and maintenance.
Professional Trailbuilders Association:
Don Hays, Treasurer, Box 7672, Tahoe
City, CA 96195 (530) 583-9128 - Fax
(530) 583-1372 - donaldhays@thegrid.net
- TrailArts
blends the artistry of nature with
the sciences of sustainable resource
management to provide the highest
quality natural-surface trail systems.
We assist the public and private sectors
with the planning, layout, construction,
re-construction, and maintenance of
shared use-trails that maximize user
satisfaction while minimizing impacts
to the surrounding environment. TrailArts
specializes in providing innovative
and cost-effective solutions for the
development and management of natural-surface
multi-user recreational trails in
any variety of urban, suburban, rural
or back-country setting. Our intuitive
understanding of natural resource,
land use, and recreation management
is based on extensive experiences
in the field and more than a decade
of recreation advocacy, trail consulting
and trail construction. TrailArts,
Dave Dessel, P.O. Box 38186 Colorado
Springs, CO 80937; Ph. (719) 460-7759
- Fax (719) 447-9340 - dave@trailarts.com
- We at Trail
Design Specialists are dedicated
to creating the best trail experience
possible with the least amount of
maintenance. That type of goal requires
us to be at the top of our game every
day and we constantly remind ourselves
that building great trails is not
just a matter of moving dirt but creating
a positive experience for all designated
users. This is accomplished through
proper trail design and construction
techniques, Trail Master Training
Courses, consulting and problem solving.
We've been fortunate enough to work
with land agencies and advocacy groups
on shared use and single use trails
for hikers, mountain bikers, horses,
and OHV. Please look us up on our
webpage at www.traildesign.com or call Mike Riter at 678-410-8021.
- The USDA
Forest Service T.E.A.M.S. Enterprise
is a group of Forest Service Employees
who provides trail planning and implementation
services to multiple agencies. T.E.A.M.S.
can provide government agencies with
optimal trail location reviews, parcel
easement or acquisition assistance,
design of a Geographic Information
System (GIS) database and an interactive
website using ESRI's Internet Mapping
Software (ArcIMS). T.E.A.M.S. can
provide one resource specialist or
an entire inter-disciplinary team
to conduct trail relocation National
Environmental Planning Act (NEPA)
analysis. T.E.A.M.S., USDA
Forest Service: Liz LaPorta, GIS Ecologist,
2231 Co Bar Trail, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
(928) 213-5558 - Fax (928) 214-7076
llaporta@fs.fed.us
or Bill Hay at (707) 246-7468 - bhay@fs.fed.us
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TOOLS
and SUPPLIES for TRAIL BUILDING and
MAINTENANCE - Arrowhead
Trails, Inc. distributes SWECO
Trail Dozers, IHI Mini Excavators,
and Canycom Crawler Carriers. The
same machinery they rely on to create
the most cost effective, sustainable,
and user-friendly trails on the planet!
Arrowhead Trails, Inc. Tony
Boone, President 11121 County Rd.
240, Salida, CO 81201-9226 (720) 244-7804
- Fax (719) 539-6584 - boone@www.arrowheadtrails.com
- Beneficial
Designs works towards universal
access through research, design, and
education to enhance the quality of
life for people of all abilities.
This is accomplished through the development
and marketing of technology for daily
living, vocational, and leisure activities.
Trails related projects include developing
the Universal Trail Assessment Process
(UTAP) and the Rotational Penetrometer
(objective measurement device to determine
firmness and stability of outdoor
surfaces). Related UTAP projects include
TrailWare (data analysis software)
and Trail Explorer (website for Trail
Access Information). Beneficial Designs
also performs rehabilitation research,
contract design, legal consultation,
standards development, and serves
as a rehabilitation information resource.
