- April 18, 2024
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The following is adapted from a press release by the Friends of A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway.
The A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Byway in Florida received a 2011 Scenic Byway Award for the “Environmental Education Fair” in the Resource Protection category, at the National Scenic Byways 2011 Conference in Minneapolis, Minn.
The Friends of A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Byway planned and implemented the Environmental Education Fair to help build appreciation of the byway’s resources and foster resource stewardship. In addition to interactive learning activities,the fair also featured unique aerial art to focus attention on the corridor.
Sponsored by the America’s Byways Resource Center, Federal Highway Administration, and the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials, the prestigious Scenic Byway Awards recognize eight projects of excellence from byway nominations across the country. Selection by a panel of byway-community experts is based on four criteria, including community involvement and Environmental Education Fair A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Byway public outreach; partnerships; advancing the goals of the byway’s corridor management plan; and, innovation.
The winning projects must also serve as successful models for other byway organizations and corridors.
The A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Byway is part of the America’s Byways® collection of 150 distinctive routes designated by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation.
“We hope these winning projects will inspire new efforts to preserve, protect, interpret, and promote the intrinsic qualities along America’s Byways,” said Michelle Johnson, Director of America’s Byways Resource Center.
For more information about the A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Byway and America’s Byways, visit www.byways.org.
