SAN DIEGO-Glen Schmidt, principal of Schmidt Design Group, Inc., recently returned from the International Trails and Greenways Conference in Providence, RI where he was presented with two national design awards for landscape architecture. The Silver Strand "Nature's Bridge to Discovery" in Coronado, Calif. was the winner of the "Interpretive Areas and Destination Points" award category. The Solana Beach Coastal Rail Trail was given an Honorable Mention award in the "Rails-with-Trails" award category. The Silver Strand project includes linear park enhancements in several areas along the seven-mile SR 75 scenic highway on the Silver Strand in Coronado. The Solana Beach project is a 1.7-mile long linear park in Solana Beach, Calif. That includes a narrow area of land between Highway 101 and the train tracks from Via De La Valle to the San Elijo Lagoon. The awards were co-sponsored by the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy and the American Society of Landscape Architects.