Trail Acronyms

From Trails Primer: A Glossary of Trail, Greenway, and Outdoor Recreation Terms, 2001 Compiled by Jim Schmid , South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, Columbia, South Carolina

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 21^st 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)