APRIL 9TH DEADLINE for Symposium Presentations

[Ken Carpenter]

Call for Presentations Deadline: April 9, 2010 Dear Trails Enthusiast: Can you believe it is almost time for another National Trails Symposium? Here in Chattanooga, Tennessee we are busy putting together a fantastic conference for you. Fall is a wonderful time to be in Southeast Tennessee, but we need your help to knock the ball out of the park. Please consider sharing your knowledge and experience about trails by submitting a proposal for a presentation or a poster at the conference. After all, y'all are the folks who make trails happen in your communities! We look forward to learning from you! Jeff Hunter Program Committee Chair, American Trails 20th National Trails Symposium W - 423-702-5354 je...@safc.org Mark your calendar for the 20th American Trails National Symposium in Chattanooga, TN, November 14-17, 2010. The theme for the 2010 Symposium is Trails: The Green Way for America. To help us develop an exciting and motivating program for the Symposium, we invite you to submit ideas for presentations in support of the Symposium’s theme. We expect to offer over 60 concurrent sessions, each lasting 75 minutes. The Program Committee is particularly seeking presentations that introduce new ideas, convey useful strategies, identify lessons learned, and strengthen participants’ existing skills and knowledge in the spirit of the Symposium theme. Potential topics for presentations include, but are definitely not limited to, the general topic areas that you will find included in the Call. Another opportunity, in a smaller scale format, to display information about your project or issue to a wide audience is creating a poster. Posters will be displayed in a common area throughout the Symposium. Individuals displaying posters will also have an opportunity to share their “story” and to meet with interested attendees at designated times during the Symposium. Deadline for submitting proposals: April 9, 2010 Download the Call for Presentations Packet We hope you will consider submitting a session proposal for this year’s Symposium. Would you please forward this Call for Presentations through your networks and include it on your website? If you have an e-Newsletter or list serve, would you also please distribute the Call through them? For additional information about the program, please contact the Program Committee Chair: Jeff Hunter, Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition, PO Box 2142, Chattanooga, TN 37409, je...@safc.org, 423-702-5354 or call the American Trails office at 530-547-2060. Registration and Accommodations Online registration will be available May 1, 2010. But to help you plan now, the cost of the Symposium will range from $325 early registration for an American Trails member to $450 for regular registration, non-member. Recognizing that budgets are tight, we are keeping registration rates the same as the past few conferences, and will not be raising the rates this year. PLEASE NOTE: American Trails Members receive a SUBSTANTIAL DISCOUNT on the registration fee. JOIN TODAY! Hotel information is posted on the Symposium website. Lodging at the Chattanooga Marriott (adjacent to the Convention Center) starts at $99 per night, plus taxes. The Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel and the Staybridge Suites Chattanooga Downtown offer rooms at the prevailing government per diem rate for any attendee (currently the rate is $87, plus taxes). The Staybridge also has one and two bedroom suites at additional rates. The main events and Exhibit Hall for the National Trails Symposium will be held at the Chattanooga Convention Center. Stay Up-To-Date with the 20th American Trails National Symposium For the most up-to-date information on the 2010 American Trails National Symposium, please visit www.AmericanTrails.org/2010. Check the website often as it is updated frequently. Forward our Save the Date Postcard to your networks so they can be sure they don’t miss out on the premier opportunity to network with the nationwide trails community, and learn state-of-the-art trail planning, development, and management techniques. To learn more about Chattanooga visit: www.outdoorchattanooga.com www.discoversceniccity.com www.tennesseeanytime.org/travel American Trails is now on Facebook and Twitter! You can stay up-to-date on the Symposium by following us on Facebook & Twitter! Join us online today! If you have any questions, please contact the American Trails office at 530-547-2060 or by email at symp...@americantrails.org. Join the American Trails Network ~ the World's most comprehensive online go-to source for planning, designing, building, funding, managing, enhancing, and supporting trails and greenways ~ Save on Registration Fees Now!

