2017 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TRAILS AWARDS Trail Planning & Design Award, Level Two
For innovative planning and design techniques while making a positive contribution to the community it serves. (Level Two category – more than $500,000)
Greater Yellowstone Trail Concept Plan The Greater Yellowstone Plan seeks to provide residents and visitors alike with a sustainable, healthy, and authentic way to experience the region’s unique landscapes and history. By connecting existing and proposed trails, the project
will provide a 180-mile world-class trail system linking Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, two state parks, many local parks, and gateway communities over three states.
Trails for Health Award
This award recognizes a community’s commitment to improv- ing access to trails and promoting their use and importance for increasing physical activity.
Quad City Health Initiative, Be Healthy QC Coalition, and Bi-State Regional Commission
The Be Healthy QC Coalition was formed to create a cul-
ture of wellness that supports healthy eating and active liv- ing, while increasing access to the network of trails and con- nected green spaces within the community. To create an interactive trails website, the Coalition formed partnerships, collected vast amounts of information, and made it available in a web-based trail map. Project staff participated in a community-wide education and communi- cation campaign to publicize the website,
www.QCTrails.org.
Major bridges provide trail linkage in the Greater Yellowstone region International Planning & Design Award
For an extraordinary trail project outside the U.S., which demon- strates innovative planning and design techniques.
Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania Parks and Wildlife in Australia developed the
Three Capes Track, a 28.5-mile bushwalk, complete with overnight cabins, through the scenic Tasman National Park.
Read more about this project on page 12
The trail locator website,
QCTrails.org, helps visitors and residents find trails 11
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