5:45 Networking and dinner
6:15 Meeting
- Introductions
- Additions to the agenda
- Approve minutes
- Announcements
- March Lobby Day in Albany
6:25 Reports from Headquarters
- Policy Council - John Magerlein, Bob Gurian - Trail Management Guide
- Publications - EH Map set now available
6:45 Reports from the Region
- Trail Updates and accompllishments
- Upcoming workshops - what's needed and who is giving
- Tabling events in 2018
- Eagle Fest Report Feb 10 Rose Bonanno
- Clearwater Festival Volunteers needed - June 16, 17 Croton Point Park
7:10 Presentation: MK Moore, Metro LTC Chair
Starting with zero volunteers in one park two years ago, MK was able to grow a volunteer base to 450. What was his "weapon" of choice:community engagement and social media platforms. Learn about how he did it and how he is duplicating this process to create a base and grow the NY-NJ TC Team in the Metro Area/hiking parks in NYC. Focus on this presentation will be the general frame work and approach, MK took rather than the technical aspects.
8:00 Round Robin - Success stories and problems that need help solving
8:30 Adjourn
Mary Ayers, Marilyn Blaho, Katie Bronson, Geoff Connor, Chris Cring, Jane Daniels, Walt Daniels, Lee Draper, Bob Gurian, Jim Haggett, Gary Haugland, John Magerlin, MK Moore, Hank Osborn, Martha Rabson, Joe Rodriguez, Ron Rosen, Andrew Seirup, Connie Stern, Fred Stern.
Jane Daniels opened the meeting at 6:15 pm
Minutes of Dec. 11, 2018 meeting approved
Announcements
Jane will attend March 5 Lobby Day in Albany to speak with legislators and thank them for their help and support of state parks.
Hank Osborn passed signup sheet for Clearwater Festival booth, June 16- 17
Rose mentioned Mutts on the Mountain, Westchester Parks’ fundraiser at Blue Mountain, April 28, fun with dogs
Ron Rosen will hold Corridor Monitoring workshop, April 7
Ron announced ATC Vista 2020 biennial meeting, dates July 31-Aug. 3, at Ramapo College. Jane will lead recruitment, Martha, workshops. See Ron to volunteer for assignments
Ron also announced ATC Regional Partnership Meeting at the Capitol Retreat Center, PA, March 23-25.
Report from Headquarters
John Magerlin announced new Trail Management Guide is available on TC website.
New East Hudson Maps have been published. New this time are trail mileage numbers.
New at My Dashboard are trail maintainers report forms, supervisor resources including report forms and trail chair forms. New now, the website is now available on mobile phones.
Reports from region
Rose Bonanno reported our Eagle Fest participation was a success, earning $193.00.
Rose Bonanno, Geof Connor, Fred and Connie Stern attended Westchester County Parks Meeting in White Plains, and presented highlights of the TC work over the years in Ward Pound Ridge Reservation as an example of how the TC benefits county parks. Because of the success of trail junction markers at WPRR, Muscoot Park has asked for their trail junctions to be numbered.
Re blazing and trail improvement joining Teatown Reservation with Kitchawan Preserve was announced by Lee Draper.
Geoff Connor reported work at WPRR has continued through the winter, with a Rocks Trail reroute, as well as the Covered Bridge Trail.
Featured Presentation
MK Moore, Metro LTC Chair, presented his success story of capitalizing on social media to spread the word through his region, recruiting volunteers, reaching community organizations, enlisting the aid of NYC parks to help create trails, maintain them, organize invasives removal, plant trees, train leaders to supervise volunteers. Through Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Youtube, interfacing with parks’ websites, community websites, press releases, and lots of personal outreach along the way, MK has created a huge network of active volunteers to build NYC parks for the pleasure of hiking, walking, enjoying nature. An example for all TC, showing how to use of current communication systems can do an incredible job.
Round Robin
Discussion of TC’s 100 anniversary concurrent with ATC Vista 2020 and how the TC will celebrate, and particularly in our region, possibly with events throughout the year, beginning in 2019 as well. It will be on the agenda for the April 9 meeting.
Suggestion made to again invite maintainers to the April 9 meeting.
8:30 meeting adjourned