Re: [Az-Geocaching] Greater Outdoors Project grant - Vote fo…

I would love to vote for the local project, but:
1) Message delivery failed.
2) I don't feel like giving up my private information to the website to
enable my voting ( I get PLENTY of spam as it is) <cue music from Monty
Python SPAM skit>.

ACM
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AZTech wrote:
> Since many of us have hiked along portions of the Arizona Trail at
> least once during our caching adventures, I thought the following may
> be of interest to the list:
>
> The Arizona Trail is one of five finalists to win the Greater Outdoors
> Project grant. You can help the Arizona Trail win by voting online
> (http://www.greateroutdoorsproject.com/vote
> ) or texting the word "trail" to 39668 every day until midnight ET on
> May 31, 2009. The organization that receives the greatest number of
> votes will be awarded a $50,000 grant and be featured in an upcoming
> Redwood Creek advertising campaign.
>
> Project Description:
> The Arizona Trail is a continuous, non-motorized 817-mile scenic trail
> across Arizona from Mexico to Utah. It links deserts, mountains,
> canyons, forests, communities and people. The trail was envisioned in
> the early 1980s by Dale Shewalter, a Flagstaff, Arizona, school
> teacher, who convinced others to join him in making it a reality. The
> Arizona Trail Association was formed to coordinate the planning,
> development, management, and promotion of the Arizona Trail for the
> recreational and educational
> experiences of non-motorized trail users.
>
> Today, 95 percent of the trail is complete, thanks to the efforts of
> countless volunteers, government agency partners, and small and large
> businesses. The last five percent of unconstructed miles are some of
> the most difficult with many in remote central Arizona south of
> Superior, in the aspen-clad San Francisco Peaks north of Flagstaff,
> and in the rugged Rincon Mountains east of Tucson. The grant would be
> used to build some of the most difficult remaining miles. Due to the
> remote location in a rugged wilderness area, these miles must be
> constructed by hand. Not only will the grant help complete the trail,
> it will allow access into backcountry near Tucson and protect a
> sensitive riparian area as well.
>
> For more information, visit www.aztrail.org <http://www.aztrail.org>.
>
>
> Current Vote Status:
>
> 1 - Arizona Trail Association 6,866 votes
> 2 - Friends of New Orleans City Park 4,620 votes
> 3 - WildEarth Guardians 2,912 votes
> 4 - Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey 2,870 votes
> 5 - National Forest Foundation 1,555 votes
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