Beneficial Designs, Peter Axelson,
Director of Research & Development,
1617 Water St., Suite B, Minden, NV
89423; Phone (775) 783-8822; Fax (775)
783-8823. peter@beneficialdesigns.com
- John
Deere & Company (NYSE:DE)
is the world's leading manufacturer
of agricultural and forestry equipment,
a major manufacturer of construction
equipment, and leading supplier of
equipment used in lawn, grounds and
turf care. John Deere also manufactures
and markets engines used in heavy
equipment and provides landscape and
worldwide financial services. Since
it was founded in 1837, the company
has extended its heritage of integrity,
quality, commitment and innovation
around the globe. John Deere &
Company, Cheryl Salley, Manager,
Sponsored Programs, One John Deere
Place, Moline, IL 61265, (309) 748-7961
Ð Fax (309) 748-7953 - SalleyCherylA@JohnDeere.com
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SIGNS
and INTERPRETATION
-
Pannier
Graphics: The trail industry
has seen amazing strides in the quality
of signs and exhibits over the past
few decades. With the growth of digital
printing technologies has come the
capability to completely tailor each
map to each specific location
adding you are here indicators, site
information, photos, facts, and more.
Pannier Graphics has been improving
its process every step of the way
for nearly 30 years. This, combined
with customer service that stands
heads and shoulders above the rest,
has made Pannier a household name
for signage fabrication. These durable
outdoor signs are created completely
within our four walls, providing us
with maximum control over the end
product. This, in turn, provides you
with the highest quality, best value,
and a truly personalized experience.
Call (800) 544-8428, extension 210,
for more information. Or visit www.PannierGraphics.com/AmericanTrails.
- Rhino
Marking & Protection Systems:
Manufacturer of the Rhino TriView™
post, the highly
visible triangular design
ensures that your message can be seen from any direction. Durable and flexible,
it withstands repeated vehicle impacts
and still returns to its original
upright position. UV light stabilizers
protect the bright color of the post
from fading. Convert trail use quickly
and simply by using our TriView Toppers™ designed to be used over existing
TriView or fiberglass trail marker
posts. Protect your posts from fading
with our rugged lightweight line of
fiber-reinforced marker posts with
our exclusive PolyTech™ Coating that
totally blocks ultraviolet light from
reaching the fiberglass core of the
post for at least 20 years. Along
with ensuring the color of the post
does not fade it prevents the fiberglass
from being exposed and causing slivers.
Other marking options include surface
markers (Soil Markers™, Curb Markers™,
Pavement Markers, Pavement Decals),
Poly Signs, Photoluminescent Signs.
Road/Trail Closed Markers, as well
as many others. Rhino Marking &
Protection Systems, John Hohol,
National Market Manager, 1204 West
96th Street, Bloomington, MN 55431,
Tel: 800-522-4343 - jhohol@RhinoMarkers.com
- Voss
Signs, LLC For over 36 years,
Voss Signs has provided a full line
of stock signs and specializes in
custom signs for various organizations
and other natural resource professionals.
Signs are screen printed on aluminum
or plastic with durable fade resistant
inks providing long-term outdoor use.
Custom signs can be made for many
applications such as: Trail identification,
posted signs, boundary markers and
warning signs, to name a few. Voss
Signs, LLC, Mary Walser, Sales,
P.O. Box 553, Manlius, NY 13104 (800)
473-0698 - Fax (315) 682-7335 - vosssigns@vosssigns.com
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PRODUCTS
for TRAILS and RECREATION FACILITIES
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Biological
Mediation Systems, Inc. is
a full-line manufacturer and supplier
of prefabricated public restroom facilities
and accessories. The leader in new
technology for waterless restrooms,
BMS successfully developed and patented
the Waste Reduction System (WRS).
This unique technology effectively
reduces pumping and provides odor
free restrooms. We offer a variety
of interior and exterior finish options
and custom-design buildings for both
waterborne and waterless installations.
BMS offers design assistance, AutoCad
services and engineering for your
location. Also available are park
entry stations, concession and shower
buildings. Biological Mediation
Systems, Inc., PO Box 650, Fort
Collins, CO 08522, (800) 524-1097,
(970) 221-5949 -- Fax (970) 221-5748
- bmsi@cybersafe.net
- Clivus
Multrum, Inc. designs, manufactures,
and sells composting toilets and greywater
irrigation systems with the aim of
conserving water and keeping nutrients
in human waste from becoming a source
of pollution. For more than 30 years,
Clivus has provided environmentally
sound waste treatment solutions to
customers in North America and beyond.
Their systems come in a full range
of sizes and can accommodate virtually
any circumstance. Clivus clients include
government, commercial, institutional,
and residential customers. They regularly
assist clients with design, installation,
and maintenance of our systems. All
Clivus systems are NSF and ADA approved.
