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Snowmobile Trail Grants Awarded for 2001 |
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The Division of Parks & Outdoor Recreation is awarding fourteen Snowmobile Trails Grants. Seven grants are being awarded in the acquisition, development and maintenance category and seven grants in the safety and education category. These grants were made possible by snowmobile registration fees paid to the state by snowmobile owners. Continuation of this grant program is dependent upon an annual appropriation by the legislature of snowmobile fees collected the previous year. Grant applications were reviewed and evaluated by the Snowmobile Trails Advisory Committee (SnoTRAC), a statewide citizen advisory committee appointed by the Director to promote safe snowmobiling and development of better facilities for snowmobile use statewide. ACQUISITION, DEVELOPMENT, & MAINTENANCE AWARDS Lake Louise Snowmachine Club, Lake Louise. $15,000. Lake Louise Recreational Trail Survey - Phase II. Continue to identify, survey, acquire, and record public recreation easements in the Lake Louise area.Caribou Hills Cabin Hoppers, Clam Gulch. $15,000. Purchase of a trail groomer. Interior Trail Grooming, Fairbanks. $15,000. Winter trail grooming and maintenance of the Chena Hot Springs Winter Trail. Ohogamiut Traditional Council, Marshall. $8,990. Maintain winter trails and portages. Project funds will also be used to mark trails on the Yukon River and between Russian Mission, Pilot Station, Akiachak and Kalskag. Native Village of Saint Michael, Saint Michael. $14,818. Construct a trail shelter on a winter trail near Klikitarik, a traditional campsite. North Slope Borough, Barrow. $15,000. Purchase of a snowmobile for the Atqasuk Village Search and Rescue program and for trail markers between Point Lay, Wainwright and Atqasuk. The Mat-Su/Copper Basin Area Office, Alaska State Parks, Wasilla. $9,800.00. Install a bulletin board and maintain portable latrines at the Kroto Creek Trailhead. SAFETY & EDUCATION AWARDS Fairbanks Police Department and the Fairbanks Snow Travelers, Fairbanks. $15,000. Promote snowmobile safety in the Fairbanks area through school safety classes, demonstrations, snowmobile rodeos, avalanche awareness training, public service announcements and distribution of safety information.Alaska Mountain Safety Center, Inc., Anchorage. $15,000. Produce an avalanche safety book targeted specifically for snowmachiners. Backcountry Avalanche Awareness & Response Team (B.A.A.R.T.), Matanuska-Susitna Borough. $15,000. Education and training to promote avalanche awareness to back-country snowmachiners. The grant will also be used to develop and maintain a Mat-Su based avalanche response team. Fairnet Inc., Fairbanks. $4,350. Research and develop a standardized snowmobile training and safety program that can be used statewide. Native Village of Shaktoolik and the Shaktoolik Transportation Department, Shaktoolik. $8,399. Shaktoolik Snowmobile Safety and Awareness Project. The project will emphasize education, safety and wilderness riding skills. Southeast Alaska Avalanche Center, Juneau. $10,000. Avalanche safety education programs specifically geared to snowmachiners. Programs include indoor workshops and field courses in several Southeast communities. Southeast Alaska Outdoor Recreation, Ketchikan. $5,765. Provide avalanche safety training and education in Ketchikan. |
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Grants Links Grants Home Forest Legacy Program Certified Local Government Program Development Project Grants Land and Water Conservation Fund Recreational Trails Program Snowmobile Trails Program Alaska Trails Initiative Coastal Wetlands |
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