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Accessibility for Disabled
Awards
Board of Directors- NCTA
Book Reviews
Calendar/Dated items
Chapter/Affiliate News
Cultural Topics
Damage to Trail now under Trail Conditions
Ecological Topics
Economic Value of Trails
Fitness/Exercise and Trails
Funding for Trails
   Appropriations
   Land and Water Conservation Fund
   Transportation Enhancements
   NCTA Field Grants
   Other

Gear
Headquarters/Staff NCTA/ Conferences
Health/ Safety on the Trail
   Insect/Animal Repellant
   Poisonous Plants
   Allergies
   Disease
   Injury
   Weather
   Rescue
   Physiology of Walking

Hikers in the News
Insurance
Land Use- Conservation/Adjacent Activities/Rights (also see Management Authority Topics)
   Advertising on Trails
   Air Quality
   Interpretation
   Planting Trees/ Cover
   Land Protection
   Logging
   Mineral Extraction
   Nuisance Animals
   Invasive Plants
   Sprawl/ Open Space
   Water Resources
   Visual Resources

Legislation
   Lobbying
   Willing Seller
   Other

Management Authority Topics (also see Land Use)
   Agencies
      State Environmental Departments
      Bureau of Land Management
      National Park Service
      TRIAD
      US Dept of the Interior
      US Forest Service
   Specific Hot Topics
      Landowner Liability
      Rec Demo Fees
      Roadless Initiative
      Off Road Vehicles
      Segway
      Timber Management
      Bicycles

Maps and Guides
Nature Notes
   Animals
   Plants
   Earth Sciences

Organizations for Trail Advocacy
   American Hiking Society
   Partnership for the National Trail System
   Outdoor Industry Foundation

Other Trails
Route Planning/Completion
Scouting and the NCT
Single/ Multiple Use
Trail Conditions also visit the Trail Condition Page
Trail Skills
   Building and Maintenance
   Leave No Trace
   Orienteering/ Mapping

   Winter Activities
   Other

Trail Philosophy/ Vision/ Goals
   General
   The Next Generation

Visit the Trail
Volunteers / Trail Supporters
   General Info
   Obituaries

Accessibility for Disabled
June 24, 2006- Forest Service Trail Accessibility Guidelines Update
Mar 22, 2006- Tenessee Braille Trail
Apr 9, 2005- Accessibility Regs- Part II- ADA
Apr 8, 2005-
Accessibility Regs- Part I- FSTAG
Feb 15, 2005-
Public Input Can Affect Revision to ADA Design Standards
Sep 13, 2004- Better Guides Vital for Access to Trails
Feb 24, 2003- Newest Revision of FSTAG Draft
Dec 23, 2002- Papp comments on FSTAG
Dec 3, 2002- Forest Service Trail Accessiblility Guidelines
Nov 11, 2000- NPR interview "Disabled in the Wilderness," (Real Player required, 28.8 modem)
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Oct 30, 2000- Accessible Trails- "A Leap of Faith", by David Starzell
Awards (received by NCTA)
Feb 9, 2006- MI- Trails.com Ranks Michigan NCT
Sep 17, 2004- NCT Chosen as a Top Trail of Summer 2004 UPDATED 9/18
Feb 25, 2001- NCTA Explore Ohio Web Page Receives StudyWeb Award
Nov 28, 2000- MI- Website Receives Golden Pasty Award
Board of Directors- NCTA
Dec 5, 2004- Highlights-Dec NCTA Board of Directors Meeting
Apr 28, 2004- April NCTA Board Meeting Highlights
Dec 20, 2002- Highlights of NCTA December Board Meeting