Clivus Multrum, Inc., 15 Union
Street, Lawrence, MA 01840, (800)
425-4887, (978) 725-5591 -- Fax (978)
557-9658 - forinfo@clivusmultrum.com
- Cross
Alert Systems produces early
warning systems for recreational path/public
road intersections. The system provides
improved visibility to vehicles of
path activity at intersections where
the sight distance is poor. The Cross
Alert System uses motion detection
on the path to trigger warning beacons
that are flashed to approaching vehicle
traffic. These devices use solar power
with battery backup to power the system
(A/C models are also available). Wireless
signals are used for communication
between poles. Cross Alert Systems,
Ken Block, President, 3970 Post Rd.,
2nd Floor, Warwick, RI 02886 (866)
276-7725 or (401) 486-4152 - Fax (401)
558-0005 - kblock@crossalert.com
- Eco-counter
specializes in outdoor cyclist and
pedestrian counting. With our counters
installed at over 1000 sites, we provide
a wide range of accurate systems for
monitoring traffic counts on trails,
sidewalks or roads. Our technology
has been developed specifically to
count walkers and bicyclists and to
help managers understand what is happening
"out there." Fully waterproof with
a 10-year battery life, all of our
counters provide bi-directional data
breakdown. Easy to use, they are an
effective managing tool that can provide
data useful in many applications,
from justifying investments to deploying
staff appropriately. Eco-counter,
Jean-François Rheault, Project
Manager, 4 Charles Bourseul, 22 300
Lannion - France; Phone: 1-866-518-4404
(toll free), Fax: 011 33 2 96 48 69
60 - jean-francois.rheault@eco-compteur.com
- JAMAR
Technologies, Inc. specializes
in The Scanner, which is an infrared
data recorder that has been designed
to count pedestrians and/or bicyclists
in a variety of places, such as trails
and sidewalks. This unit will register
at distances up to 35 feet and does
not require a reflector or other external
unit. Total volumes are recorded,
along with individual time stamps
of every recording. Created by JAMAR
Technologies, a leader in data collection
equipment for over 30 years, The Scanner
is built with industrial strength
components. Armed with GPS capability
and Bluetooth wireless technology,
this device represents a new generation
of passive infrared data recorders.
JAMAR Technologies, Inc., Holly
Martin, Administrative Assistant/Paul
Phillippi, Sales Representative, 151
Keith Valley Rd., Horsham, PA 19044
- (215) 491-4899 - Fax (215) 491-4889,
sales@jamartech.com
- StormSlide:
Whisk away erosion with the new StormSlide
overside drain. Made of lightweight,
UV protected polyethylene, the StormSlide
channels water off the trail to protect
it against erosion. Easy to install
and self-anchoring, the StormSlide
is many times lighter than previous
metal products. Its stackable design
allows you to move several up the
trail without breaking a sweat. The
StormSlide's strong material handles
just about anything the trail, sun,
weather, hikers, horses or bikes might
present. Come visit our website
today to see what the StormSlide overside
drain can do for you. StormSlide:
(626) 622-8744
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Team
REIL For the last 16 years,
Team REIL has been best known for
its sales and service in the playground
industry. Team REIL also provides
sales and service to all aspects of
the park and recreation field. Its
most recent line, EZ Dock, provides
one-piece sections of roto-molded,
low density polyethylene that are
perfect for water crossings, outlooks
and boardwalks, and are fully ADA
accessible. The Team REIL sales force
couldn't be happier about this new
addition and looks forward to introducing
its many preferable features in the
months to come. Team REIL also provides
construction and replacement services
for woodfiber, asphalt, and all types
of nature trails. And, if site amenities
are what you're looking for, it's
a one-stop-shop at the park and playground
specialists. At Team REIL, it's a
family affair for president and CEO,
John Cederlund, and John is thrilled
to have the entire family following
him into this fun and exciting industry.
Team REIL is located west of
Chicago in Union, IL; Phone 1-888-GET-REIL.
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The
Schrader Co. has 15 years
experience matching the correct material
for the desired application. Designers,
engineers,builders and owners of boardwalks,
bridges, bulkheads and other trail
structures have benefited from our
knowledge. Whether wetlands, a marine
exposure or other sensitive sites,
you can be assured the Schrader Co.
will provide the right product for
your project. We offer structural
or non-structural 100% recycled plastic
lumber, composite decking, railings,
pile protection and pile restoration
systems. All are inert in the environment.
