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ANNUAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
from Coalition for Recreational Trails

 

 

Download Recreational Trails Program Achievement Awards 2011 Nomination Form from Coalition for Recreational Trails (MS Word 33 kb)

 

Nominate an outstanding project for CRT annual awards

The Coalition for Recreational Trails, a federation of national and regional trail-related organizations, hosts an annual achievement awards program to recognize outstanding trail projects funded by the Recreational Trails Program (RTP). The winners are recognized each year in Washington, D.C. during Great Outdoors Week in early June.

The awards are part of the Coalition’s ongoing effort to build awareness and appreciation of this highly successful program, which has greatly enhanced the quantity and quality of trail experiences available to the public. The annual awards ceremony is held on Capitol Hill in one of the congressional office buildings to encourage members of Congress to join us in honoring the outstanding achievements of their constituents.

Award winners are selected from projects nominated by public agencies, trail administrators, or other project sponsors. Projects must be completed in order to receive an award. Project award categories include: construction and design; maintenance and rehabilitation; education and communication initiatives; accessibility enhancement; multiple-use management or "corridor sharing;" environment/wildlife compatibility; and use of youth conservation/service corps.

We invite you to nominate an outstanding project and to encourage the sponsor(s) of an excellent project in your state to submit a nomination as well. A nomination form is available for your use. The form and any supporting materials, including pictures, should be returned by March 31, 2011. Winners should be notified no later than April 30.

We hope you will join us in this important effort to recognize the significant contributions to trail-related recreation that the Recreational Trails Program is supporting all across the country.

 

AWARD CATEGORIES

Maintenance & Rehabilitation – maintaining, repairing damage to, or upgrading the quality of a trail

Construction & Design – planning and building a trail, portions of a trail (e.g., a bridge), or trail-related facilities (e.g., a trailhead, shelter, etc.)

Education & Communication – enhancing trail use and enjoyment through increased environmental awareness, promotion of trail-related safety, and encouragement of trail-related outdoor recreation

Multiple-Use Management & Corridor Sharing – facilitating and/or encouraging the use of a trail corridor by more than one type of trail enthusiast, particularly those enthusiasts that do not ordinarily share trails or trail-related facilities

Environment & Wildlife Compatibility – enhancing the protection of wildlife and/or the general environment as part of trail development and use

Accessibility Enhancement – facilitating and/or encouraging increased access to trail-related recreation opportunities for people with disabilities

Youth Conservation/Service Corps – making effective use of the services and skills of qualified youth conservation or service corps to construct and/or maintain trails

For more informtaion and to submit nominations: The nomination form and any supporting materials, including pictures, should be returned by March 31, 2011 to the Chair of the Coalition’s Awards Committee: Duane Taylor, Director of Federal Affairs, Motorcycle Industry Council, 1235 South Clark Street, Suite 600, Arlington, Virginia 22202.

If you have any questions, call Duane at (703) 416-0444 or e-mail dtaylor@mic.org.

Winners of CRT Annual Achievement Awards from past years: 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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