Jan 1, 2002- December Board of Directors Highlights
December 7, 2000- Report from NCTA December Board Meeting
Books / Media Reviews
Jan 12, 2007- No Place I'd Rather Be
Sept 10, 2006- Guide to Great Lakes Coastal Plants
Aug 21, 2006- NY- Take A Hike - Family Walks in New York
June 19, 2006- Skurka Slideshow Available on CD
Jun 1, 2006- North Country Cache Wins IPPY Award
Jan 17, 2006- Nature's Keepers
Sep 22, 2005- Walking the Planet
Aug 20, 2005- OH- New Book on Prairie Moths And Butterflies
Aug 9, 2005- ND- North Dakota Tree Handbook On Line
Aug 1, 2005- NY- On-Line Plant Atlas
May 23, 2005- Free On-Line Bird ID Search Engine
May 18, 2005- WI- Book- Wisconsin Famous & Historic Trees
Mar 12, 2005- New Backpacking Book Released by Menasha Ridge Press
Feb 18, 2005- North Country Cache: Adventures on a National Scenic Trail
Feb 11, 2005- WI- Field Guide to Rare Lepidoptera: Bogs and Barrens
Jan 10, 2005- WI- Northern Wisconsin Birding Guide is Free
Dec 1, 2004- FWS Releases DVD Tour of America's National Wildlife Refuges
May 18, 2004- NY- New Adirondack High Peaks Guide
Mar 25, 2004- MI- Michigan Wildlife Viewing Guide Now Online
Mar 6, 2004- Lost and Found- More from 'Deep Survival'
Mar 4, 2004- NY- New Edition of Adirondack Trails: Central Region
Feb 14, 2004- 'Deep Survival'- a Review
Jan 9, 2004- MN- Book- Stories in Log and Stone- Wins Award
Mar 13, 2003- "Follow the Blue Blazes" - Buckeye Guidebook
May 31, 2003- MN- New Guide to Minnesota Wildlife
Jan 9, 2003- What is that Tree?
Aug 13, 2002- Dragonfly Guidebook
Oct 9, 2003- Minnesota Prairie Wildflower Brochure
May 17, 2001- Central New York Chapter Plans Link Trail Guidebook
Mar 18, 2001- MN- Minnesota Wildflower Brochure Available
Calendar/Dated items (may be dropped 6 months after event)
Nov 19, 2006- NOAA Issues U.S. Seasonal Forecast
Nov 16, 2006- Leonid Meteors Set to Dazzle
Nov 6, 2006- Forest Service to Waive Veterans Day Fees for Vets
Oct 25, 2006- Fate of the Bulletin Board - Your Choice
Oct 20, 2006- AHS National Trails Fund Deadline, Nov 1
Sept 28, 2006- WI- "Inspirations from the Forest" Exhibit
Sept 25, 2006- MN- Leaf Days at Maplewood
Sept 12, 2006 - MI- Experience Your America Exhibit at Munising
Sept 8, 2006- OH- First Annual Trail Junction Festival Kicks Off
Aug 3, 2006- National Fix-Up Day on America's Public Lands
July 6, 2006- Transportation Enhancements Sought for New TE Guide
June 27, 2006- MN- See and Serve the Border Route
Jun 7, 2006- Still Time to Nominate a Volunteer
Jun 2, 2006- What Are You Doing on National Trails Day?
May 24, 2006- Sawyer Certification Workshop Available
May 19, 2006- PA- Stretch Your Legs During "Hiking Week"
May 17, 2006- Who Do You Know?
Apr 25, 2006- MI- Adopt a (Pictured) Rock
Apr 21, 2006- PA- Clarion River Cleanup Days
Apr 20, 2006- MN- Kek Clean-Up Trips Need Volunteers
Apr 11, 2006- AHS Seeks Volunteer of the Year Nominations
Mar 28, 2006- NOAA Announces U.S. Spring Outlook
Feb 14, 2006- OH- Wayne NF Rec Fee Increase
Feb 11, 2006- FY 2007 Budget - Deep Cuts For Trails & Recreation
Jan 27, 2006- Live - Hike - Write - Save the Trails
Jan 26, 2006- OH- Buckeye Trail Construction Needs You!
