ENDORSEMENTS

ENDORSEMENTS RECEIVED FOR THE CONNECTING MICHIGAN STATE TRAILWAYS VISION AND ACTION PLAN  (as of October, 2007):

National Agencies:

• National Park Service, Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program, Michigan Program Office 
• North Country Trail Association
• Rails-to-Trails Conservancy National Office

State Agencies:

• Governor Jennifer M. Granholm 
• The Governor's Council on Physical Fitness, Health and Sports 
• League of Michigan Bicyclists
• Michigan Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects
• Michigan Department of Community Health
• Michigan Department of Natural Resources
• Michigan Department of Transportation
• Michigan Environmental Council
• Michigan Recreation and Park Association
• Michigan Snowmobile Association
• Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance

Regional Agencies:

• Genesee County Metropolitan Alliance 
• Genesee Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Iron Ore Heritage Recreation Authority
• Northwest Michigan Council of Governments
• Niles-Buchanan-Cass Area Transportation Study Policy Committee
• Twin Cities Area Transportation Study Policy Committee

Local Governments:

Counties:

• Genesee County Parks and Recreation Commission 
• Ingham County Parks and Recreation Commission 
• Isabella County Parks and Recreation Commission
• Jackson County Parks and Recreation Commission
• Kent County Parks Department
• Marquette County Active Living Task Force
• Marquette County Health Department
• Midland County Parks and Recreation Commission
• Oakland County Parks and Recreation
• Ottawa County Planning Commission
• Saginaw County Board of Commissioners
• Southeast Livingston County Recreation Authority (SELCRA)
• St Clair County Parks and Recreation Commission
• Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation
• Van Buren County Road Commission

Townships:

• Crockery
• Fenton
• Gaines
• Garfield Twp. Planning Commission
• Garfield Twp. Board of Trustees
• Grand Blanc
• Hamburg Township Recreation Board
• Highland
• Meridian
• Mt. Morris
• Pittsfield
• Putnam
• Thomas (Parks & Recreation Commission and full Board of Trustees)
• Waterford
• White Lake

Cities:

• Buchanan 
• Cheboygan
• East Lansing 
• Eaton Rapids
• Evart
• Fremont
• Grand Blanc
• Mt. Morris
• Swartz Creek

Trail Groups:

• Albion Trails Committee
• Friends of the Betsie Valley Trail
• Betsie Valley Trailway Management Council
• Brighton Trail Riders Association
• Friends of the Clinton River Trail
• Crawford County Multipurpose Trails Committee
• Friends of the Fred Meijer Clinton-Ionia-Shiawassee Trail
• Friends of the Fred Meijer Heartland Trail
• Friends of the Flint River Trail
• Friends of the Lakelands Trail
• Friends of the Kalamazoo River Valley Trailway
• Friends of the Kal-Haven Trail, Inc.
• Friends of the Musketawa Trail
• Friends of the Polly Ann Trail of Lapeer County
• Friends of the Saginaw Valley Rail Trail
• Heart of Michigan Trails and Greenways Partnership
• Highland Equestrian Conservancy
• Oakland County Trails Advisory Council
• Oakland Equestrian Coalition
• Paint Creek Trailways Commission
• Pinckney Trail Riders Association
• Riverwalk-Railtrail Committee of the Bay Area Community Foundation
• Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
• Southern Links Trailway Management Council
• T.A.R.T. Trails, Inc.
• Thornapple Trail Association
• Top of Michigan Trails Council
• Urban Trails and Waterways of Southeast Michigan
• West Michigan Trails and Greenways Coalition

Other Non-Profit Groups:

• Albion (Downtown Development Authority) 
• Clinton River Riders 
• Detroit Synergy
• Fenton Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Flint River Watershed Coalition 
• Grand Blanc Chamber of Commerce
• Grayling Area Chamber of Commerce
• Grayling Rotary Club
• Grayling Uptown District Association
• Great Lakes Discovery Center
• Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Corktown Development Corporation
• Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority
• League of Michigan Bicyclists
• Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council 
• Michigan Fitness Foundation
• Michigan Mountain Bike Association, Northern Chapter
• Potawatomi Resource Conservation & Development Council
• School for Outdoor Leadership Adventure and Recreation
• Slow Spokes Bicycle Club
• Tri-County Bicycle Association
• Washtenaw Bicycling & Walking Coalition

For-Profit Groups:

• DTE Energy 
• Gould Engineering, Inc. 
• The Greenways Collaborative, Inc.
• Hamilton-Anderson Associates
• International Transmission Company Holdings
• Landscape Architects & Planners, Inc.
• Rowe, Incorporated
• Wade Trim Group, Inc.

Others:

• L. Brooks Patterson, Oakland County Executive
• Ray Irvine, Director of Greenways & Bikeways, Indiana Department of Transportation
• Citizens Committee for Michigan State Parks
• Dennis Hansen, Author, Michigan Trail Atlas
• Andrea Knopf
• Richard Knopf
• Meijer Foundation
• Ruth Mott Foundation
• Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission
• Susan Armstrong
• Amy Kuras
• Jeffrey Dehring
• Susan Bryan