In Manatee County, Florida, the City of Palmetto leaders want to reduce the possibility of more accidents and save lives with a two-fold plan — get children to use bicycle helmets and build bike and pedestrian paths.
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Source: www.heraldtribune.com
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A federal push to heal the ailing Great Lakes would get another $300 million for fighting Asian carp, cleaning polluted harbors and making progress on other long-festering environmental problems under the budget President Barack Obama submitted Monday.
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
Rituparna Ganguly, Research Assistant at VERTICES, LLC, ritu@vertices.com
Dear Friends of Environmental Conservation,
The Captain Planet Foundation recently announced the Funding for Youth Environmental Projects. The grant applications are due on May 31, September 30, and January 15 of each year. We would like to create a partnership with your organization for this grant!
The goal is to fund and support hands-on environmental projects for children and youth. The Captain Planet Foundation primarily makes grants to U.S.-based schools and organizations with an annual operating budget of less than $3 million.
Click here for more information including all eligibility requirements.
Another grant opportunity has also been offered in Virginia.
The Virginia Environmental Endownment recently announced the Virginia Mini-Grant Program.
Click here for more information including all eligibility requirements.
We have been working with several environmental communities to incorporate their ideas into interactive maps and iPhone applications. The interactive mapping services have been used by clients such as Mississippi River Trail and Susquehanna Greenway. To learn more, please visit http://www.imrivers.org.
Please feel free to contact us at gis@vertices.com or 732 418-9135 with questions or to discuss your organization’s particular needs.
Wansoo Im, Ph.D.
IMRivers
t: 732 418 9135
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The U.S. House Transportation Committee is debating changes in H.R. 3864, the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act, which will determine future federal transportation policy. Transportation is always translated into cars or driving and other modes of transportation such as biking and walking will be overlooked.
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Source: http://www.planetizen.com/
Rituparna Ganguly, Research Assistant at VERTICES, LLC, ritu@vertices.com
A new research report by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy demonstrates that, in fact, active transportation is a part of life even far beyond urban centers. Read full article here
Source: rails- to – trails
Rituparna Ganguly, Research Assistant at VERTICES, LLC, ritu@vertices.com
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) recently announced The Green Acres Program Fund Opportunity. The $1 million dollars will be distributed among trail related projects. The applications are due on Wednesday February 15, 2012. IMTrails would like to create a partnership with your organization for this grant.
The mission of Green Acres is To achieve, in partnership with others, a system of interconnected open spaces, whose protection will preserve and enhance New Jersey’s natural environment and its historic, scenic, and recreational resources for public use and enjoyment.
IMTrails has been working with several trail and park communities to incorporate their ideas into interactive maps and smart phone applications. The interactive mapping services have been used by clients such as Mississippi River Trail, Cahaba River Trail in AL, and the Delaware & Raritan Canal Trail in NJ; to learn more, please visit http://www.imtrails.com/.
IMTrails have been used in the following areas:
Trail Conservation & Preservation Tourism
Parks & Recreation Environment
Trail Clean Up Wildlife Areas
Click here for more information. You will find all the eligibility requirements here.
Please feel free to contact us at gis@vertices.com or 732 418-9135 with questions or to discuss your organization’s particular needs.
Sincerely,
Wansoo Im, Ph.D.
Allamuchy Township received a New Jersey Trail grant from Warren and Hunterdon counties. In the 26 acre of land, a boardwalk, parking lots, and a variety of trails will be constructed.
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Source: lehighvalleylive.com
Rituparna Ganguly, Research Assistant at VERTICES, ritu@vertices.com
A single trail in the Lake County Forest Preserve in Illinois will have 40 solar lights posted along the trail. The solar fixtures, which during the day gather a charge lasting up to 10 hours, will provide more of a puddle of light as a guide along the 14-foot-wide path.
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Source: Daily Herald
Rituparna Ganguly, Research Assistant at VERTICES, ritu@vertices.com
Trail cameras were mostly used by hunters and wildlife researchers, but recently many homeowners are buying trail cams. It is attached to a tree or pole and takes images of nearby wildlife. The more advanced cameras can take more detailed pictures. This is becoming popular because homeowners want to see the creatures that pass by their homes.
Source: The News Tribune
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Rituparna Ganguly, Research Assistant at VERTICES, ritu@vertices.com
In Alabama, the Cherokee Rock Village Park has been approved for a $100,000 grant and the Pinhoti Trail in Cherokee County has been approved for a $4,200 grant. The Recreational Trails Grant Program, part of the Federal Highway Administration, funds projects for walking and hiking, bicycling, boating and paddling, horseback riding and other uses.
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Source: gadsentimes.com
Rituparna Ganguly, Research Assistant at VERTICES, ritu@vertices.com
