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New notifications required for interim recreational trails

When a railroad bed is converted temporarily into a recreational trail, the Surface Transportation Board will have to be notified right away. And...
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Conferees to take up future of recreational trails funding next week

When Congress returns from a week-long break next Monday, it will have to deal once again with the seemingly endless saga of surface transportation...
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Put Pike's Peak and rattlesnakes

Stepping slowly over the rocks to get just the right combination of shade and sun, I heard it before I saw it. The buzz of a western rattler was...
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Who puts the paint on the trees to guide you through the woods?

The National Tree-Marking Paint Committee is planning a three day meeting. Yes, there's a lot that goes into those marks you see on trees that...
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Surface transportation legislation extended through June

At least no federal aid for bicycling and walking will be killed for a few more months. Congress couldn't agree on a surface transportation...
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A Spring walk in the sun

Look around folks! Spring is here. The Cherry Blossoms are blooming and the daffodils are popping up every where. It's time to get out those...
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Senate bill could force bicyclists off park roads

National surface transportation law expires next Saturday and Congress is not close to extending it. The law provides hundreds of millions of...
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New River Gorge National River gets new long-term plan

  • New River Gorge National River
  • March 18, 2012
The long term environmental plan for New River Gorge National River has been set. The National Park Service (NPS) released the new management and...
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Senate to resume consideration of trails funding this week

The first major item the Senate takes up this week is the transportation bill that will dictate the future of federal funding for recreational...
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Congress gets bills that can cut and consolidate recreational trails funding

The future of federal funding for recreational transportation is scheduled for debate on both floors of Congress in the next two weeks. The five...
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