Agenda - 12/7/2006

The Trails Council is a forum for discussing trail-related projects and concerns, and sharing information and strategies. It also makes decisions concerning the adoption of new trails, blazing procedures and other matters that directly affect the building and maintenance of hiking trails. Voting members of are the council officers, trails chairs, supervisors, trail crew chiefs and leaders. We welcome and encourage the participation of club trail representatives and visitors at these meetings, which are held on the first Thursday in each even-numbered month.

So that people know what will be on the agenda, please submit items at least one week before the meeting. If there is time at the end of the meeting, we will try to accommodate late submissions.

New York-New Jersey Trail Conference
Trails Council
December 7, 2006 - 6:30 PM

Draft Agenda
Introductions
Announcements

• Notice to Trails Chairs and Supervisors – See below
• Long Path between Verkeerderkill Falls and Mud Pond reopening – Jakob Franke

Approval of minutes
Additions to agenda
Committee Reports

• Conservation and Advocacy
• Publications

Trail Approvals

• Highlands Trail – NJ  - Glenn Oleksak
• Deerpark, (Lenapee Ridge Trail), Shawangunk Ridge Trail connector* – Jakob Franke
• Official adoption of the “Old Blue Trail” Minnewaska S. P.* – Jakob Franke
• LP in the Cragsmoor/Ellenville area – Rte 52 and South Gully* – Jakob Franke
• Trail plan approval for TC land in Mount Hope, Otisville, NY*  - Jakob Franke
• Pyramid Mountain trails updates – Ellen Cronan

Old Business

1. Highlands Trail,Windbeam Mountain to Wyanokie Hi-Point update – R. Jonas, E. Anderson (10 mins)

• Update - Highlands/Stone Town Circular Trail relocation in the Monksville Reservoir area – J. Moran
• Update – biannual reporting, trail and volunteer data management – Adami and Wheelock (10 mins)
• Update – N. J. Trails Plan process – Bill O’Hearn

New Business

• Trails Operations Review Committee – Wheelock (10 mins)
• Trail Leadership training and proposals– Wheelock (5 mins)
• Scheduling the spring trail workshops (April 21 and 22?) – Wheelock (10 mins)

Discussion:

Sandwiches and beverages will be served.

To Chairs and Supervisors:
Our Volunteer Coordinator, Heidi Adami, is taking this Trails Council meeting as an opportunity to give away our volunteer trail workers gift for 2006!! Please come prepared with a list of volunteers who have not already received one of these new t-shirts. Include names and sizes, (S, M, L, XL and XXL). Heidi will be prepared to pass these out prior to the meeting which begins at 6:30 PM.

V3 Last updated: November 29, 2006   Copyright © 1996-2005  New York-New Jersey Trail Conference Privacy Statement.