The Scott County government in Missouri is interested in hearing ideas from residents on potentially developing a cross-county hiking and biking trail.  The initial idea is that an outdoor trail system in the county may spark tourism and outdoor recreation for the county’s residents, specifically the youth population. The interest in the hiking trail has grown over the last year due to the availability of grant money to build the trails. No specifics have been laid out yet – where the trail will go, how it will specifically be funded or what communities it will connect. That is why it is such a great opportunity now to get involved and give opinions on how a hiking and biking trail can benefit your community, what you would like to see the trail achieve and how best to utilize this great opportunity for outdoor recreation, conservation and fitness.

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A new trail is being developed that will connect Crowders Mountain State Park with Kings Mountain State Park in South Carolina. The new trail, being called the Ridgeline Trail, will give hiking enthusiasts an additional seven miles of hiking off of the existing Pinnacle Trail. The trail is being funded by $1.3 million from the state and is expected to be open to hikers in fall 2008 (Read more about the benefits of Fall hiking and camping in this blog).

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Display and visualization solutions company, Barco, has been contracted to install 14 LED screens strategically around Beijing in preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games. The screens will be used to broadcast live from the events during the weeks of the Olympics. This development is all part of the Olympic Cultural Square project lead by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Radio and Television. The locations of the LED screens – designated as “cultural squares” – include Long Tanhu, Chao Yang Park, Sculpture Park, Shun Yi, Yu Ting Bridge, Capital Museum and Fengtai Park.  Fourteen squares in all will broadcast live video from the games along with government bulletins. After the games, the LED screens will remain and be used for broadcasting advertising, live video and news bulletins. (Read more about LED video displays in this blog)

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For its 100th anniversary, the Times Square New Year’s Eve ball, the one we all watch with anticipation and merriment every December 31, will get an LED make-over. This year’s glowing orb will be fitted with 9,576 Philips Luxeon LEDs in red, green, blue and white. The LED bulbs replace nearly 600 incandescent and halogen lamps that previously illuminated the ball.

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The National Scenic Trail may be getting an additional 140-miles of beautiful hiking trailways added in the New York area. A proposal brought forward by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation promotes the addition of the trailway from Boonville on the western edge of the Adirondack Mountains to Crown Point on the shores of Lake Champlain. The proposal will be discussed in three more public hearings before a decision is made.

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