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Nebraska Game and Parks Commissioners Approve Funding for Four Trail Projects

by Outdoor Hub January 22, 2012

Lincoln, NE– The Nebraska Game and Parks Commissioners on Jan. 20 approved four outdoor trail projects for 2012 federal funding through the Recreational Trails Program (RTP). The projects are: City of Lincoln, $148,800 to renovate a 4,200-foot long asphalt trail with concrete at Pioneers Park. City of McCook, $110,005 to build a 1,198-foot long, 8-foot [...]

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Video: MyTopo Custom Maps Service Overview

by Outdoor Hub Reporters January 18, 2012
Video: MyTopo Custom Maps Service Overview

My eyes popped out of my head when I heard about MyTopo. It’s a custom map service that prints aerial, topographical and various land-terrain maps for outdoorsmen. While hunters are a big customer base with MyTopo, my immediate thought went to another successful kayaking trip I could undertake. For a week-long kayaking trip down an [...]

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Sign Up for the 2012 Greenway Sojourn

by Outdoor Hub January 8, 2012

Two trails, two states, two major cities and more than 330 miles in-between–that’s the adventure awaiting you this summer on Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s (RTC) Greenway Sojourn! http://support.railstotrails.org/site/R?i=BA00ybdR36J93IOK3ocYfg Since 2002, the Sojourn has been our signature annual event, attracting hundreds of riders each year to the most spectacular trails and towns in the Northeast. And this year [...]

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Golite Footwear Revolutionizes Trail Running with Rock Softening Spray and the TR63

by Outdoor Hub January 5, 2012
Golite Footwear Revolutionizes Trail Running with Rock Softening Spray and the TR63

GoLite Footwear today announced plans to bring to market two breakthrough technologies that take direct aim at the rocks they recently discovered hurt. “We’re scientists—which you can see because we are wearing lab coats,” explains Doug Clark, CEO of GoLite Footwear. “Trail running is all about going down different paths, so we aren’t narrowing our [...]

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Funding Available for South Dakota Trails

by Outdoor Hub January 5, 2012

South Dakota State Parks Director Doug Hofer announced today that applications are being accepted for grants from the Recreation Trails Program (RTP) for trail projects sponsored by municipalities, counties, state parks, civic organizations or tribal governments. “Many hiking and bike trails sustained damage due to flooding in 2011,” Hofer said. “This grant offers a good [...]

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Members Sought for Brushy Creek Trail Advisory Board

by Outdoor Hub December 22, 2011

Fort Dodge, IA – Hikers, bikers and horseback riders interested in protecting, preserving and enhancing the trail system at Brushy Creek State Recreation Area are being encouraged to serve on the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ Brushy Creek Trail Advisory Board. The 10-member Trail Advisory Board is responsible for advising the DNR on issues and [...]

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Federal Grants Awarded for 49 New Jersey Trails Projects

by Outdoor Hub December 21, 2011

Trenton, NJ – Nearly $1.3 million in federal recreational trails grants have been allocated to 49 projects in New Jersey this year, Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin announced today. “The quality of life for New Jersey residents is enhanced by the wide and varying network of rural, suburban and urban trails, which connects [...]

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Registration for South Dakota’s 15th Annual Mickelson Trail Trek Open

by Outdoor Hub December 8, 2011

Pierrre, SD – Registration is open for the 15th Annual Mickelson Trail Trek, and bicyclists can sign up online at www.mickelsontrail.com. South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks officials encourage bicyclists to register early to ensure spots in the Trek, which will be held Sept. 14-16, 2012. The annual supported ride highlights the George [...]

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Michigan’s Bay City State Recreation Area Gearing Up for Winter Fun

by Outdoor Hub December 5, 2011
Michigan’s Bay City State Recreation Area Gearing Up for Winter Fun

The Department of Natural Resources is planning several new winter GO-Get Outdoors recreational activities for the users of Bay City State Recreation Area in Bay County. DNR staff will begin grooming and track-setting five miles of trails inside the park, located at 3582 State Park Dr. in Bay City, as soon as adequate snow exists. [...]

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Eleven Missouri Trail Projects will Receive Federal Funding

by Outdoor Hub November 30, 2011

Jefferson City, MO – Eleven trail projects in Missouri will receive approximately $1.3 million funding through the federal Recreational Trails Program.The Recreational Trails Program is a federally funded grant program for trail-related land acquisition, development or restoration. In Missouri, Recreational Trails Program funds are administered by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources in cooperation with [...]