Schrader Co., Brian Jones/Tom
Spear, Sales, P.O. Box 1514 Stanwood,
WA (425) 377-1550 - Fax (425) 377-0408
- brian@schraderco.com
- tom@schraderco.com
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Products
BACKPACKING & TRAIL FOOD
Trail Food Express is your one stop shopping for all your Backpacking and Trail Food. We have delicious selections for breakfast, lunch, and supper, PLUS mouthwatering desserts. We have many Gluten Free items, for those with special needs. Want to stockpile some food for Mother Nature’s next Emergency? With a three year shelf life and packaged with a special “oxygen absorber” to insure freshness, you can be prepared. Great Food comes from a Great Company! And, our food is made by one of the largest Trail Food Companies in the country who has spent over 21 years making it the best it can be. You will be so pleased with these products that you will want to tell your friends about your new discovery. ORDER NOW, while you have a chance, so you can get this important task out of the way. GO TO: www.trailfoodexpress.com.
TRAIL
FRIENDLY DEVELOPMENTS Otay
Ranch is a 5,300-acre pedestrian-friendly
community located about 10 miles south
of downtown San Diego. It consists
of a series of villages designed to
encourage pedestrian activity, promote
neighborliness and preserve the best
of small town America. Most homes
are designed to be within a quarter
mile of a village center where an
elementary school, a private swim
club, public and private parks, shops
and community services are concentrated.
The community's vast network of pedestrian
amenities include extra-wide sidewalks
with human-scale lighting, pedestrian
pass-throughs in cul-de-sacs, a variety
of traffic-calming devices, pedestrian
bridges over major roadways and many
miles of walking and bicycle trails.
A specially designed village pathway
for walking and bicycling links all
of the village centers. For every
one acre developed in Otay Ranch,
1.18 acres is set aside for the Otay
Ranch Nature Preserve, which is destined
to become an open space system that
restores and preserves natural resources,
including sensitive habitats, special
land forms, wildlife corridors and
significant view corridors. TRAIL
MAPS, GIS/GPS and TECHNICAL SERVICES
- Trails.com
was founded in 1999 to be the most
comprehensive and reliable trail information
resource. Since then we have grown
to over 40,000 trails throughout North
America all with detailed trail maps
and driving directions from published
guidebooks. We have added detailed
online USGS topographic maps and bundle
all this into an affordable annual
subscription service that is useful
for all outdoor enthusiasts. Trails.com,
Bryce Stevens, Co-founder, 710 2nd
Ave, Suite 1130, Seattle, WA 98104;
Phone: 206-286-0888 x112 - bryces@trails.com
- Northeast
Greenway Solutions (NEGS)
is a small, but capable consulting
firm set up to bring cogent solutions
to communities considering trail development.
NEGS partners with other non-profits,
engineering companies, communities
or grass-roots trails organizations,
helping to bring fresh ideas to the
difficult questions surrounding trail
development. Some of the tasks that
NEGS is equipped to perform include:
Assessing former steam railroad or
electric trolley right-of-way, Deed
research, Rail-with-trail feasibility
projects, industrial archaeology and
brownfield potential along a corridor,
neighborhood outreach and/or training
of grass-roots groups. Sign up for
our free newsletter. Contact: Craig
Della Penna, Executive Director, P.O.
Box 60211, Florence, MA 01062. 413-575-2277
mobile. Craig@GreenwaySolutions.org
U.S.
Trailmaps, Inc. is the
leader in GIS (Geographic Information
System) database creation for off-road
recreational trail systems. By utilizing
a geo database, trail data is compiled
into a fully vectored GIS containing
attributes and Meta data for each
trail. The attribute list contains
information such as the trail name,
club ownership, contact and source
data. Points of Interest such as water
features, landmarks and historic sites
can be attributed within the GIS for
utilization in map creation. In addition
to GIS and map creation, US Trailmaps
also offers an interactive delivery
mechanism for personal computers and
GPS devices through our TrailPlan¨
software. US Trailmaps, Inc. can develop
a customized GIS or map for any business
organization, government agency, local
trail association, or group. Contact:
Mark Voss, VP Sales, 5012 Mesker Street,
Weston, WI 54476. 715-359-5552, mark@ustrailmaps.com.
