Links to Trail Topics

Fee Issues:	Member Web Sites:	Other Local Interest Sites: links in this box checked 6/28/06
Wild Wilderness on pay-for-play ENN article about Rec Demo Fee Huron-Manistee NF info about Fee Demo Sites ENN article about Rec Demo Fee protest scroll down to see ENN update on Fee Demo, Aug 2000	Spirit of the Woods Joan's Home Page Angie's Home Page Striders- Steve & Deb Webster other NCTA members Rick Halbert's Lightweight Backpacking Wes Boyd's Keyboard Trails	Huron Manistee National Forests Land Conservancy of West Michigan Spirit of the Woods Garden Club Get Off the Couch- guide to local trails and more Michigan Web- Manistee County Michigan Web- Mason County Michigan Web- Lake County Michigan Web- Oceana County
Regulations / Policy:	Trail Work:	User Group Conflict: (checked 4/6/04) articles represent various opinions
full text of DNR land use regs Forest Service Recreation Agenda ADA Guidelines Discovery 2000- the NPS reviews its policies	Adventures in Trail Building Building Forest Rec Opportunites Madonna University Trailblazers work on the NCT all about trail blazing- by Spirit of the Woods trail tools by Am Hiking Soc Western Trailbuilders Assoc	Conflicts on Multiple Use Trails (Federal Hwy Admin) study by Gordon R. Cessford Off-Road Impacts of Mountain Bikes article by Gordon R. Cessford Perception and Reality of Conflict Al Bjorkman Kettle-Moraine Study homepage 1995 Leisure Research Symposium Recreational Conflict On A Suburban Greenway Trail 1995 Leisure Research Symposium Trail Etiquette And Perceived Conflict see bike damage done to NCT in Newaygo Co. article by Werner Veit, Pres. NCTA ENN article: logging trashes trails Focus Group Discussion with Hikers and Bikers Synthesis of Literature on Biker/ Hiker Conflict Overview of Land Use Conflict in Santa Cruz Mts. with a link to the full study Mountain Bike Use In Our National Forests: A Management Perspective (scroll down to 3rd topic) Impacts of Experimentally Applied Mountain Biking and Hiking on Vegetation and Soil of a Deciduous Forest (a pdf file) article by Michael J. Vandeman, Ph.D.Why Off-Road Bicycling Should be Prohibited History of Failure-Trail Closures in the United States article by Bryan Flannigan, NCMBA presidentTrail access, politics, and responsibility in Gatineau Park by Frank Lurz open letter to the Presidio Trust Report to the Committe for Mt. Bike Policy in the Wissahickon (PA) (a pdf file) Potential Conflicts Between Different Forms of Recreation Southern Forests Resource Assessment article by Terri Alvillar the Coastal Post (CA) Review of Several Recreational Conflict Research Articles from Recreational Boat Building Industry tips for equestrian encounters with other users from Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Association A recreational conflict bibliography
Trails Events/ Org. (checked 10/1/02)	Legislation	Trail Hubs (checked 9/18/02)
other NCTA Chapters NCTA Affiliates Mackinac Bridge Labor Day Walk- the only day you can walk this piece of the trail! AHS- National Trails Day Trails for Tomorrow Awards American Hiking Society National Outdoor Leadership School Striders Trail Run American Trails	contact our legislators Search congressional bills Willing Seller Bill HR2267 Willing Seller Bill S1729 read the AHS decription of what the Willing Seller Bill means news releases about CARA- the Conservation and Reinvestment Act CARA- HR 701 CARA- S25	TrailLink.com American Trails Resources The Trail Database GORP Hiking & Backpacking page Get Outdoors Trails.com L.L.Bean Outdoors Online Hiking and Walking Homepage Peak to Peak Trail and Wilderness Links Pickatrail Outdoors Club
Trail Skills	Maps (checked 10/1/02)	Care for Environment
Rick Halbert's Lightweight Backpacking Knots understanding township section numbers e-Nature on-line Field Guide make an alcohol stove from a tuna can Winter Camping checklist & info from Princeton Outdoor Action	Manistee National Forest maps of the NCT Backpacker.com custom maps Topozone (online USGS maps) order paper USGS maps National Atlas of the US (various demographic overlays) TerraServer (topos and aerial photos) DeLorme home page (commercial site) MPN Components (commercial site) Geowarehouse (commercial site) Trail Atlas of Michigan (commercial site) geologic map of US	Tread Lightly Leave No Trace Environmental News Network ENN news article about early spring use of trails Redjellyfish.com: an environmental hub Global Re-Leaf: Pay to plant a tree Web Re-Leaf: Click to plant a tree Click to save 30 sq. ft. of Rainforest Click to save wild lands
Earn Walking Awards	National Trails Day	Health on the Trail
Presidential Sports Awards American Volkssport Association Adirondack Quest Allegheny National Forest Florida State Forest Trailwalker Pennsylvania State Forest Hiking New York State County High Points New York State Views and Brews	SPW National Trails Day 2000 ENN article on National Trails Day	Lyme Disease epidemic- Am Nat Hist Museum the CDC on Lyme disease the CDC on Ehrlichiosis Minn Sea Grant on hypothermia West Nile Virus Foot Health Network WorkSafe- Hypothermia
Trail Forums / BB's (checked 11/8/03)	Women's Hiking Issues (checked 11/8/03)	other fun stuff (checked 11/8/03)
The NCTA's bulletin board Pennsylvania trail forum Adventures in Trail Building Hiking and Walking GetOutdoors.com (then click on GoShare)	Holland (MI) Sentinel news article	Geocaches in Huron-Manistee NF Michigan Summits above 1500 feet make your own snowshoes from a kit

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