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Snowshoeing Basics: What you Need to Know Before you Go

by Agnieszka Spieszny November 28, 2011
Snowshoeing Basics: What You Need To Know Before You Go

Snowshoeing is an activity some people may overlook in snowy months. When you hear “winter sports”, skiing, snowboarding and ice-skating are probably your first thoughts. The cool thing about snowshoeing is that it’s just as easily accessible a sport as the rest of ‘em. Some nature sites designate trails for snowshoe-ers, but really you are [...]

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Pate Hollow Trail Trek on Nov. 27 at Monroe Lake, Indiana

by Outdoor Hub November 21, 2011

Work off some of those Thanksgiving calories on Sunday, Nov. 27, with a Pate Hollow trail hike. Hikers should meet the naturalist at the trailhead, which is located in the parking lot behind the Paynetown State Recreation Area office at 1 p.m. The office building is located at 4850 South State Road 446, north of [...]

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Michigan’s North Central State Trail Wins Award

by Outdoor Hub November 15, 2011
Michigan’s North Central State Trail Wins Award

Grab your bike or your favorite walking shoes and check out Michigan’s 62-mile long North Central State Trail. This crushed limestone trail that stretches from Gaylord to Mackinaw City was recently recognized by the Mid-America Trails and Greenways Conference as the best example of the state’s extensive rails-to-trails system. “This is a perfect trail to [...]

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International Group Says Indiana Brown County SP Mountain Bike Trails are “Epic”

by Outdoor Hub November 4, 2011

Brown County State Park’s mountain bike trails have won the International Mountain Bicycling Association’s honor of offering enthusiasts an “epic” ride. Four other trails were honored internationally this year with the same designation. Overall, IMBA’s list now includes 51 destinations in the United States, four in Canada, and one each in Italy and Wales. The [...]

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Piedmont Plateau Birding Trail in Alabama Launches in November

by Outdoor Hub October 28, 2011
Piedmont Plateau Birding Trail in Alabama Launches in November

Alabama’s newest birding trail will officially open on Nov. 17, 2011, when representatives from nine east-central Alabama counties launch the Piedmont Plateau Birding Trail. A ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. CST at Horseshoe Bend National Military Park near Alexander City, Ala. The nine counties that make up the trail are Autauga, Chambers, Chilton, [...]

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Trail Expansion Dedication Ceremony Nov. 5 at Sleepy Hollow State Park, MI

by Outdoor Hub October 26, 2011
Trail Expansion Dedication Ceremony Nov. 5 at Sleepy Hollow State Park, MI

The public is invited to join Sleepy Hollow State Park, along with the Sleepy Hollow Trail Riders Association, to celebrate the expansion of the park’s trail system. The ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled for noon on Saturday, Nov. 5. The event will take place at the new South Loop trailhead adjacent to the equestrian staging [...]

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Lake Erie Birding Trail Unveiled at Midwest Birding Symposium in Ohio

by Outdoor Hub October 10, 2011
Lake Erie Birding Trail Unveiled at Midwest Birding Symposium in Ohio

Columbus, OH – The Lake Erie Birding Trail, a series of 84 premier birding locations along Ohio’s north coast, was unveiled during this year’s Midwest Birding Symposium in Lakeside, Ohio, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. A birding trail is a directory of the most productive and accessible birdwatching [...]

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Indiana’s Fort Harrison State Park Multi-Use Trail to be Dedicated Oct. 7

by Outdoor Hub October 5, 2011

A new multi-use trail at Fort Harrison State Park in Indianapolis for mountain bikers and hikers will be dedicated and officially opened during a ceremony at the park on Oct. 7 at 11 a.m. The event will be held near the park office and the trailhead. The public is invited. No gate fee will be [...]

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McAdoo Equestrian Trail Reopens Oct. 1 at Knob Noster State Park in Missouri

by Outdoor Hub September 28, 2011
McAdoo Equestrian Trail Reopens Oct. 1 at Knob Noster State Park in Missouri

Jefferson City, Mo., SEPT. 27, 2011 – Three miles of McAdoo Equestrian Trail at Knob Noster State Park near Knob Noster will reopen Oct. 1 to horseback riders and hikers. The new trailhead, located near the entrance to Camp Bobwhite off of Hwy. DD, and 1.5 miles of trail on either side of the trailhead [...]

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California DFG to Offer Winter Swan Tours in Sacramento Valley

by Outdoor Hub September 22, 2011

Join a Department of Fish and Game (DFG) naturalist-led swan tour of Marysville’s Rice and Waterfowl area this November through January. Co-hosted by local rice farmers and land owners, these tours will focus on finding Tundra Swans, as this tract is one of the best locations for seeing swans in California. Ducks, geese, cranes, shorebirds, [...]

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