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Rhino Signs & Pavement Decals Signs Designed for Extreme Conditions RhinoPoly™ Signs Rhino TriView™ Signs You won’t find a more durable The Rhino TriView™ Sign sign. RhinoPoly signs are 100% features extended visibility — recyclable and have a 10 year providing 180° visibility when warranty. These brightly mounting on posts and trees colored signs are made with and up to 360° visibility on a UV stable proprietary blend fences. Tough and durable, of thermoplastics and are the economical Rhino TriView specifically designed for out- Sign is easy to install and door usage. They are non-toxic features fade-resistant colors and environmentally safe. for long-term high visibility. Rhino Pavement Decals™ Increase Awareness A simple way to provide safety and trail messages to hikers… Rhino Pavement Decals are completely customizable. Sizes, shapes, and colors can all be customized. Decals can be printed with consecutive numbers or letters, with company logos, or made reflective for night hike visibility. Rhino Pavement Rhino Pavement Safety Decal™ Biking Decal™ Installation Made Easy Simply brush the pavement or concrete clean of debris, peel off the backing, and 3 stick the decal. 3 4 . 4 2 2 T . 5 r a 0 0 i l M | 8 a r k i n g . c o m 20+ Years of Innovation Patron Member On our cover: Hikers in Boyton Canyon near Sedona, AZ; photo by Kathleen Fitzpatrick, CVL Hike Club, www.cvlci.com American Trails Rhino Signs & Pavement Decals FALL 2012 Signs Designed for Extreme Conditions RhinoPoly™ Signs Rhino TriView™ Signs Contents You won’t find a more durable The Rhino TriView™ Sign sign. RhinoPoly signs are 100% features extended visibility — FEATURES recyclable and have a 10 year providing 180° visibility when warranty. These brightly mounting on posts and trees 7 Welcome to Arizona! colored signs are made with and up to 360° visibility on Trails will lead to desert adventures at the a UV stable proprietary blend fences. Tough and durable, 2013 International Trails Symposium of thermoplastics and are the economical Rhino TriView specifically designed for out- Sign is easy to install and 14 Doing it right... the first time door usage. They are non-toxic features fade-resistant colors Designing sustainable trails by under- 7 and environmentally safe. for long-term high visibility. standing water and slopes Central Arizona Project Canal Trail 17 The challenge: building a recreational trail along the entire 336 miles of the canal. Rhino Pavement Decals™ Increase Awareness 22 NRTs: America’s great trails A simple way to provide safety and trail messages to hikers… New trails designated as National Rhino Pavement Decals are completely customizable. Sizes, shapes, and colors can Recreation Trails for 2012 all be customized. Decals can be printed with consecutive numbers or letters, with 32 Steam power on the trail company logos, or made reflective for night hike visibility. Antique vehicles join bicycles and walkers at Delaware’s Auburn Heights Preserve 22 36 Black Canyon Trail, Arizona Interest in trail activities spurs growth on Rhino Pavement Rhino Pavement multi-use route Safety Decal™ Biking Decal™ RESOURCES 32 Pathways for Play 26 Environmental awareness and fitness provide a robust trail adventure in Sarasota, Florida Installation Made Easy 30 Training opportunities Simply brush the pavement Webinars, conferences, and courses across or concrete clean of debris, America can enhance trail skills peel off the backing, and 3 Technology for trails stick the decal. 4 34 3 New Patron Members of American Trails pro- . 4 2 2 vide important products and services T . 5 r a 0 0 i l M | 8 a r k i n g . c o m 20+ Years of Innovation www.AmericanTrails.org 3 Patron Member American Trails From the Editor Executive Committee Bob Searns, Chair, The Greenway Team, Inc. Back to the home front Roger Bell, Vice-Chair, Professional Trailbuilders Assn. Marianne Fowler, 2nd Vice-Chair, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Terry Hanson, Treasurer, City of Redding ow that the national elections are finally history, once again Jenny Rigby, Secretary, The Acorn Group attention will shift to running the country at the local level. Mike Passo, Accessibility Expert, Elakah Expeditions N Scott Linnenburger, Member at Large, Kay-Linn Enterprises As much as we depend on huge federal programs, like transpor- Pam Gluck, Executive Director tation, the real work happens in