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.
| 4-WD
|
Four-Wheel Drive Vehicle |
|
AASHTO |
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |
| ACE | Army Corps of Engineers |
| ACEC | Area of Critical Environmental Concern |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADAAG | Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines |
| ADK | Adirondack Mountain Club |
| AHS | American Hiking Society |
| ALDHA | Appalachian Long Distance Hiking Association |
| AMA | American Motorcyclist Association |
| AMC | Appalachian Mountain Club |
| AMC | Appalachian Mountain Club |
| AMS | Acute Mountain Sickness |
| ANSI
|
American National Standards Institute |
| ANST
|
Appalachian National Scenic Trail |
| ARC | American Red Cross |
| ARRA | Americans for Responsible Recreation Access |
| AT | American Trails |
| AT | Appalachian Trail |
| ATC | Appalachian Trail Conference |
| ATV | All-terrain vehicle |
| BLM | Bureau of Land Management |
| BRC | Blue Ribbon Coalition |
| CARA |
Conservation and Reinvestment Act |
| CCA | Chromated Copper Arsenate (wood preservative) |
| CCC | Civilian
Conservation Club |
| CDCA | California Desert Conservation Area |
| CDNST |
Continental Divide National Scenic Trail |
| CDTA | Continental Divide Trail Alliance |
| CE | Categorical Exclusion (NEPA process) |
| CEQ | Council on Environmental Quality |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CFS | Cubic Feet per Second |
| CIP |
Capital Improvement Program |
| CITU | Certificate of Interim Trail Use |
| CMAQ | Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement |
| CMP
|
Coordinated Management Plan (BLM) |
| CNHT | California National Historic Trail |
| COG |
Council of Governments |
| CORP | Corp of Engineers (United States Army) |
| CRT | Coalition for Recreational Trails |
| CY | Cubic Yards |
| DB | Decibels |
| DEET | N, N-diethyl-meta-toluamide (the only bug repellant that works) |
| DNR | Department of Natural Resources |
| DOI
|
Department of Interior |
| DOT
|
Department of Transportation |
| EA
|
Environmental Assessment |
| EEOC | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| EIS | Environmental Impact Statement |
| EMT | Emergency Medical Technician |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| 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 |
| FNST
|
Florida National Scenic Trail |
| FO | Field Office (BLM) |
| FONSI
|
Finding of No Significant Impact |
| FS
|
Forest Service (US Department of Agriculture) |
| FTA
|
Florida Trail Association |
| FY
|
Fiscal Year (Federal FY is from Oct 1 to Sept 30) |
| GAO
|
General Accounting Office (United States) |
| GIS
|
Geographical Information System |
| GMC | Green Mountain Club |
| GORP
|
Good Old Raisins and Peanuts |
| GPS
|
Global Positioning System |
| IANST
|
Ice Age National Scenic Trail |
| ICC
|
Interstate Commerce Commission (replaced by the STB) |
| ICOs |
Issues, Concerns, and Opportunities |
| IGA
|
Intergovernmental Agreement |
| INHT
|
Iditarod National Historic Trail |
| ISTEA
|
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 |
| JBANHT |
Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail |
| KO | Keep Out |
| LAC | Limits of Acceptable Change |
| LCNHT
|
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail |
| LNT |
Leave No Trace |
| LWCF
|
Land and Water Conservation Fund |
| MIC
|
Motorcycle Industry Council |
| MM |
Meaningful Measures (Forest Service) |
| MOA
|
Memorandum of Agreement |
| MOU
|
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MPH
|
Miles Per Hour |
| MPNHT
|
Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail |
| MPO
|
Metropolitan Planning Organization |
| MSA |
Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| MUTCD
|
Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices |
| NARRP |
National Association of Recreation Resource Planners |
| NASTA |
National Association of State Trail Administrators |
| NCCC |
National Civilian Conservation Corps |
| NCNST |
North Country National Scenic Trail |
| NEPA
|
National Environmental Policy Act |
