RTCA does not direct or fund projects,
but when citizens and community leaders have decided to conserve close-to-home
landscapes, RTCA can help them get started.
An Innovative Model
RTCA is a small, decentralized
NPS program, with a staff of three conservation and
recreation-planning professionals in Alaska and less than 100 nationwide. RTCA leverages expertise and
experience from local efforts around the country to help Alaska communities set
their priorities and achieve their goals. Local decision-making
means that neighbors help neighbors protect and improve places they care about and build
nature-based recreation opportunities for the future, based on their community
priorities.
The RTCA program is an extremely cost-effective federal
investment. With an annual outlay that represents less than one percent of the
National Park Service budget, RTCA professionals around the country help
dozens of local communities improve or protect miles of trails,
waterways, and natural landscapes
every year.
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