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Free August Webinar: Making the Case for Conservation and Recreation – The Upper Nooksack Recreation Plan

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Join us on Tuesday, August 23 at 1 p.m. ET to learn about the collaborative effort to create the Upper Nooksack River Recreation Plan. Stemming from efforts to protect the Upper Nooksack through Wild & Scenic River designation, the plan provides recommendations for non-motorized recreation and protection of its natural and cultural values. Webinar participants will learn to how initiate multi-stakeholder, cross-jurisdictional collaborative planning; the basics of Wild & Scenic River designation and perceptions about their management; and methods of fostering community engagement in recreation management. Read more…

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Call for Applications: 2017 RTCA Technical Assistance Program

| | Plan, Recreation, Funding, Communities

 

The National Park Service’s Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) staff is pleased to announce a call for applications for the 2017 assistance program to help communities plan to improve parks, establish trails and access rivers. The National Park Service works with local leaders to build partnerships and engage their communities to carry out outdoor recreation and natural resource conservation projects. Read more…

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Watch Today – Prepare to Launch! Webinar

| | Plan, Webinars, Communities, Build

Did you miss our October webinar on Prepare to Launch? Watch it today and learn more about guidelines for assessing, designing, and building launch sites for carry-in watercraft. Corita Waters and Lelia Mellen with the National Park Service lead a 30 minute engaging presentation describing the tools and resources available. Participants will also have the opportunity to evaluate the good the bad and the ugly as we continue to evolve the best practices for the development of launch sites. Read more…

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New Assistance Opportunity: RTCA 2016 Planning for Recreation and Conservation

| | Economic, Ecological, Communities, Plan, Build, Manage

The National Park Service’s Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) staff is pleased to announce a call for applications for the 2016 assistance program to help communities plan to improve parks, establish trails, access rivers, and protect special places this year. Read more…