Recent Events

• The National Park Service continues technical assistance to support the Bozeman Creek Enhancement Project (1/31/13, MT)

• The National Park Service to assist 250 communities with conservation and outdoor recreation projects across the country (1/29/13, Nationwide)

• The National Park Service to assist the city of Mescalero and the Sovereign Nation Service Corps with trail expansion planning (1/29/13, NM)

• Ten Michigan projects awarded National Park Service community assistance (1/26/13, MI)

• Several Central Valley California outdoor recreation projects awarded community planning assistance from the National Park Service (1/24/13, CA)

• The National Park Service to provide trail and planning assistance to the Montgomery Peters Mercersburg Connectivity efforts (1/19/13, PA)

• Aztec Trails & Open Space plan to expand the city of Aztec's existing trail system by 13 miles (1/15/13, NM)

• Norwood-Norfolk Central school in Norfolk, New York initiates plans to convert a railway to a trail for students to use walking and biking to school (12/17/12, NY)

• The southern California cities of Temecula, Murrieta, and Wildomar are coming together to build a connector trail between all three locations (12/10/12, CA)

• RTCA welcomes new staff member, Guy Headland, based in RTCA's newest field office at the University of Arkansas (10/22/12, AR)

• The Pascagoula River Education Adventure Fest inspires people to get out on the river, enjoy nature, and learn about archaeolgy (9/19/12, MS)

• Pinal County set to work with community members to plan for recreational use on 23,000 acres of newly allocated land (9/11/12, AZ)

• The 256-mile, Hudson River Greenway Water Trail, has officially been designated as a National Water Trail by the United States Department of Interior followed by a paddle event on the river (9/9/12, NY)

• The Willamette River and five rivers in Tillamook County have offically been designated a National Water Trail and a National Recreation Trail, respectively (8/9/12, OR)

• The Pecatonica River Water Trail has been selected by the Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, as one of eleven model, national river projects (8/10/12, IL)

• The Kansas River is officially designated a National Water Trail thanks to years of planning efforts from community group, Friends of the Kaw (8/4/12, KS)

• RTCA helps partners design a free, online map of the Jordan River Parkway Trail (8/1/12, UT)

• The City of Brunswick gains 800 acres of land for recreation and conservation use (7/31/12, ME)

• RTCA helps connect a community with three national historic sites via hike-and-bike routes that improve quality of life (6/11/12, TX)

• The Passaic River community constructs a new boat launch to support public access to water recreation (5/31/12, NJ)

• Secretary Salazar and NPS Director Jarvis announce the designation of 54 new National Recreation Trails (5/31/12, DC)

• Lake Michigan Water Trail to improve access to 450 miles of shoreline in Wisconsin (5/19/12, WI)

• Gulf Coast Heritage Trails Partnership announces plans for 101-mile trail from Louisiana to Alabama (2/24/12, MS)

• Community members attend workshop to develop Animas River Corridor Master Plan (2/11/12, CO)

• Texas Paddling Trails program aims to stimulate local economies through paddling trail development (2/6/12, TX)

• Community seeks public input to build a local trail network (2/10/12, MD)

• New Georgia non-profit supports and enhances local blueway development (2/06/12, GA)

• National Park Traveler: RTCA helps launch 70-mile water trail in Washington state (2/05/12, WA)

• RTCA to help Iowa with trail and river development project (1/16/12, IA)

• Virginia projects receive federal assistance (1/15/12, VA)

• Four Ohio outdoor projects to receive NPS technical assistance (1/13/12, OH)

• NPS to Assist Communities with River and Trail Projects (1/12/12, GA)

• NPS will help Joplin community reconstruct city park after tornado (1/12/12, MO)

• Five projects receive NPS community assistance in Utah (1/12/12, UT)

• Agencies partner on trail expansion (1/1/12, PA)

• Sec. of Interior gives greenlight to Lafitte Corridor greenway (12/15/11, LA)

• Trails grant will create first-time map of the Jordan Parkway (12/14/11, UT)

• Redlands Conservancy receives grant from NPS (12/5/11)

• Fort Bend Brazos River Corridor Plan Wins Support from National Park Service (12/5/11, TX)

• New Kentucky RTCA Office (12/1/11, KY)

• Riverkeeper improves river water trail (11/30/11, KY)

• Town to get grant for Erie Canal trails (11/22/11, NY)

• Feds Support Berlin Hike, Bike Initiative (11/18/11, MD)

• Tehachapi Mountain Trails Association to present 'Better Living Through Trails' (11/15/11, CA)

• Porterdale Yellow River Park gets planning aid from National Park Service (11/6/11, GA)

• Leading by Example: National Park Service Employees Get Active with the PALA Challenge (11/4/11)

• NPS to Help Braintree Build Riverwalk (11/4/11, MA)

• NPS Director Touts Health Benefits of Parks (10/31/11)

• Rah Rah Roslyn! (10/27/11, WA)

• Support for Kingston Rail Trail project (10/21/11, NY)

• Ground breaking set for Elizabeth River Trail (10/27/11, NJ)

• Tremonton Adopts Trails Master Plan (10/26/11, UT)

• America's Great Outdoors Report: Progress in 2011

• Walking trail closer to reality (9/15/11, UT)

• Partnership works to jointly market C&O Canal (9/20/11, MD)

• Botetourt County waterway recognized (9/26/11, VA)

• NPS Announces Call to Action: Preparing for a Second Century of Stewardship and Engagement (8/25/11)

• Casa de la Guerra, front and center (7/28/11, CA)

• Mountain bike park is made thanks to sweat and labor of Fairbanks (7/28/11, AK)

• Outdoor Nation Summer Youth Summits Culminate in San Francisco (7/28/11, CA)

• Work party to tackle repairs on section of Sebago to the Sea Trail (7/15/11, OR)

• What is your vision for the Calumet-Sag Trail? (7/15/11, IL)

• DC Bag Tax Raises Over $2 Million, Some Money to Litter Traps (7/15/11)

• Kids to Conservation Toolkit Launched (7/1/11)