Jan 19, 2006- Job Announcement: Regional Trail Coordinators
Jan 7, 2006- Dog Lovers- Spread Word of Poisoned Food
Jan 5, 2006- Skurka Begins 2 Seas 2 Feet Program Tour
Dec 18, 2005- WI- Winter Mammal Tracking & Wolf Ecology Clinics
Dec 15, 2005- Urge the President to Boost Trail Funding
Dec 6, 2005- NY- ADK Winter Mountaineering School
Nov 18, 2005- MN- Report Canada Lynx Sightings
Nov 4, 2005- NOAA Issues U.S. Winter Outlook Update
Nov 3, 2005- National Trails Awards for 2006 to Honor People and Programs
Oct 26, 2005- OH- Prescribed Fires at Shawnee State Forest
Oct 14, 2005- WI- Recreation Survey to be Conducted on Chequamegon
Oct 5, 2005- Fall Color Information Sites
Oct 4, 2005- Report Whooping Crane Sightings
Oct 2, 2005- OH- October Volunteer Vacation Close to Home
Sep 30, 2005- NTD '06 - "Experience Your Outdoors"
Sep 27, 2005- AHS 2006 Volunteer Vacations
Chapter/Affiliate News
Sept 5, 2006- Finger Lakes Trail Takes On the NY State Fair
Aug 13, 2006- OH- Green Space Approved, but Wait till the "Fat Lady Sings"
Aug 10, 2006- MN- Itasca Moraine Keeps on Building
July 24, 2006- MI- Friends of the Jordan River National Fish Hatchery (and the NCT)
July 7, 2006- OH- Marietta Council Waits on Property
June 28, 2006- PA- New Structures at Hunter's Station Complex
June 26, 2006- MI- A Little Help, A Whole Lot of Trail
June 23, 2006- AHS Celebrates 30 Years of Hiking UPDATED June 24
June 18, 2006- PA- Wampum Shows Silver Sneakers the Way
June 17, 2006- MI- WWMT NCT Video Report
Jun 10, 2006- NTD on the NCT 2006, Part IV (ANF, Rachel Carson, SHTA)
Jun 9, 2006- NTD on the NCT 2006, Part III (ITM, WAM, BOC)
Jun 8, 2006- NTD on the NCT 2006, Part II (BSC, CNY, GTR)
Jun 6, 2006- NTD on the NCT 2006, Part I (SRV, WMI, SPW)
Apr 5, 2006- OH- Great Buckeye Trail Work Week!
June 15, 2005 - NTD on the NCT, Part V (Bullthistle, Foothills, CHE, SRV)
June 11, 2005 - NTD on the NCT, Part IV (GTH, BSC, SHTA)
June 10, 2005 - NTD on the NCT, Part III (CNY, Triple Cities Club, GTS, NCT hikers)
June 9, 2005 - NTD on the NCT, Part II (BTA, SPW, BWAC, ITMx2)
June 8, 2005 - NTD on the NCT, Part I (FLTC, Friends of Catharine Valley Marsh, WMI, ITM x2)
May 29, 2005- PA- Wampum Whamps That Trash!
Feb 25, 2005- NY- Bingley Road Stairway Completed
Jan 17, 2005- OH- Introducing the Buckeye Trail Circuit Hike Patch
Dec 11, 2004- NCTA Welcomes First Supporting Affiliate
Jun 23, 2004- OH- Barn Talk
Jun 13, 2004- OH- Citizens Air Concerns about Hiking Trail Plans (from the Marietta Times)
Jun 2, 2004- OH- Citizens Push to Bring Trail (from the Marietta Times)
Feb 16, 2004- NY- NY Cobb Property Trailhead on NCT Improved
Feb 2, 2004- OH- NCTA Looking to Form Marietta, OH Chapter
Jan 16, 2004- MI- Spirit of the Woods 2003- State of the Trail
Dec 17, 2003- MI- Here Comes the Parade!
Nov 14, 2003- NY- Central NY Chapter Taps into TEA Funds
Mar 25, 2003- PA- Allegheny National Forest Chapter Seeks Potential Members
Mar 13, 2003- "Follow the Blue Blazes" - Buckeye Guidebook
Jan 10, 2003- Progress on the NCT in Central New York
May 15, 2002- PA- Wampum Chapter Signs Agreements to Expand Trail
Apr 28, 2002- NY- Joining the NCT Soils & Waters at the FLTC 40th
May 17, 2001- NY- Central New York Chapter Plans Link Trail Guidebook
Apr 9, 2001- NY- FLTC Gets New Headquarters
December 10, 2000- MN- Kekekabic Trail Club Becomes Newest NCTA Affiliate
Cultural Topics
Nov 23, 2006- The Parrot and The Turkey
May 26, 2006- The Hispanic Community and Outdoor Recreation
May 5, 2006- WI- Want to Speak Wisconsin?
