5:45 Networking and dinner
6:15 Meeting
- Introductions
- Additions to the agenda
- Approve minutes of the April Meeting
- Announcements
- Breakneck Ridge, repairs and traffic- Hank Osborn
6:25 Reports from Headquarters
- Policy Council - Walt Daniels
- Trail Management Guide
- Trail Approval Process
- Publications:
- Supervisors Workshop - My Dashboard
6:45 Reports from the Region
- Trail Updates and accompllishments
- Rose Bonanno - new trails in Levy Preserve in Lewisboro
- Upcoming workshops - who is giving what where
- Tabling events in 2018 - Clearwater Festival
7: 00 Presentation: Safety
Pete Kubat, a member of the Long Distance Trail Crew, is their safety point person. He served on the committee that wrote the safety guidelines adopted by the Trail Conference Board of Directors.. Pete is a Wilderness First Aid instructor and was a National Registry certified EMT with combat lifesaver training. Pete is the assigned first responder at Sharp Electronics.
8:00 Round Robin Brain Dump -
Next Meeting
8:40 p.m. Adjourn
8:45 Adjourn
Marilyn Blaho, Kurt Beil, Rose Bonanno, Jane Daniels, Walt Daniels, Bob Gurian, Jim Haggett, Geoff Hamilton, Tim Harvell, Mary Hilley, Gary Haugland, Carolyn Hoffman, Pete Horree, Hank Osborn, Michael Pashley, Martha Rabson, Ron Rosen, George Scott, Andrew Sierup, Surekha Soni, Connie Stern, Fred Stern, Eric Stone
Minutes from EH--RTC meeting 12/10/2018
5:45 pm Networking and dinner
6:15 p.m. Meeting
Hank Osborn thanked sawyers and swampers who have labored intensely to remove fallen trees from the May 15 storm. He also announced that Jane and Walt Daniels have received the Volunteer Service Award from the Westchester Recreation and Parks Society (WRAPS) for their continued service.
Lee Draper announced that Mary Dodds was awarded Teatown’s Volunteer of the year award for her wrangling of Trail Tramps over the past year. Jane Daniels added that George Scott of Lewisboro also received WRAPS AWARD for his service to the Town of Lewisboro parks.
Jane Daniels informed the group that she would like to move away from being Chair of EH-RTC. Members were encouraged to consider taking over this very position.
News from Headquarters
Walt Daniels reported that there is ongoing discussion of the Trail Approval process in the Policy Approval Council regarding park approvals, trail adoption processes and trail construction processes and it will be send out for approval later in June.
Publications: Westchester maps production is moving forward in expectation of the addition of Rockefeller and Teatown.
Regional Business
The Clearwater booth sold over $500 in merchandise and added two memberships during the weekend. Also, 16 new volunteers signed up and Kendra will screen.
The April 28 Trail Maintenance 101 workshop yielded several new volunteers and John Magerlein also got two new volunteers from the Hubbard Lodge 101 training.
Mary Dodds presented a slide view of the aftermath of the May 15 storm. Numbers such as 70 blowdowns on the AT north of Greymoor were the shocking results. “Was the view (of the Hudson river) worth it?” The slides showed both aerial and local views of what the sawyers and swampers contented with in trying to find and clear trails. In one area near Sugar Loaf, Mary reported that it took the entire day for the crew to clear ½ mile of trail which is now visable from rt. 9D as a huge bare area in the forest up the mountain where there was once tree canopy there is now an open vista.
Next Meeting
Discussion of next meeting’s annual picnic including picking date, Sept. 30, and the possibility it will be at Hubbard Lodge where there are new bridges, a butterfly garden and trails. John Magerlein offered to help arrange the date.
Featured Speaker
Peter Kubat, member of the Long Distance Trail Crew , their safety point person, member of the Policy Committee, wilderness first aid instructor, National Registry certified EMT with combat lifesaver training, presented pointers designed to reduce occurrence of bodily injury on trails. He showed unsafe situations and how to recognize dangerous hazards, use proper safety gear, be prepared with complete first aid kits, according to the Trail Conference Outdoor Activity Safety Guidelines approved by the Policy Council on Feb. 6,2017. He gave each member attending a personal complete packet with policy and potential checklist for future outdoor work and trainings. He revealed the many contents of his 70-lb. pack which he carries on trail, including easy-access first aid kits and a number of on-trail emergency options including a 6x6 “ packet which opened to a full size emergency stretcher. Question and answers followed with many on trail situations and solutions discussed.
8:40 p.m. Meeting Adjourned.
Minutes submitted by Marilyn Blaho