National Trail and Park Projects Funded
National Park Service News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 30, 2009
Contact: Steve Elkinton (202) 354-6938
David Barna (202) 208-6843
National Trail and Park Projects Funded
WASHINGTON, D.C. – National Park Service trails program grants have been awarded for 17 projects where national historic and scenic trails intersect with national parks and other Federal facilities.
This year’s “Connect Trails to Park” grant awards total $873,000. The grant program was established in 2008 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the National Trails System.
“The infrastructure improvements these grants provide translate into better experiences for trail and park visitors,” said National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis. “It’s a wonderful way to commemorate this anniversary decade of the National Trails System.”
The 17 funded projects restore or improve existing trails and trailhead connections, provide better wayside and interpretive services, encourage innovative educational services, support bridge and trailhead designs, and provide planning services for important trail gateways.
In addition to operating park areas across the United States and its territories, the National Park Service plays a vital role in operation of the 52,000-mile National Trails System. The Trails System dates from 1968 legislation that created the Appalachian and Pacific Crest National Scenic Trails. Today, the National Trails System is comprised of 11 national scenic trails (NSTs), 19 national historic trails (NHTs), and more than 1,050 national recreation trails (NRTs).
Connect Trails to Parks Grants, FY 2010
Project Title | Trail(s) | Park or Other | Locations | Award
| | Federal Area | | Amount
——————————+——————+———————-+—————+———–
New kiosk, pavilion, and | Continental | Rocky Mountain | Grand Lake, | $59,750
entrance sign for | Divide National | National Park | CO |
Continental Divide NST at | Scenic Trail | | |
Grand Lake | | | |
——————————+——————+———————-+—————+———–
North Country NST Wayside | North Country | Pictured Rocks Nat. | Grand | $30,485
Exhibits at Three Parks | National Scenic | Lakeshore, Fort | Marais, MI |
| Trail | Stanwix Nat. | Rome, NY, |
| | Memorial, and | and Dayton, |
| | Dayton Aviation | OH |
| | Heritage NHP | |
——————————+——————+———————-+—————+———–
Interpretive Programming at | Lewis & Clark | Ridgefield National | Ridgefield, | $35,000
the Cathlapotle Plankhouse | National | Wildlife Refuge | WA |
| Historic Trail | | |
——————————+——————+———————-+—————+———–
“Explore the Outdoors, Your | Lewis & Clark | Lewis & Clark | Great Falls, | $45,205
Life Depends On It” | National | National Historic | MT |
(educational program) | Historic Trail | Trail Interpretive | |
| | Center | |
——————————+——————+———————-+—————+———–
Spur Trail Stone Steps at | Appalachian | Harpers Ferry | Harpers | $55,000
Lockwood House | National Scenic | National Historical | Ferry, WV |
| Trail | Park | |
——————————+——————+———————-+—————+———–
Transport Students to | Appalachian NST | Harpers Ferry | Harpers | $7,700
Trails and Park | and Potomac | National Historical | Ferry, WV |
| Heritage NST | Park | |
——————————+——————+———————-+—————+———–
Publish Fort Circle Parks | Potomac | Fort Circle Parks | Washington, | $5,000
Trail Brochure | Heritage | | DC |
| National Scenic | | |
| Trail | | |
——————————+——————+———————-+—————+———–
Replace Missing Trail Signs | Baptism Creek | Hopewell Furnace | Elverson, PA | $65,146
and Install New Waysides | National | National Historic | |
| Recreation | Site | |
| Trail | | |
——————————+——————+———————-+—————+———–
Unigrid Brochure for the | Star-Spangled | Fort McHenry | Chesapeake | $29,500
New Star- Spangled Banner | Banner National | National Monument | Bay Region, |
NHT | Historic Trail | and Historic Shrine | MD and VA |
——————————+——————+———————-+—————+———–
Expanded Website for | Star-Spangled | Fort McHenry | Chesapeake | $100,000
Star-Spangled Banner NHT | Banner National | National Monument | Bay Region, |
| Historic Trail | and Historic Shrine | MD and VA |
——————————+——————+———————-+—————+———–
Volunteer-based | Nez Perce | Nez Perce National | Spaulding, | $4,500
Interpretation | National | Historical Park | ID |
| Historic Trail | | |
——————————+——————+———————-+—————+———–
Brochure to Connect Trail | Juan Bautista | Casa Grande Ruins | Coolidge, AZ | $96,000
to Three NPS Sites in | de Anza | NM, Saguaro NP, and | Tucson, AZ |
Southern Arizona | National | Tumacacori National | Tumacacori, |
| Historic Trail | Historical Park | AZ |
——————————+——————+———————-+—————+———–
Twin Arches Connector Trail | Twin Arches | Big South Fork | Oneida, TN | $36,909
| National | National River & | |
| Recreation | Recreation Area | |
| Trail | | |
——————————+——————+———————-+—————+———–
Trail of Tears Wayside | Trail of Tears | Stones River | Murfreesboro | $12,554
Exhibits at Stones River | National | National | , TN |
| Historic Trail | Battlefield Park | |
——————————+——————+———————-+—————+———–
Parks as Classrooms at the | Natchez Trace | Natchez Trace | Tupelo, MS | $99,984
Natchez Trace NST | National Scenic | Parkway | |
| Trail | | |
——————————+——————+———————-+—————+———–
Complete Compliance for | Appalachian | Wallkill National | Sussex, NJ | $100,000
Wallkill River Bridge | National Scenic | Wildlife Refuge | |
| Trail | | |
——————————+——————+———————-+—————+———–
Build and Support Capacity | Appalachian | Numerous national | Harpers | $100,000
in the USDA Forest Service | National Scenic | forests | Ferry, WV |
for A Trail to Every | Trail | | |
Classroom | | | |
The years 2008 to 2018 are "A Decade for the National Trails" in advance of
the 50th anniversary of the National Trails System. Many projects will
help the National Park Service, friends groups and others devoted to trails and their related Federal facilities achieve goals associated with this commemorative decade.
For more information about the National Park Service please visit www.nps.gov.
For more information about the National Trails System please visit www.nps.gov/nts.