Apr 6, 2006- PA- Deer Hunters May Now Use Atlatl
Feb 13, 2006- Inequality in Recreational Resources
Feb 2, 2006- Skiing: Stone Age to Torino
Jan 23, 2006- OH- Ohio State Parks are Rich in History
June 23, 2005- MN- Passport in Time in the Superior NF
Dec 23, 2004- Holiday Dinners- Pioneer Style
Oct 13, 2004- MN, WI- Duluth Featured Artist Notes a Connection to the NCT (from the Ashland Daily Press)
Aug 15, 2004- Artful Ways- National Survey of Art on Trails
Mar 26, 2004- "Westward Journey Nickel Series" Features Lewis & Clark
Dec 6- NY- Seneca Children Learn To Preserve Culture (real player required)
Ecological Topics
Oct 9, 2006- NY- Trying to Control Sirex Wood Wasp
Oct 7, 2006- Acid Rain- Good News and Bad News
Sept 24, 2006- WI- Wolf Friends of Trees and Trout
Sept 22, 2006- Mercury in the North Country
Feb 26, 2006- Asian Carp Threaten Great Lakes
Mar 5, 2005- Trees and Prairie Can be Like Oil and Water
Oct 19, 2004- Exotic Fish Threaten Great Lakes
Oct 8, 2004- Conservation Blueprint for the Great Lakes
Sep 16, 2004- MN- Restoring Minnesota Tallgrass Prairie- Don't Plant a Tree!
Sep 7, 2004- Downed Trees in Waterways - Trash or Treasure?
Jun 30, 2004- Reuse-A-Shoe
Apr 18, 2004- At 60, Smokey Bear is Firewise
Feb 21, 2004- Wildlife Management: Sacrifices vs. Gains
Dec 22, 2003- Love Those Loons? Don't Canoe Nearby
Nov 29, 2003- Congressional Compromise on Forest Thinning
Nov 10, 2003- PA- Pennsylvania Report- "Outdoor Heritage in Peril"
May 27, 2003- NY- Critters Shun Adirondack Wildlife Corridors
May 25, 2003- Increased Resources Available to Fight Wildfires
May 5, 2003- Government To Study How Cell Phone Towers Affect The Environment
Apr 21, 2003- MN- BWCA- Bounded by Fire and Water
Apr 15, 2003- Let Wildlife Remain Wild
Mar 3, 2003- Record Low Waters Possible On Great Lakes This Summer
Feb 13, 2003- WI- Wisconsin Protects Isolated Wetlands
Feb 4, 2003- Evidence of Recovery from Acid Rain
Jan 29, 2003- WI- Lake Superior Oil Spill Effects Minimized
Sept 23, 2002- PA- Allegheny Watershed Cleanup Removes Three Tons Trash
June 8, 2002- Leave Baby Animals Alone
May 10, 2002- Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers!
