Statewide Trails Conference, PLAN NOW, April 5th - 8th

[AK20]

Seems like some of these things kind of end of popping out of the blue for us, well not this time. Thanks to our friends down south(Little Giant of AK X) we can get a jump on this and plan now to have some reps there for the club.

This is from his post on alaska4x4network....

"The non-profit organization Alaska Trails is putting together a statewide trails conference, to be held in Fairbanks in April. I spoke to the president asking if it was geared mostly to staff personal in land managment agencies, and he said it was not. That all trail users could find the information helpful.

Just thought I'd pass the word along in case any is interested. See the "draft agend" to get an idea of the information that will be presented.


Statewide Trails Conference
Date: April 5 (Wed) - 8 (Sat), 2006
Location: Fairbanks, Alaska

Join other trail users, groups, and managers to talk about:

* best trail management practices
* trail funding sources for construction, maintenance, and enhancements
* nonprofit training opportunities across the state
* universal trail assessments
* economic benefits of trails
* Alaska state trail easement policies and process
* hands-on trail training courses
* successful trail policies and politics from the MatSu Borough
* mini-mechanized trail building and maintenance equipment examples
* trail information displays and more.

Join us with the concurrent Alaska Recreation and Park Association's annual meeting at the Wedgwood Resort.

Download the DRAFT AGENDA and REGISTRATION FORM for the conference. Watch our web site for more details in the coming months."