cities, counties, and public open Directors space. Amy Camp, Community Tourism Professional For trails, it is the thousands of community groups, clubs, and John R. Collins, Jr., PhD, University of North Texas advocacy organizations that are tackling the real work. Some are Terry Durby, Iowa State Snowmobile Association John Favro, Retired USDA Forest Service grooming winter trails with volunteer labor. Others are planning Mylon Filkins, DVM, Back Country Horsemen of America major projects involving river rehabilitation and urban redevelop- David W. Larsen, Atkins - Planning/Landscape Arch. ment. Some are creating and marketing trail systems to improve Joe Taylor, Quad Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau rural economies. And still others are working to help children Karen Umphress, NOHVCC Terry Whaley, Ozark Greenways walk and bike to school, provide environmental education, and improve accessibility to natural areas. Advisory Board Steve Anderson, Pima County (AZ) Parks & Rec. Dept. All these efforts come from that exuberance of the American spirit Peter Axelson, Beneficial Designs, Inc. to create a better life in our communities. Even the presidential Nathan Caldwell, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service candidates did their best to showcase individuals and volunteers James Coffman, RLA, ASLA, Coffman Studio Christopher Douwes, Rec. Trails Program Mgr., FHWA working for local causes. Troy Duffin, President, Alpine Trails, Inc. Steve Elkinton, National Park Service For some years we have heard demands for more “flexibility” in Chuck Flink, President/Owner, Greenways Inc. transportation spending. It is the age-old competition for control Jan Hancock, Equestrian Representative over project funding among federal, State, and local governments. Erik Larsen, President, Rec-Creation, LLC Kay Lloyd, Past Chair, American Trails Board One outcome of the new MAP-21 transportation bill is that half of Stuart Macdonald, Nat’l Assn. State Trail Administrators each State’s potential funding for bike-ped facilities now goes Roger Moore, Associate Professor, NC State University directly to Metropolitan Planning Organizations and communi- Gil Penalosa, 8-80 Cities ties. Who is setting the priorities for these local project grants? Deb Salt, Bureau of Land Management Rodger Schmitt, Retired BLM Who are our local allies for greenways and livable communities? Michael Schuett, Assistant Professor, Texas A & M Jonathan Stephens, Trails Program Mgr., US Forest Service At American Trails, we’re going to be looking for examples of Jim Wood, FL Dept. of Environmental Protection effective action among our communities, trail organizations, and coalitions. We hope you’ll let us know about your local trail poli- American Trails Magazine tics, and how you are working for funding and long-term success. American Trails Magazine (ISSN 1082-8303) is the maga- zine of American Trails, the nonprofit organization dedicat- And looking ahead to the American Trails International Trails ed to quality trails and greenways within 15 minutes of Symposium, we’ll be recognizing many of these projects and the every American home, school, and workplace. Editor: Stuart H. Macdonald heros behind them. Subscriptions are $35 per year or free with membership– see page 35 for membership form. — Stuart Macdonald, American Trails Magazine and Reprints and copies. 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Box 491797 Physical Address: 21750 Rolling Hills Drive, Palo Cedro, CA Redding, CA 96049-1797 Phone (530) 547-2060 96073 - Phone (530) 547-2060 Issue Number: Fax (530) 547-2035 Volume 41 Number 2 [email protected] Subscription price: $35 per year or free with membership www.AmericanTrails.org American Trails Magazine is included in EBSCO Publishing databases 4 FALL 2012 American Trails SUPPORTING TRAILS in CONGRESS After three years of action and alerts New language on additional eligibilities is another con- by American Trails and other nation- cern of bike/ped advocates. These rather broad project types could consume a great deal of TA funding in States wide organizations, we have a new that are so inclined: federal transportation funding bill • “turnouts, overlooks, and viewing areas” called MAP-21. But in just two more • “community improvement activities” - historic preser- vation, vegetation management and erosion control years that legislation expires and the • “environmental mitigation” - storm