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TRAIL
ETHICS and EDUCATION
- Leave
No Trace is about enjoying
the great outdoors while traveling
and camping with care. It's a program
dedicated to building awareness, appreciation,
and most of all, respect for our public
recreation places. The mission of
our program is to promote and inspire
responsible outdoor recreation through
education, research, and partnerships.
The program is managed by LNT Inc.,
a non-profit organization located
in Boulder, Colorado, which oversees
memberships, marketing, fundraising
and program development efforts. The
National Outdoor Leadership School
maintains the educational component
of LNT by offering LNT educational
courses, developing educational materials
and supporting the efforts of course
graduates who teach LNT to the public.
Contact Amy Mentuck, Program Manager,
Leave No Trace, PO Box 997,
Boulder, CO 80306; (303) 442-8222;
amy@lnt.org
- Tread
Lightly!, Inc. Through the
years, Tread Lightly!, a non-profit
organization, has strived to empower
individuals to recreate responsibly
through education and restoration
programs and by providing a variety
of educational products. Come and
see all that we have to offer and
how you can incorporate this critical
message into your outreach efforts,
so we can all work to leave a good
impression on the land and others.
Tread Lightly!, Dianne Olson,
Training & Education Specialist, 298
24th St., Ste. 325, Ogden, UT 84401
(801) 627-0077 - Fax (801) 621-8633
- dianne@treadlightly.org
- Back
Country Horsemen of America
formed in 1973 in the Flathead Valley
of Montana and is made up of individuals
who have their own recreational saddle
and pack stock. Members are located
throughout the United States. Our
purpose is to keep trails open to
recreation stock use. We promote the
Leave No Trace ethic and in the past
11 years, BCHA has documented over
1.6 million hours of volunteer work
on the trails valued conservatively
at over $27 million. The BCHA National
Newsletter is published quarterly
and sent to approximately 16,000 members.
Back Country Horsemen of America,
Peg Greiwe, Executive Secretary, P.O.
Box 1367, Graham, WA 98338-1367; Phone
888-893-516, Fax 360-832-2471 - peg2@mashell.com
- Equestrian
Land Conservation Resource
(ELCR) addresses loss of open land
and helps equestrians become proactive
in land issues. ELCR is the first
nationwide initiative to bring equestrians
together to address the need to protect
and preserve land. We raise awareness
among equestrians about the need to
conserve open space, and we provide
equestrians with how-to information,
assist grassroots efforts in communities
nationwide, and encourage collaboration
with conservation and other user groups.
ELCR also publishes assistance manuals
and distributes a conflict resolution
video. The Equestrian Land Conservation
Resource, Kandee Haertel, Executive
Director, 126 B North Main St., Elizabeth,
IL 61028 (815) 858-3501 - Fax (815)
858-3508 - khaertel@elcr.org
- The International
Mountain Bicycling Association
is a non-profit educational association
whose mission is to create, enhance
and preserve trail opportunities for
mountain bikers worldwide. Since 1988,
IMBA has been bringing out the best
in mountain biking by encouraging
low-impact riding, volunteer trailwork
participation, cooperation among different
trail user groups, grassroots advocacy
and innovative trail management solutions.
International Mountain Bicycling
Association, Scott Linnenburger,
Director, Field Programs,ÊP.O. Box
7578, Boulder, CO 80306; Phone: 303-545-9011,
Fax: 303-545-9026 - scott@imba.com
- The National
Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council
(NOHVCC) is a non-profit educational
organization whose purpose is to develop
and provide a wide spectrum of programs,
materials, and information or "tools"
to individuals, clubs, associations
and agencies. The NOHVCC booth provides
examples of national OHV educational
materials and programs used to promote
responsible OHV recreation and effective
management. Program material includes
"Park Guidelines for Off-Highway Vehicles,"
"On the Right Trail," "The Adventure
Trail," American Safety Institute
"ATV Rider Course," Motorcycle Safety
Foundation "Dirt Bike School," and
Motorcycle Industry Council "Right
Rider." National Off-Highway Vehicle
Conservation Council, Ann Vance,
Operations Manager, 4718 S. Taylor
Dr., Sheboygan, WI 53081 (920) 458-3332
- Fax (920) 458-3446 - trailhead@nohvcc.org
- Take
Pride in America® is a
national partnership that recruits,
supports and recognizes volunteers
who work to improve our public parks,
trails, forests, grasslands, reservoirs,
wildlife refuges, cultural and historic
sites, local playgrounds, and other
recreation areas. With our many partners,
Take Pride involves federal, state
and local governments; conservation,
youth and recreation groups; and top
national corporations and organizations.
