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Trail Acronyms
From
Trails Primer: A Glossary of Trail, Greenway, and Outdoor
Recreation Terms, 2001 Compiled by
Jim Schmid
The following list of commonly
used acronyms can assist trails and greenway managers and advocated
decipher the “alphabet soup” of trail development.
| AMS | Acute Mountain Sickness |
| ATV | All-terrain vehicle |
|
AASHTO |
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |
| AHS | American Hiking Society |
| AMA | American Motorcyclist Association |
| ANSI
|
American National Standards Institute |
| ARC | American Red Cross |
| AT | American Trails |
| ARRA | Americans for Responsible Recreation Access |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADAAG | Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines |
| ALDHA | Appalachian Long Distance Hiking Association |
| AMC | Appalachian Mountain Club |
| ANST
|
Appalachian National Scenic Trail |
| AT | Appalachian Trail |
| ATC | Appalachian Trail Conference |
| ACEC | Area of Critical Environmental Concern |
| ACE | Army Corps of Engineers |
| BRC | Blue Ribbon Coalition |
| BLM | Bureau of Land Management |
| CDCA | California Desert Conservation Area |
| CNHT | California National Historic Trail |
| CIP |
Capital Improvement Program |
| CE | Categorical Exclusion (NEPA process) |
| CITU | Certificate of Interim Trail Use |
| CCA | Chromated Copper Arsenate (wood preservative) |
| CCC | Civilian Conservation Club |
| CRT | Coalition for Recreational Trails |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CMAQ | Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement |
| CARA |
Conservation and Reinvestment Act |
| CDNST |
Continental Divide National Scenic Trail |
| CDTA | Continental Divide Trail Alliance |
| CMP |
Coordinated Management Plan (BLM) |
| Corp | Corp of Engineers (United States Army) |
| COG |
Council of Governments |
| CEQ | Council on Environmental Quality |
| CFS | Cubic Feet per Second |
| CY | Cubic Yards |
| DB | Decibels |
| DEET | N, N-diethyl-meta-toluamide |
| DOI
|
Department of Interior |
| DNR | Department of Natural Resources |
| DOT |
Department of Transportation |
| EMT | Emergency Medical Technician |
| EA |
Environmental Assessment |
| EIS | Environmental Impact Statement |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| EEOC | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| FACA | Federal Advisory Council Act |
| FCC |
Federal Communications Commission |
| FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| FHWA
|
Federal Highway Administration (USDOT) |
| FIP |
Federal Interim Plan |
| FLHP
|
Federal Lands Highway Program |
| FLPMA |
Federal Land Planning Management Act |
| FO | Field Office (BLM) |
| FONSI
|
Finding of No Significant Impact |
| FY
|
Fiscal Year (Federal FY is from Oct 1 to Sept 30) |
| FNST
|
Florida National Scenic Trail |
| FTA |
Florida Trail Association |
| FS |
Forest Service (US Department of Agriculture) |
| 4-WD
|
Four-Wheel Drive Vehicle |
| GAO |
General Accounting Office (United States) |
| GIS
|
Geographical Information System |
| GPS |
Global Positioning System |
| GORP
|
Good Old Raisins and Peanuts |
| GMC |
Green Mountain Club |
| IANST
|
Ice Age National Scenic Trail |
| INHT
|
Iditarod National Historic Trail |
| IGA |
Intergovernmental Agreement |
| ISTEA
|
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 |
| ICC
|
Interstate Commerce Commission (replaced by the STB) |
| ICOs |
Issues, Concerns, and Opportunities |
| JBANHT |
Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail |
| LWCF
|
Land and Water Conservation Fund |
| LNT |
Leave No Trace |
| LCNHT
|
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail |
| LAC | Limits of Acceptable Change |
| MUTCD
|
Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices |
| MM |
Meaningful Measures (Forest Service) |
| MOA |
Memorandum of Agreement |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MPO |
Metropolitan Planning Organization |
| MSA |
Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| MPH |
Miles Per Hour |
| MPNHT
|
Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail |
| MIC |
Motorcycle Industry Council |
| NTNST
|
Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail |
| NARRP |
National Association of Recreation Resource Planners |
| NASTA |