[Denise Maxwell]

I had an idea but it is stalled at this point...what do you think?
someone has suggested that a Facilitated discussion might be in order for this topic and that Mary Hansen would be the best facilitator.� Ben Pendergrass at the American Horse Council has just completed the 2009 survey on federal lands and he might have some input as would BCHA or ELCR.� Mostly though it is the "around the neighborhood" "through the local park" day riders who have the most to loose if we can't get the bicyclists to share the trails with us.� They are building them everywhere, with pavement!� How do we get local trail builders and managers to include us and give us permission to ride on even the least suitable trails.� Can we adapt to or live with the trail movement on a local level?� How do I get the land managers who least like horse to open their eyes or learn something new and accommodate horse when they live adjacent to the trails

I understand you are considering submitting a proposal for the National Trails Symposium on some issues of concern for the equestrian community. Here are some suggestions from Stuart McDonald;

�We need to hear from a parks agency that has been accommodating to
equestrians to be part of this. We need to hear what their concerns are
(irrigated lawns with sprinklers, etc.) What are the perceived problems vs. the real problems?
-- Are equestrians happy to ride on asphalt or concrete? are there any safety or maintenance issues?
-- There are many kinds of formal and informal paths along paved trails
either created by equestrians or others. What works for equestrians?
-- The areas with the least accommodation for horses seem to be the
most urban where there are steep river banks and narrow corridors-- but
typically not areas with horse owners or places they would trailer to.
-- So where is the common ground? how are people working together? What are good solutions?
-- As with accessible trails, should we be identifying trails that CAN accommodate equestrians? How about involving horse people in looking for trails that could be more friendly with a few modifications (e.g. trail head improvements)? And then marketing the most suitable trails to equestrians?

I hope you will consider putting together a presentation and submitting it for review. Please call or write if you have any questions.�

Jeff Hunter

Program Chair - 2010 Natl Trails Symposium�

423-322-7866

Call for Presentations Deadline: April 9, 2010

Jeff Hunter

Program Committee Chair, American Trails 20th National Trails Symposium W - 423-702-5354 je...@safc.org

Mark your calendar for the 20th American Trails National Symposium in Chattanooga, TN, November 14-17, 2010. The theme for the 2010 Symposium is Trails: The Green Way for America. To help us develop an exciting and motivating program for the Symposium, we invite you to submit ideas for presentations in support of the Symposium�s theme. We expect to offer over 60 concurrent sessions, each lasting 75 minutes. The Program Committee is particularly seeking presentations that introduce new ideas, convey useful strategies, identify lessons learned, and strengthen participants� existing skills and knowledge in the spirit of the Symposium theme. Potential topics for presentations include, but are definitely not limited to, the general topic areas that you will find included in the Call. Another opportunity, in a smaller scale format, to display information about your project or issue to a wide audience is creating a poster. Posters will be displayed in a common area throughout the Symposium. Individuals displaying posters will also have an opportunity to share their �story� and to meet with interested attendees at designated times during the Symposium.

Deadline for submitting proposals: April 9, 2010 Download the Call for Presentations Packet

We hope you will consider submitting a session proposal for this year�s Symposium. Would you please forward this Call for Presentations through your networks and include it on your website? If you have an e-Newsletter or list serve, would you also please distribute the Call through them?