| NF
|
National Forest |
| NFS |
National Forest System |
| NHPA
|
National Historic Preservation Act |
| NHT
|
National Historic Trail |
| NIMBY |
Not in My Back Yard |
| NITU |
Notice of Interim Trail Use |
| NOHVCC
|
National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council |
| NP
|
National Park |
| NPNHT |
Nez Perce National Historic Trail |
| NPNHTF |
Nez Perce National Historic Trail Foundation |
| NPS
|
National Park Service |
| NRA
|
National Recreation Area |
| NRCS |
Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| NRT
|
National Recreation Trail |
| NTD |
National Trails Day |
| NTNST
|
Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail |
| NTSA |
National Trails System Act (16 USD 1241 et seq.) |
| NTTA |
National Trails Training Partnership |
| NWR |
National Wildlife Refuge |
| NYNJTC | New York / New Jersey Trail Conference |
| O&M |
Operating and Maintenance Costs |
| OHM | Off-Highway Motorcycle |
| OHV |
Off-Highway Vehicle |
| OLR |
Optimum Location Review |
| ONHT |
Oregon National Historic Trail |
| ORAR | Outdoor Recreation Access Route |
| ORV |
Off-Road Vehicle |
| OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| OVNHT |
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail |
| PAOT |
Persons at One Time (Forest Service) |
| PATC |
Potomac Appalachian Trail Club |
| PB&J |
Peanut Butter and Jelly (sandwich) |
| PCNST |
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail |
| PCT |
Pacific Crest Trail |
| PCTA |
Pacific Crest Trail Association |
| PENHT |
Pony Express National Historic Trail |
| PHNST |
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail |
| PLH |
Public Lands Highways |
| PMO |
Primary Management Objective (Forest Service) |
| PPE |
Personal Protection Equipment |
| PSF |
Pounds Per Square Foot |
| PSI |
Pounds Per Square Inch |
| PUC |
Public Use Condition |
| PUC |
Public Utilities Commission |
| PUDs |
Pointless ups and downs - where a climb leads to no view |
| R&D |
Research & Development |
| RD |
Ranger District (Forest Service) |
| REI |
Recreational Equipment, Inc. |
| RFP |
Request for Proposals |
| RFQ |
Request for Qualifications |
| RIS |
Recreation Information Management (Forest Service) |
| RMA |
Resource Management Area |
| RO |
Regional Office (Forest Service) |
| ROD |
Record of Decision (NEPA process) |
| ROS |
Recreation Opportunity Spectrum |
| ROW |
Right-of-Way |
| RPM |
Revolutions Per Minute |
| RRIS | Recreation Resource Information System (Forest Service) |
| RT |
Rail-Trail |
| RTC |
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy |
| RTCA | Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program, National Park Service |
| RTP |
Recreational Trails Program (Federal grant program) |
| RUA | Restricted Use Area |
| RVD |
Recreation Visitor Day (Forest Service) |
| SCA |
Student Conservation Association |
| SCORP |
Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan |
| SDM |
System Diagram Map |
| SFNHT |
Santa Fe National Historic Trail |
| SHPO |
State Historic Preservation Office |
| SIP |
State Interim Plan |
| SLUP |
Special Land Use Permit |
| SO |
Supervisors Office (Forest Service) |
| STB |
Surface Transportation Board (replaced the ICC) |
| STIP |
Statewide Transportation Improvement Program |
| SVIA |
Specialty Vehicle Institute of America |
| TEA-21 |
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century |
| TEAs |
Transportation Enhancement Activities |
| TEs |
Transportation Enhancements |
| TIP |
Transportation Improvement Program |
| TL! |
Tread Lightly! |
| TLP |
Trust for Public Land |
| TMO |
Trail Management Objective (Forest Service) |
| TTNHT |
Trail of Tears National Historic Trail |
| TVA |
Tennessee Valley Authority |
| URL |
Universal Resource Locator (for internet addresses) |
| 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 |
| USFS |
United State Forest Service |
| USFWS |
United States Fish and Wildlife Service |
| USGS |
United States Geological Survey |
| UTAP |
Universal Trail Assessment Process |
| WO |
Washington Office (Forest Service) |