Together, we protect and enhance the
special legacy all Americans share
- our public lands that cover more
than one in every three acres across
the Nation. Take Pride in America,
Katie R Loovis, Director of External
Affairs and Take Pride in America,
1849 C Street NW, MS 3559, Washington,
DC 20240 (202) 208-5848 - Fax (202)
208-5873 - TakePride@ios.doi.gov.
- The Texas
Bicycle Coalition Education Fund
sponsors the Trail Docs program, a
successful project that receives funding
from Texas Parks and Wildlife. For
the past two years the Trail Docs
have traveled across Texas leading
trail workdays and hosting trail construction
workshops. The TBCEF also provides
information on Texas Tourism Trails,
the SuperCyclist 2.0 Curriculum for
fourth- and fifth-graders, and Safe
Routes to School initiatives. Texas
Bicycle Coalition Education Fund,
Robin Stallings, Executive Director,
P.O. Box 1121, Austin, TX 78767 (512)
476-7433 á Fax (512)-476-7458 - robin@biketexas.org
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TRAVEL
and TOURISM
-
Elakah
Expeditions offers guided
sea kayaking tours in Bellingham and
the San Juan Islands. Our half-day,
full-day and multi-day sea kayaking
trips are educational, environmentally
sustainable, accessible for all abilities,
safe and supportive of the local community.
Paddling the Northwest since 1990.
Elakah Expeditions, Michael
J Passo, Chief Executive Otter, P.O.
Box 28514, Bellingham, WA 98228; Phone:
360-734-7270 - Bear
River Ranch: Nestled in the
heart of Northern California Gold
Country is a beautiful 30-acre ranch
that provides a unique turn-key, full-service
equestrian Training & Boarding facility!
Bear River Ranch offers the perfect
combination for your Bed & Breakfast
stay as well as your short or long-term
vacation getaway. We now offer a variety
of individual, family, and group vacations,
both self-guided and guided: horseback
trail riding, road and mountain biking,
hiking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing,
and just plain old vacationing. For
A Real Treat ~ Come To Bear River
Ranch. We welcome you to take a tour:
www.bearriverranchca.com.
- City
of Redding, CA: Trails-Bridges-Museums:
in the center of Northern California
is the City of Redding, Gateway to
the trails of the Shasta Cascade,
Redding has developed one of the finest
multiple-use, urban trail systems
in the country. Redding's National
Recreation Trail, the Sacramento River
Trail, meanders along the river banks,
linking neighborhoods to vast recreational,
historical and cultural opportunities.
At the center of this rich experience
are the newly opened Sundial Bridge
and Turtle Bay Exploration Park. Learn
how a unique partnership with BLM,
NPS and the Bureau of Reclamation
is providing direct trail connections
to Shasta and Whiskeytown Lakes in
the Shasta Trinity National Recreation
Area. City of Redding, Terry
Hanson, Community Projects Manager,
777 Cypress Ave., Redding, CA 96001
(530) 225-4009 - Fax (530) 225-4533
- thanson@ci.redding.ca.us
-
Kansas
State Parks offer a wide variety
of geographical, demographic, historical,
archeological, biological and recreational
opportunities to the public. Each
park is unique. Camping, boating,
swimming, fishing and hiking are available,
as well as naturalist programs and
special events. Special events often
range from fishing tournaments and
family reunions to full-scale outdoor
concerts and bicycle races, competitive
trail rides, and triathlons. Park
topography varies from heavily wooded
eastern hardwood forests to windswept
sandstone canyons. Many parks contain
historical sites and artifacts, such
as El Cuartelejo at Scott State Park,
famous as the northernmost pueblo
in the United States. Kansas Department
of Wildlife and Parks Operations Office,
512 SE 25th Ave., Pratt, KS 67124
- (620) 672-5911
- The Quad
Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau
(QCCVB) is the official tourism destination
marketing and management organization
for the Quad Cities region. The organization
serves the tourism interests of Scott
County in Iowa and Rock Island, Mercer,
and Warren Counties in Illinois. The
QCCVB serves the cities of Moline/East
Moline and Rock Island in Illinois,
and Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa
along with various outlying communities.
