SUMMER 2003 — PDF format (1.2 MB)*

American Trails projects

• Austin, Texas will host 2004 National Trails Symposium
• National Trails Training Partnership 2003 efforts
• We've come a long way... editorial by Hulet Hornbeck

Recognition for America's great trails:

• Contest highlights best trails websites in America
• Annual Achievement Awards for trails announced by CRT
• Secretary of Interior names new National Recreation Trails
• National Forest and Grassland Trails designated as NRTs

Tools for trail activists

• Online bibliography, glossary, and trail quotes available
• Write more effective letters to elected officials and politicians
• Start your job search at www.AmericanTrails.org

Funding for trails and greenways

• Recreation interests discuss SAFETEA strategies
• Funding ideas from America's trails
• Mark Twain Forest Adventure Race raises funds
• Walking sticks add historic touch to volunteer awards

Trail management and technology

• Alternative day zoning: handling heavy trail use
• Sharing the trail with horses: understanding their instincts
• Online bibliography, glossary, and trail quotes available

Trail planning and construction techniques

• Used steel well casings make better culverts
• Vault evaporator toilet system has advantages article won an award for author Marina Connors
• USDA proposes Forest Service Trail Accessibility Guidelines

People and projects in the news

• Remembering Bill Spitzer, Park Service mentor
• Erik Larsen joins American Trails Board

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