For additional information about the program, please contact the Program Committee Chair: Jeff Hunter, Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition, PO Box 2142, Chattanooga, TN 37409, je...@safc.org, 423-702-5354 or call the American Trails office at 530-547-2060. Registration and Accommodations Online registration will be available May 1, 2010. But to help you plan now, the cost of the Symposium will range from $325 early registration for an American Trails member to $450 for regular registration, non-member. Recognizing that budgets are tight, we are keeping registration rates the same as the past few conferences, and will not be raising the rates this year. PLEASE NOTE: American Trails Members receive a SUBSTANTIAL DISCOUNT on the registration fee. JOIN TODAY! Hotel information is posted on the Symposium website. Lodging at the Chattanooga Marriott (adjacent to the Convention Center) starts at $99 per night, plus taxes. The Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel and the Staybridge Suites Chattanooga Downtown offer rooms at the prevailing government per diem rate for any attendee (currently the rate is $87, plus taxes). The Staybridge also has one and two bedroom suites at additional rates. The main events and Exhibit Hall for the National Trails Symposium will be held at the Chattanooga Convention Center. Stay Up-To-Date with the 20th American Trails National Symposium For the most up-to-date information on the 2010 American Trails National Symposium, please visit www.AmericanTrails.org/2010. Check the website often as it is updated frequently.

Forward our Save the Date Postcard to your networks so they can be sure they don�t miss out on the premier opportunity to network with the nationwide trails community, and learn state-of-the-art trail planning, development, and management techniques.

To learn more about Chattanooga visit: www.outdoorchattanooga.com www.discoversceniccity.com www.tennesseeanytime.org/travel American Trails is now on Facebook and Twitter! You can stay up-to-date on the Symposium by following us on Facebook & Twitter! Join us online today! If you have any questions, please contact the American Trails office at 530-547-2060 or by email at symp...@americantrails.org. Join the American Trails Network ~ the World's most comprehensive online go-to source for planning, designing, building, funding, managing, enhancing, and supporting trails and greenways ~ Save on Registration Fees Now!

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[Yvette Rollins]

We have a beautiful county park that we are working on right now along with the Hoosier Mountain biking folks.  If you belong to facebook type in the the words Southwestway Park Trail Users.  This is working for us and the park manager has approved all our work so far. We have an RTP grant for installing an additional trail and are now working with the property manager at Harrison Crawford State Forest to apply for another grant. We are also working with the Eagle Scouts to complete some of the projects.   We don't mind riding on paved trails but we have to make sure that horse people understand that asphalt can be damaged by metal shoes.  Barefeet and easy boots do not damage the asphalt up to a certain degree of temperature.  This is where educating and signage come into play.    Yvette       --- On Thu, 4/1/10, Denise Maxwell <dmax...@ezl.com> wrote:

From: Denise Maxwell <dmax...@ezl.com> Subject: Re: Symposium Presentations To: ov...@googlegroups.com, "Ben Pendergrass" <bpende...@horsecouncil.org>, "Peter Veit" <peter...@msn.com> Cc: Christoph...@dot.gov, "Frank Bowman" <fbo...@horsemenscouncil.org> Date: Thursday, April 1, 2010, 9:48 PM

I had an idea but it is stalled at this point...what do you think?

someone has suggested that a Facilitated discussion might be in order for this topic and that Mary Hansen would be the best facilitator.  Ben Pendergrass at the American Horse Council has just completed the 2009 survey on federal lands and he might have some input as would BCHA or ELCR.  Mostly though it is the "around the neighborhood" "through the local park" day riders who have the most to loose if we can't get the bicyclists to share the trails with us.  They are building them everywhere, with pavement!  How do we get local trail builders and managers to include us and give us permission to ride on even the least suitable trails.  Can we adapt to or live with the trail movement on a local level?  How do I get the land managers who least like horse to open their eyes or learn something new and accommodate horse when they live adjacent to the trails

I understand you are considering submitting a proposal for the National Trails Symposium on some issues of concern for the equestrian community. Here are some suggestions from Stuart McDonald;

We need to hear from a parks agency that has been accommodating to equestrians to be part of this. We need to hear what their concerns are (irrigated lawns with sprinklers, etc.) What are the perceived problems vs. the real problems? -- Are equestrians happy to ride on asphalt or concrete? are there any safety or maintenance issues? -- There are many kinds of formal and informal paths along paved trails either created by equestrians or others. What works for equestrians? -- The areas with the least accommodation for horses seem to be the most urban where there are steep river banks and narrow corridors-- but typically not areas with horse owners or places they would trailer to. -- So where is the common ground? how are people working together? What are good solutions? -- As with accessible trails, should we be identifying trails that CAN accommodate equestrians? How about involving horse people in looking for trails that could be more friendly with a few modifications (e.g. trail head improvements)? And then marketing the most suitable trails to equestrians? I hope you will consider putting together a presentation and submitting it for review. Please call or write if you have any questions.