National Association of State Trail Administrators |
| NCCC |
National Civilian Conservation Corps |
| NEPA
|
National Environmental Policy Act |
| NF |
National Forest |
| NFS |
National Forest System |
| NHPA
|
National Historic Preservation Act |
| NHT |
National Historic Trail |
| NP |
National Park |
| NPS |
National Park Service |
| NOHVCC
|
National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council |
| NRA |
National Recreation Area |
| NRT
|
National Recreation Trail |
| NTD |
National Trails Day |
| NTSA |
National Trails System Act (16 USD 1241 et seq.) |
| NTTA |
National Trails Training Partnership |
| NWR |
National Wildlife Refuge |
| NRCS |
Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| NPNHT |
Nez Perce National Historic Trail |
| NPNHTF |
Nez Perce National Historic Trail Foundation |
| NCNST |
North Country National Scenic Trail |
| NIMBY |
Not in My Back Yard |
| NITU |
Notice of Interim Trail Use |
| OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| OHM | Off-Highway Motorcycle |
| OHV |
Off-Highway Vehicle |
| ORV |
Off-Road Vehicle |
| O&M |
Operating and Maintenance Costs |
| OLR |
Optimum Location Review |
| ONHT |
Oregon National Historic Trail |
| ORAR | Outdoor Recreation Access Route |
| OVNHT |
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail |
| PCNST |
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail |
| PCT |
Pacific Crest Trail |
| PCTA |
Pacific Crest Trail Association |
| PB&J |
Peanut Butter and Jelly (sandwich) |
| PPE |
Personal Protection Equipment |
| PAOT |
Persons at One Time (Forest Service) |
| PUDs |
Pointless ups and downs - where a climb leads to no view |
| PENHT |
Pony Express National Historic Trail |
| PATC |
Potomac Appalachian Trail Club |
| PHNST |
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail |
| PSF |
Pounds Per Square Foot |
| PSI |
Pounds Per Square Inch |
| PMO |
Primary Management Objective (Forest Service) |
| PLH |
Public Lands Highways |
| PUC |
Public Use Condition |
| PUC |
Public Utilities Commission |
| RT |
Rail-Trail |
| RTC |
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy |
| RD |
Ranger District (Forest Service) |
| ROD |
Record of Decision (NEPA process) |
| RIS |
Recreation Information Management (Forest Service) |
| ROS |
Recreation Opportunity Spectrum |
| RRIS | Recreation Resource Information System (Forest Service) |
| RVD |
Recreation Visitor Day (Forest Service) |
| REI |
Recreational Equipment, Inc. |
| RTP |
Recreational Trails Program (Federal grant program) |
| RO |
Regional Office (Forest Service) |
| RFP |
Request for Proposals |
| RFQ |
Request for Qualifications |
| R&D |
Research & Development |
| RMA |
Resource Management Area |
| RPM |
Revolutions Per Minute |
| ROW |
Right-of-Way |
| RTCA | Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program, National Park Service |
| SFNHT |
Santa Fe National Historic Trail |
| SLUP |
Special Land Use Permit |
| SVIA |
Specialty Vehicle Institute of America |
| SHPO |
State Historic Preservation Office |
| SIP |
State Interim Plan |
| SCORP |
Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan |
| STIP |
Statewide Transportation Improvement Program |
| SCA |
Student Conservation Association |
| SO |
Supervisors Office (Forest Service) |
| STB |
Surface Transportation Board (replaced the ICC) |
| SDM |
System Diagram Map |
| TVA |
Tennessee Valley Authority |
| TTNHT |
Trail of Tears National Historic Trail |
| TMO |
Trail Management Objective (Forest Service) |
| TEs |
Transportation Enhancements |
| TEAs |
Transportation Enhancement Activities |
| TEA-21 |
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century |
| TIP |
Transportation Improvement Program |
| TL! |
Tread Lightly! |
| TLP |
Trust for Public Land |
| USACE |
United States Army Corp of Engineers |
| USC |
United States Code (Federal statute) |
| USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
| USDI | United States Department of the Interior |
| USDOT |
United States Department of Transportation |
| USFWS |
United States Fish and Wildlife Service |
| USFS |
United State Forest Service |
| USGS |
United States Geological Survey |
| URL |
Universal Resource Locator (for internet addresses) |
| UTAP |
Universal Trail Assessment Process |
| WO |
Washington Office (Forest Service) |
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