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Western Region

Dream of Olympic Discovery Trail on the Line for Volunteers
In Washington, plans for a continuous 126-mile trail are threatened after unexpected route complication through sensitive wetland area.

In Idaho, Former Silver Mining Town Reinvents Itself as a Trails Destination
Feeding off the popularity of the Route of the Hiawatha and the Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes, the town of Wallace sees economic boost from growing numbers of trail visitors.

Funding a Trail One Ukulele at a Time
Auctioning a ukulele signed by Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder, Ferry County Rail Trail Partners in northeastern Washington State raises more than $17,000 for local trail project.

Cal Park Tunnel in Marin Opens to Great Fanfare
Hundreds of cyclists and walkers celebrated the long-awaited opening of the Cal Park Tunnel in Marin County, Calif., with some even setting off fireworks to commemorate the occasion.

RTC Celebrates TIGER II Grant in California
U.S. Department of Transportation awards East Bay Regional Park District $10.2 million for their Green Transportation Initiative, which includes completing a nearly 200-mile regional bicycle and pedestrian trail system.

Arizona's Peavine and Iron King Trails
Arizona's Peavine and Iron King trails showcase a desert landscape of prairie, craggy mountains and boulders the size of office buildings.

New Resource for Rail-with-Trail Projects
The Western Regional Office has released the California Rails-with-Trails survey, adding new evidence that trails along active rail corridors are safe and feasible. Active rail rights-of-way offer opportunities for continuous trails where parkland is scarce in built-out urban areas.

Marin County, Calif., Recognized by U.S. DOT
National award honors county's work promoting walking and bicycling through the WalkBikeMarin initiative, developed as part of the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program.


Read more about the work of our Western Regional Office in our Fall 2011 magazine.

Regional Stats
Number of Open Trails ::	180
Miles of Open Trails ::	1,451
Number of Trail Projects ::	177
Miles of Trail Projects ::	1,456

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Looking for trail funding in California? We're keeping track of the opportunities: 2008 California Trail Funding Guide
Mission Creek Bikeway Bay Trail Connector Study
California Rails-with-Trails Survey

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For questions related to Trail Building—the creation, planning, building or maintenance of a rail-trail—in the Western region (States: AZ, CA, ID, NV, OR, WA), e-mail us or contact the appropriate staff person listed below.

Laura Cohen
Western Regional Director

Steve Schweigerdt
Manager of Trail Development

Yee Ting Lee
Program Assistant

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San Francisco, CA 94104
phone: 415.814.1100
fax: 415.989.1255

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Photo Credits (left to right, top to bottom):: Olympic Discovery Trail, Wash. © Ross Hamilton; Bank Street in downtown Wallace, Idaho © Friends of the Coeur d'Alene Trails and the Wallace Chamber of Commerce; Eddie Vedder © courtesy of Bob Whittaker; Cal Park Tunnel © Rails-to-Trails Conservancy; Laura Cohen © Rails-to-Trails Conservancy; Arizona's Iron King Trail Rails-to-Trails Conservancy; California Rails-with-Trails survey © Rails-to-Trails Conservancy; WalkBikeMarin © www.walkbikemarin.org.