The Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT), a federation of national and regional trail-related groups, has selected the winners of its fourth annual Achievement Awards for outstanding use of Recreational Trails Program funds.

The Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT), a federation of national and regional trail-related groups, has selected the winners of its fourth annual Achievement Awards for outstanding use of Recreational Trails Program funds.

The following projects and programs were recognized for 2002:

Construction and Design, Statewide -- Colorado State Parks Youth Corps Trail Program  Colorado State Parks Department of Natural Resources, CO

Construction and Design, Local -- Blue Springs Lake Recreation Trail  Jackson County Parks and Recreation, Blue Springs, MO

Maintenance and Rehabilitation, Long Distance -- Marienville ATV and Motorcycle Trail  Three Rivers Competition Riders, Pittsburgh, PA

Maintenance and Rehabilitation, Local -- North River Road Trail  Hannibal Parks and Recreation, Hannibal, MO

Environment and Wildlife Compatibility -- Mount Bierstadt and Mount Harvard Peak Preservation Project  Colorado Fourteeners Initiative, Golden, CO

Multiple-Use Management and Corridor Sharing -- North Slope Multiple-Use Trail Partnership Evanston/Mountain View Ranger District, Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Mountain View, WY

Education and Communication, Statewide -- Hiking Safely Brochure, Trails Website and Trails Analysis  Hawaii Trail and Access Program Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Honolulu, HI

Education and Communication, Local -- Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness Snowmobile Education Program  Boise National Forest, Boise, ID

Accessibility Enhancement -- Kanopolis State Park Multi-Use Trails  Kanopolis State Park, Marquette, KS

The Recreational Trails Program

The Recreational Trails Program of the Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration provides funds to the States to develop and maintain recreational trails and trail-related facilities for both nonmotorized and motorized recreational trail uses. RTP funds come from the Federal Highway Trust Fund, and represent a portion of the motor fuel excise tax collected from nonhighway recreational fuel use.

Since 1991, more than 20,000 RTP-funded projects have been fuunded nationwide and are documented on the RTP database: www.recreationaltrailsinfo.org. The RTP leverages hundreds of millions of dollars of additional support from other sources for trails, encourages productive cooperation among trail users, and facilitates healthy outdoor recreation and economic activity across America.