Jeff Hunter Program Chair - 2010 Natl Trails Symposium

423-322-7866

Call for Presentations Deadline: April 9, 2010 Jeff Hunter Program Committee Chair, American Trails 20th National Trails Symposium W - 423-702-5354 je...@safc.org Mark your calendar for the 20th American Trails National Symposium in Chattanooga, TN, November 14-17, 2010.

The theme for the 2010 Symposium is Trails: The Green Way for America. To help us develop an exciting and motivating program for the Symposium, we invite you to submit ideas for presentations in support of the Symposium’s theme. We expect to offer over 60 concurrent sessions, each lasting 75 minutes. The Program Committee is particularly seeking presentations that introduce new ideas, convey useful strategies, identify lessons learned, and strengthen participants’ existing skills and knowledge in the spirit of the Symposium theme. Potential topics for presentations include, but are definitely not limited to, the general topic areas that you will find included in the Call. Another opportunity, in a smaller scale format, to display information about your project or issue to a wide audience is creating a poster. Posters will be displayed in a common area throughout the Symposium. Individuals displaying posters will also have an opportunity to share their “story” and to meet with interested attendees at designated times during the Symposium.

Deadline for submitting proposals: April 9, 2010 Download the Call for Presentations Packet

We hope you will consider submitting a session proposal for this year’s Symposium. Would you please forward this Call for Presentations through your networks and include it on your website? If you have an e-Newsletter or list serve, would you also please distribute the Call through them?

For additional information about the program, please contact the Program Committee Chair: Jeff Hunter, Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition, PO Box 2142, Chattanooga, TN 37409, je...@safc.org, 423-702-5354 or call the American Trails office at 530-547-2060. Registration and Accommodations Online registration will be available May 1, 2010. But to help you plan now, the cost of the Symposium will range from $325 early registration for an American Trails member to $450 for regular registration, non-member. Recognizing that budgets are tight, we are keeping registration rates the same as the past few conferences, and will not be raising the rates this year. PLEASE NOTE: American Trails Members receive a SUBSTANTIAL DISCOUNT on the registration fee. JOIN TODAY! Hotel information is posted on the Symposium website. Lodging at the Chattanooga Marriott (adjacent to the Convention Center) starts at $99 per night, plus taxes. The Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel and the Staybridge Suites Chattanooga Downtown offer rooms at the prevailing government per diem rate for any attendee (currently the rate is $87, plus taxes). The Staybridge also has one and two bedroom suites at additional rates. The main events and Exhibit Hall for the National Trails Symposium will be held at the Chattanooga Convention Center. Stay Up-To-Date with the 20th American Trails National Symposium For the most up-to-date information on the 2010 American Trails National Symposium, please visit www.AmericanTrails.org/2010. Check the website often as it is updated frequently.

Forward our Save the Date Postcard to your networks so they can be sure they don’t miss out on the premier opportunity to network with the nationwide trails community, and learn state-of-the-art trail planning, development, and management techniques.

To learn more about Chattanooga visit: www.outdoorchattanooga.com www.discoversceniccity.com www.tennesseeanytime.org/travel American Trails is now on Facebook and Twitter! You can stay up-to-date on the Symposium by following us on Facebook & Twitter! Join us online today! If you have any questions, please contact the American Trails office at 530-547-2060 or by email at symp...@americantrails.org. Join the American Trails Network ~ the World's most comprehensive online go-to source for planning, designing, building, funding, managing, enhancing, and supporting trails and greenways ~ Save on Registration Fees Now!

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