Coalition Recreation Trails
Dedicated to the protection and enhancement of everyone's
right to health and happiness through recreation.

Washington, D.C. Great Outdoors Week 2004, June 7 through 11, will highlight the invaluable contributions active outdoor recreation make to Americans' health and quality of life. The week will again be coordinated by the American Recreation Coalition (ARC) and will include events hosted by more than 20 federal agencies and national organizations. Public/private cooperative ventures from Take Pride in America to WOW-Wonderful Outdoor World will be highlighted, along with the presentation of key awards including the Sheldon Coleman Great Outdoors Award, ARC's Legends Awards to top federal recreation program officials, and best practices awards by the Coalition for Recreational Trails and the States Organization for Boating Access.

Tuesday, June 8th, will begin with a new event honoring best projects funded under the Wallop-Breaux program that enhance access to the nation's public waters for anglers and boaters. Then at noon the seven best practices annual achievement awards will be presented by the Coalition for Recreational Trails. This year the winner of the Coalition for Recreational Trails National Education and Communication Award Category will be the Pennsylvania Off-Highway Vehicle Association (PaOHV) for Sensible Courteous Off Road Enthusiast (SCORE) training program. PaOHV Technical Director Denny Mann will be accepting the award for his SCORE training program.

SCORE is an educational training program for participants in off highway vehicle recreation, which advocates enhancing trail use and enjoyment through increased environmental awareness, promotion of trail related safety, and encouragement of trail
related outdoor recreation. SCORE demonstrates important measures to be taken to protect wildlife and the natural habitat in riding areas, and emphasizes the need for responsible off highway enthusiasts to respect the environment, and other users of Pennsylvania forests and woodlands.

This is a true honor for PaOHV to be selected for this award. The non-motorized and the motorized segments of trail users have so much in common. Hopefully, the SCORE training program will promote cooperation and respect between user groups. PaOHV would be delighted to have the opportunity to visit with clubs and organizations to present the SCORE training program free of charge. To schedule a program contact Denny Mann at 717-532-6439 or dmann@paohv.org.

PaOHV would like to thank National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Barry Fallon at Document Management & Imaging Systems Inc., Representative Bud Shuster, and PaOHV’s own Mike Babussi and Denny Mann.