The QCCVB increases visitor expenditures
and overnight stays through strategic
sales, marketing, and services to
its customers, members and communities.
They promote and package the Quad
Cities destination to attract and
meet the needs of meetings and conventions,
group tours, sporting events and competitions,
special interest groups and the leisure
traveler. Quad Cities Convention
& Visitors Bureau, Joe Taylor,
President/CEO, 2021 River Dr., Moline,
IL 61265, (563) 322-3911 x116 - Fax
(309)764-9443 - jtaylor@visitquadcities.com
-
Trails.com
was founded in 1999 to be the most
comprehensive and reliable trail information
resource. Since then we have grown
to over 40,000 trails throughout North
America all with detailed trail maps
and driving directions from published
guidebooks. We have added detailed
online USGS topographic maps and bundle
all this into an affordable annual
subscription service that is useful
for all outdoor enthusiasts. Trails.com,
Bryce Stevens. Co-founder, 710 2nd
Ave, Suite 1130, Seattle, WA 98104;
Phone: 206-286-0888 x112 - bryces@trails.com
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BRIDGES
- E.T. Techtonics provides fiberglass park and trail bridges that offer an environmentally sensitive solution to your demanding bridge requirements. During the past 20 years, E.T. Techtonics, Inc. has developed in conjunction with its research and development program, reliable design procedures and specifications for FRP pedestrian, equestrian, bicycle and light vehicle bridge structures as well as utility catwalks and platforms. The company has also acquired invaluable construction expertise as it has erected and/or provided on-site supervision for many of its bridge and building structures, including: project design, finite element analysis, fabrication and assembly drawings, research consultation, and documentation review. E.T. Techtonics, P.O. Box 40060, Philadelphia, PA 19106 - Phone: 1-215-592-7620 - Fax: 1-215-592-7620 - Email: contact@ettechtonics.com
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Wheeler
Lumber is uniquely qualified
in the design and fabrication of pedestrian
and vehicular bridges for parks, trails,
golf courses and roadways. Steel or
timber, Wheeler manufactures bridges
of enduring beauty, strength and durability.
For knowledgeable project advice,
quality products and attention to
customer service, for bridges its
Wheeler. Since 1892, Wheeler has been
"Committed to Performance." A combination
of inside and outside sales people
offer guidance in selecting the proper
bridge for any application. Owning
an established consulting firm, Erickson
Engineering, provides an experienced
staff of registered Professional Engineers.
Certified fabrication facilities are
managed for quality and customer service.
Wheeler Lumber, LLC, David
Clemens, Sales Manager, 9330 James
Ave. S, Bloomington, MN 55431 (925)
929-7854 x249 - Fax (952) 929-2909
- info@wheeler-con.com
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SURFACING
for TRAILS and GREENWAYS
- DuraRoad
USA, Inc. is the manufactures
representative for The GM Boston Companies
Soil Stabilizer PX 300. DuraRoad offers
to land stewards, municipalities,
land developers, property owners,
landscape contractors, the military,
federal, state and local agencies
a patented, proven, and tested high-quality
Enzymatic Copolymer Emulsion utilized
for but not limited to soil stabilization,
dust and slope erosion control, recreational
trail stabilization, road base stabilization
and many other uses which require
soil stabilization. DuraRoad’s
PX 300 is the ideal environmentally
friendly product to meet the stringent
environmental regulations required
by federal, state and local agencies.
We have a hands-on approach to the
sale and use of our product. We are
more than a manufactures representative
when buying our product you also get
the personal attention to your job
with our onsite presence supervising
and training the contractor in the
proper use of the product. Contact
on the Web at www.DuraRoad.com;
Jeff Robinson (949) 554-8300; Jim
Landis (949) 280-8148
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OUTDOOR
APPAREL and GEAR
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PROMOTION
and PUBLICATIONS
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