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Accomplishments
in 2003
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On National Trails Day, hiked Occoquan to Accotink
and Algonkian to Riverbend, completing the Ultimate Cross County
Hike (Prince William to Loudoun on the Fairfax Cross County
Trail).
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With
FCPA, scouted a route through Lorton which will be used to finish
the Ultimate Cross County Hike, begun in 2002.
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With
FCPA, sponsored 2nd Annual Cross-County Trail Caucus with 100
participants.
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With
MORE and Hunters Valley Riding Club, reroute 1/2 mile of CCT
south of Vale Road.
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Spring
annual Pimmit Run litter cleanup.
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President
Bill Niedringhaus awarded citation for Citizen of the Year,
by the Washington Post and the Fairfax County Federation of
Citizens Associations.
Accomplishments
in 2002
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"Ultimate
Cross-County Hike," over 3 days during National Trails
Weekend.
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With
Fairfax County Park Authority, sponsored 1st Annual Cross-County
Trail Caucus with 80 participants.
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With
MORE and Great Falls Trailblazers, rerouted a section of the
CCT near Colvin Run Mill.
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With MORE, helped reroute 1/2 mile of CCT
at Oak Mar Recreation Center.
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Spring
and Fall Annual Pimmit Run Cleanups.
Accomplishments
in 2001
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Won $3000 grant from McLean Citizens Foundation to design
a large-scale historic map of Pimmit Run.
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Won $3000 grant from the Fairfax History Commission to print
the map.
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Received
the 2001 Potomac Heritage Partnership Award from Potomac Heritage
Partnership.
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Erected 5 Fairfax Trails and Streams Adopt-A-Stream signs
along Pimmit Run.
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With MORE, rerouted a section of the Cross-County Trail along
Pohick Creek.
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Annual spring litter cleanup on Pimmit Run.
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Joined
the Fairfax County Park Authority and representatives from
other trail advocacy groups to form the Cross-County Planning
Team.
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Obtained offer from developer to build a major section of
Pimmit Trail at $20,000 under cost.
Accomplishments
in 2000
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Won
American Hiking Society Trail Development Award.
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Worked
with FCPA to develop a route for the Cross-County Trail.
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Helped
secure $400,000 in funding for the Cross-County Trial.
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Cleared
and Maintained long stretches of Difficult Run Trail.
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Second
annual Pimmit Run Litter Cleanup, April.
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Adopted
Pimmit Run under the VDOT "Adopt-a-Stream" program.
Accomplishments
in 1999
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Led the first Fairfax Cross County Hike, 34 miles, in June
(National Trails Day), attended by half the members of the
Fairfax Board of Supervisors, the Mayor of Fairfax City, the
Chairman of the Fairfax Co. Park Auth. Board, and other local
officials.
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Led a 2nd Cross-County Hike over 3 Saturdays in November,
1999
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First annual Pimmit Run Litter Cleanup, April
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Obtained significantly increased publicity for the Pimmit
Run and Cross-County Trails
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