[Az-Geocaching] Greater Outdoors Project grant - Vote for the Arizona Trail!

[AZTech]

Since many of us have hiked along portions of the Arizona Trail at least
once during our caching adventures, I thought the following may be of
interest to the list:

The Arizona Trail is one of five finalists to win the Greater Outdoors
Project grant.  You can help the Arizona Trail win by voting online (
http://www.greateroutdoorsproject.com/vote) or texting the word "trail" to
39668 every day until midnight ET on May 31, 2009.  The organization that
receives the greatest number of votes will be awarded a $50,000 grant and be
featured in an upcoming Redwood Creek advertising campaign.

Project Description<http://www.blazethetrail.com/gop/arizona_trail_association.pdf>
:
The Arizona Trail is a continuous, non-motorized 817-mile scenic trail
across Arizona from Mexico to Utah. It links deserts, mountains, canyons,
forests, communities and people. The trail was envisioned in the early 1980s
by Dale Shewalter, a Flagstaff, Arizona, school teacher, who convinced
others to join him in making it a reality.  The Arizona Trail Association
was formed to coordinate the planning, development, management, and
promotion of the Arizona Trail for the recreational and educational
experiences of non-motorized trail users.

Today, 95 percent of the trail is complete, thanks to the efforts of
countless volunteers, government agency partners, and small and large
businesses.  The last five percent of unconstructed miles are some of the
most difficult with many in remote central Arizona south of Superior, in the
aspen-clad San Francisco Peaks north of Flagstaff, and in the rugged Rincon
Mountains east of Tucson.  The grant would be used to build some of the most
difficult remaining miles. Due to the remote location in a rugged wilderness
area, these miles must be constructed by hand. Not only will the grant help
complete the trail, it will allow access into backcountry near Tucson and
protect a sensitive riparian area as well.

For more information, visit www.aztrail.org.


Current Vote Status:

1 - Arizona Trail Association 6,866 votes
2 - Friends of New Orleans City Park 4,620 votes
3 - WildEarth Guardians 2,912 votes
4 - Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey 2,870 votes
5 - National Forest Foundation 1,555 votes
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