Feb 4, 2002-OH- Changes in Ohio Endangered Species List
Jan 22, 2002-ND- North Dakota Resource Management Issues
Jan 20, 2002- Great Lakes Water Level Photo Gallery
Jan 5, 2002- Calculate your Ecological Footprint
Sept 23, 2001- EPA Review- Ohio
Economic Value of Trails
Dec 29, 2006- Congress Approves Footwear Tariff Bills
Dec 16, 2006- OH- Ohio SP Overnights = $244M in 2005
Sept 18, 2006- Active Outdoor Recreation - Value $730 Billion
Mar 16, 2006- WI- Wisconsin Certifying 'Green' Tourism Businesses
Feb 10, 2006- Evolving Outdoor Industry Healthy
Feb 1, 2006- Outdoor Stores Have a Record December
Dec 19, 2005- OH- State Parks Improve Economy and Quality of Life
Nov 21, 2005- Outdoor Equipment Retail Sales Report
Nov 5, 2005- Outdoor Industry Foundation to Quantify Outdoor Rec Economy
July 15, 2005- 159 Million Americans Enjoy Outdoor Rec in 2004
June 22, 2005- Outdoor Industry Association Sales Report Mixed
May 13, 2005- MN- Wildlife Watching is Big Business
Jan 28, 2005- Getting Women Active, A Toolkit for the Trade
Nov 4, 2004- Physical Inactivity Costs Millions in Health Care Expenses
Oct 28, 2004- OH- Economic Impact of State Park Camping in Ohio
Aug 20, 2004- American Outdoor Recreation Participation Continues Six-year Ascent
Jul 4, 2004- Ecotourism growing in popularity (from the Petosky News-Review)
Jan 26, 2004- PA- Nature Based Tourism Survey - Good News for Hikers
Oct 28, 2003- NCT States Generate $5.5 Billion from Wildlife Watching
June 28, 2003- PA- Impact of Open Space on Residential Property Values
Mar 12, 2003- 2002 Outdoor Industry Sales at All-Time High
Oct 14, 2002- USFWS 2001 Wildlife-Related Recreation Survey
July 5, 2002-MN- Minnesota Second in Nation in Wildlife Related Recreation
June 10, 2002- Many Americans Enjoy Wildlife-Related Recreation
June 5, 2002 -Outdoor Equipment Sales Report for 2001
Jan 31, 2002- People Willing to Pay for Open Space
Jan 26, 2001- ENN- Outdoor Gear Industry Report
December 21, 2000- Retail Sales for Human-Powered Activities almost $18 Billion in 1999
Fitness/Exercise and Trails
Nov 17, 2006- Strong Thighs Protect Knees!
July 14, 2006- Any Level of Physical Activity Helps Prolong Life
Mar 26, 2006- Green Space Linked to Activity Levels
Dec 13, 2005- Watch Your Step when the Going Gets Rough
Nov 25, 2005- In Case You Need the Official Blessing...
Nov 9, 2005- Going Around in Circles - Why is That?
Sep 25, 2005- Exercise in Old Age may Rejuvenate Your Brain
Sep 16, 2005- Why Monty Python's "Silly Walks" are Silly
May 26, 2005- Walking Linked to Breast Cancer Survival
May 15, 2005- Study Agrees, Just Do It!
Mar 2, 2005- Safe Route to School Increases Children's Physical Activity
Feb 22, 2005- Exploring the Active Lifestyle - Research Findings
Jan 25, 2005- Exercise Helps Reduce Symptoms of Depression
Nov 9, 2004- Physically Fit Children Do Better in School
Oct 14, 2004- MI- Unhealthy growth: Muskegon's Urban Sprawl has Concrete Effects on Health (from the Muskegon Chronicle)
Oct 3, 2004- Is Volunteering the Blueprint for Bliss?
Sep 22, 2004- Walking Preserves Mental Functions
Sep 18, 2004- Seniors Dispel Myths about Sedentary Lives
Aug 29, 2004- ADHD Kids Benefit from Time Outdoors
May 31, 2004- More Driving = More Pounds- No Surprise to Hikers
May 26, 2004- Papp Will Help Kick Off "Get Fit with US"
Mar 29, 2004- Feds Launch New Strategies Against Overweight Epidemic
Jan 31, 2004- Environmental Volunteering May Improve Your Health
Jan 22, 2004- Cost of US Obesity $75B a Year
Dec 1, 2003- Obesity Rates Linked to Suburban Sprawl
June 29, 2002- Govenment Report Again Links Physical Activity with Good Health
June 27, 2002- NPS Director Lauds Fitness Initiative
June 26, 2002- President Bush Launches Fitness Initiative
June 25, 2002- ENS Feeding Our Senses is Important to Health
Apr 5, 2001- Study Shows Health Benefits in Contacts with Nature
January 4, 2001- Benefits of Snowshoeing (from American Hiker) part 1
Oct 21, 2000- Study Finds Trails Boost Exercise
Gear
Jan 24, 2007- Value of Poles for Downhill Hiking
Jan 8, 2007- Need Some $20 Million Underwear?
