Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program

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The Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program is a National Park Service community partnership program that helps local groups plan, protect, and enhance rivers, trails, greenways, and other outdoor recreation and conservation projects.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf National Park Service program
community assistance program
activity partnership development
planning support
project design assistance
technical assistance
affiliation National Park Service Conservation and Outdoor Recreation programs
approach collaborative planning
community partnership
technical assistance instead of direct funding
beneficiary community groups
local governments
nonprofit organizations
country United States
doesNotProvide grant funding
field community planning
conservation
greenway planning
outdoor recreation
river conservation
trail development
focus community engagement in conservation
conservation of natural resources
greenway networks
public access to outdoor recreation
river corridor protection
trail system development
goal to connect people to parks and natural areas
to conserve rivers, trails, and special places
to improve access to outdoor recreation
hasAbbreviation RTCA
jurisdiction federal
language English
operator National Park Service
parentAgency U.S. Department of the Interior
partOf U.S. National Park Service
purpose to help local groups plan, protect, and enhance rivers, trails, and greenways
to support outdoor recreation and conservation projects
sector public sector
serviceArea communities across the United States
shortName RTCA
supports collaborative conservation projects
creation of new trails
enhancement of existing trails
greenway and open space planning
local and regional planning processes
river restoration projects
website https://www.nps.gov/orgs/rtca/index.htm

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
National Park Service
hasProgram

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