Dec 30, 2006- Solar Backpacks Available
Dec 20, 2006- Make a Set of Ice Rescue Claws
May 3, 2006- Bio Fuel Cells Could Power Portable Gadgets
Apr 3, 2006- New, Small Batch, Water Purification Technology
Oct 1, 2005- That's a Kick in the Pants!
Sep 9, 2005- A New Twist on Power Walking
Aug 26, 2005- Scientists Harness the Power of Pee
May 25, 2005- New Battery Runs 10 Years
Mar 28, 2005- Better Rechargeable Batteries On the Way
Feb 3, 2005- Coffee Can Twig Stove
Dec 19, 2004- Pliable Solar Cells are on a Roll
Oct 17, 2004- Intelligent Clothing Inspired by Pine Cones
Funding for Trails
     General
     Feb 6, 2007- National Parks' 100th Birthday Bash May Trigger Funding Increase
     Nov 22, 2006- NRPA Commentary on the Election and Funding Outlook
     Oct 20, 2005- OIA - Recreation is Underfunded
     Sep 26, 2005- Sorting Out Federal Trail Funding Sources
     Appropriations
     Dec 23, 2006- Money Does Grow on Trees - Near National Parks
     Oct 23, 2006- NRPA Outlook on National Rec Appropriations
     Aug 3, 2005- Appropriations Bill Passes Congress
     Feb 9, 2005- NPS Comments on the FY2006 Budget
     Nov 23, 2004- Congress Funds FY2005 in Saturday Session!
     Nov 22, 2004- Congress Postpones Federal Trail Funding Decisions
     Sep 23, 2004- Federal Funding for Parks and Recreation- FY 2005
     Aug 5, 2004- Norton Says NPS Receiving Record Funding
     May 5, 2004- "Get Outdoors Act" Promises Funding for Parks
     Mar 16, 2004- FY 2005 Outlook For Trails Is Bleak
     Feb 18, 2004- NPS Reaction to FY 2005 Budget Proposal
     Nov 13, 2003- Congress Approves '04 Trail & Recreation Funding
     June 23, 2003- Bad News for FY '04 Appropriations
     Feb 26, 2003- Congress Approves Final FY 2003 Budget
     Feb 19, 2003- 2004 Proposed Budget Accelerates Efforts To Restore National Parks
     Jan 23, 2003- Trail Funding in Jeopardy- AHS
     Dec 19, 2002- Trail & Recreation Funding Delays & Diversions
     Nov 22, 2002- Editorial by National Parks Conservation Association "Top 10 Reasons Congress Should Pass the Budget Now"
     Nov 12, 2002- Fiscal Year 2003 Funding Update
     July 31, 2002- Help Fund Your Hiking Trails
     Feb 13,2002- Interior Department Fiscal 2003 Budget
     Dec 16, 2001- Highlights of Fiscal Year 2002 Recreation Funding
     Nov 26, 2001- Increased Funding for NCNST
     Aug 23, 2001- Congressional Funding Appropriations Status
     May 30, 2001- AHS- Capitol Trails - Help Fund Your Trails
     Oct 7, 2000- Funding for 2001 Approved in Congress
     Land and Water Conservation Fund
     Dec 19, 2006- Congress Approves Permanent Funding Source for State LWCF
     Aug 25, 2006- Senate Votes to Fund Parks and Trails
     May 16, 2005- LWCF Removed from 2006 Budget
     Feb 12, 2005- Outdoor Industry Executives Urge Full Funding of LWCF
     Apr 23, 2004- DOI Says $92M For State Recreation Projects
     Apr 12, 2004- ND- Prairie Pothole Region to Receive $21 Million
     May 16, 2003- US DOI Grants $94M to States from LWCF Fund
     Mar 14, 2003- Land and Water Conservation Fund Successes
     Feb 9, 2003- 2004 Budget Calls for LWCF Increase
     Feb 6, 2003- Senate Proposes Cut in LWCF Funds
     Feb 11, 2002- Norton Announces $140 Million For State Recreation Grants From LWCF
     Transportation Enhancements
     Oct 28, 2005- SAFETEA-LU's Positives Get Swamped by Katrina
     Aug 4, 2005- More on SAFETEA from AHS
     Aug 2, 2005- Transportation Bill Passes; More Funds for Trails
     July 16, 2005- Reauthorization of Transportation Equity Act Near
     Feb 28, 2005- Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy For Users
     Sep 14, 2004- Discord Extends TEA Reauthorization Process
     Mar 19, 2004- Transportation Reauthorization Extended Again
     Feb 12, 2004- TEA Reauthorization Update
     Nov 7, 2003- Transportation Enhancements - Action Stalled?
     Oct 31, 2003- TEA-21 Extended for Five Months
     Sept 8, 2003- U.S. House Votes To Restore Enhancements Funding
     Aug 28, 2003- Transportation Enhancements Program Eliminated by House Committee
     July 17, 2003- AHS- Take Action To Save Critical Trail Program
     May 23, 2003- Transportation Reauthorization: it's Now SAFETEA
     Jan 8, 2003- What is TEA-21 and What Does it Mean for Trails?
     Sept 19, 2002- Federal Transportation Funds Benefit National Scenic and Historic Trails
     Sept 7, 2002- Your Input Can Influence US DOT Support of Foot Trails
     NCTA Field Grants
     Nov 27, 2001- Extra Funds for Chapters
     Other
     Jan 19, 2007- OH- BTA Receives Ohio Grant
     Sept 29, 2006- Public Advisory Committees - Federal Recreation Fees
     Aug 2, 2006- PA- $23M for Recreation and Conservation in PA
     Mar 21, 2006- Kodak American Greenways Grants
     Sep 11, 2005- AHS Grants Available for 2006
     Aug 22, 2005- WI- Grants Available to Park and Trail Friends
     Feb 23, 2005- Forest Service Announces 'Northern Initiatives' Grant Program
     Dec 7, 2004- MN DNR 2005 Grant Applications Available
     Oct 11, 2004- Return of the National Trails Fund
     Oct 5, 2004- $1.26M Awarded for Conservation Projects to Tribes in MI, MN and WI
     Aug 26, 2004- American Hiking Society Relaunches National Trails Fund
     Jun 8, 2004- $15 Million in Grants for 104 Scenic Byways Projects
     Nov 4, 2003- Challenge Cost Share and Cyclic Maintenance Money - GET SOME!
     Nov 17, 2003- MN- Minnesota DNR Grants Available
     Nov 11, 2003- User Fees- A Funding Solution or a Curse?
     Oct 2, 2003- MI- Arbor Day Mini-Grants Available
     Aug 30, 2003- MN- Funding Available for Shoreland Projects
     July 24, 2003- Forest Service Urban And Community Forestry Grants
     June 14, 2003- Private Stewardship Grant Program Successes
     May 26, 2003- Wildlife Restoration Funded by Hunters, Anglers and Boaters
     Apr 25, 2003- MI- Urban and Community Forestry Grants May Fit Trail Projects
     Apr 7, 2003- PA- Pennsylvania- $1.6M for Rail-Trails
     Mar 26, 2003- MI- Michigan Natural Resource Trust Fund
     Mar 10, 2003- Kodak American Greenways Grants
     Mar 9, 2003- NY- NY State- $250K for Open Space Conservation
     Mar 4, 2003- MI- DTE Energy Tree Planting Grants
     Nov 14, 2002- MN- Minnesota Grant Money Available
     Nov 8, 2002- OH- Ohio Recreational Trails Receive Grants
     Nov 4, 2002- MN- Coalition Proposes 'Half A Cent For Nature'
     Oct 8, 2002- Private Stewardship Grants to Benefit at-Risk Species
     Aug 25, 2002- Tree Seedlings for Michigan Public Land Planting
     Aug 12, 2002- Grant Promotes Human-Powered Recreation
     Aug 9, 2002- MI- Michigan Voters Approve Millions for Conservation
     July 30, 2002- NY- $300K for Adirondack Projects
     May 25, 2002- PA-Pennsylvania Governor Announces $3 Million for PA Trails
     Apr 10, 2002- MI- Community Forestry Grants Available from MI DNR
     Mar 23, 2002- AHS- It's Your Turn To Care